You weren't kidding there were a lot of mashups out there! My attention has been drawn by one for promoting Southern African tourism called Africa Bespoke.
Both Google Maps and Flickr are used to present images of tourist destinations all over the eight countries that make up the lower half of Africa. Very neat presentation.
We use mashup everywhere. The white pages (dependant on country) uses Google Maps, Where is or Bing to show where address were located, even sites linked to shops use Google Maps to help potential customers find their nearest stores.
One of the more impressive ones I've found so far is Conflict History which uses several 'doorways' to get access to wars from all over the world stretching more than 5000 years. It uses information and images for Wikipedia connected to an unfortunately modern Google Map. An interactive timeline allows you to change the date even show a range of dates.
One that makes any library map collection look boring is David Rumsey's Geo Garage where old maps from David's collection are overlayed over a Google Map world. Though not extensive the site works really well and is very beautiful.
4. Make a Mashup-These sites let you find and combine info to make a "custom" mashup. Embed it in your blog.
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