WebGuild will be covering Mashup Camp 6 in Mountain View with live blogging and company profiles for the many startups as well as established companies.

The Mashup conference is actually an “UNconference” as Mashup Camp follows an open conference format where participants determine the content and flow of the the sessions which generally cover topics related to the combination of varied data sources into one website or application.

Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo will all be in attendance as well as many other key providers of API “Application Programming Interfaces” which allow data sharing and distribution. Most internet watchers would suggest that mashups are a key part of Web 2.0.

Also attending are developers hoping to share and learn new ways to mashup information, as well as Venture Capitalists hoping to find startup gems among the “speed geeking” contestants who will vie for prizes in the most enjoyable part of the conference where startups and/or mashup providers have five minutes to showcase their project to small groups who move around the room from table to table.