The term Avatar is generally synonymous with the metaverse — but in social-networking circles, the term Gravatar has become a widely adopted term. These are the little 75 or 80 pixel square icons that users add to their profiles, or share attached with accounts and services — to display globally in forums, blogs, news sites, […]
- Sat, 1 Dec 2007 at 5:28 am · Carrie Farrell from Google shares charming insight into the background of how NORAD’s Santa Tracking came about, with a picture of the man who started it all — Carrie’s grandfather, Colonel Harry Shoup. In the ongoing tradition of Santa Tracking every year — NORAD has teamed up with Google to offer several ways to keep children informed of where Santa’s sleigh is being sighted on the map this Christmas! · (0)
The Many Faces of Social Networking
October 24th, 2007 · No Comments
Categories: Social Networking · Web
Tags: avatar, blogosphere, google, Google Maps, gravatar, Social Networking, WordPress
Google Maps Kinks Worked Out
September 30th, 2007 · No Comments
As a follow-up concerning Internet Explorer display issues that were previously noted — I back-tracked today to find that those issues appear to have been resolved. No more funky bubbles.
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Categories: Web · Web Mapping
Tags: embedding maps, google, Google Maps, maps