Frank Taylor announces the most significant update to Google Maps yet! Google Maps, My Maps, takes the “mash-up” to the next level — allowing full user control in the creation of content for maps through the KML language, and further adding value to true integration with Google Earth!
- Wed, 31 Oct 2007 at 7:17 am · YourStreet.com’s hyperlocal news and mapping mash-up goes live. Perhaps the more interesting of the truer Web 2.0-esque news/data confluence mash-ups I’ve seen. The Web interface could use some minor CSS tweaking — but it looks like a great start. [Sources: Slashgeo · All Points] · (0)
- Thu, 17 May 2007 at 9:57 am · I could get lost in Flickrvision for several hours if I allowed myself to do so. It’s certainly more interesting than anything television has to offer these days — unless you’re into the Phil Spector case, or anything else that’s absurdly disconnected from everyday life. The interesting thing about it to me, isn’t really that it’s updating in near real-time via a Google Maps mash-up (although that is pretty neat). The interesting thing to me, is that it offers a unique global perspective from all participating cultures on the planet — whether common or uncommon. The most obvious, if you watch it long enough, is you see how common we all truly are — just living our lives day-to-day, trying to find happiness, trying to find meaning, sometimes just having fun or expressing ourselves. · (0)
Google Maps, My Maps
April 4th, 2007 · No Comments
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