Month: July 2008

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Links for 30 July 2008

Placespotting

A interesting idea, a simple game that works like a visual crossword puzzle,  uses the Google Maps infrastructure to create a zoomed in image of an area which you must identify from a global maps using the clue provided. 

So for example, this place is..

  • In the heart of Europa, but not EU
  • This bridge is next to a famous wooden bridge
  • The wooden bridge burnt down in 1993
ESRI UC coverage..
I miss not attending the ESRI UC in Sani Diego, I have many friends who will be attending and have happy memories of past conferences, Google will be there however, so if you are going to the conference pop by and say hi to the googlers enjoying San Diego. For those watching from a distance, join me in following the conference via the Very Spatial Blog feed and Twitter feed. 

Written and submitted from Madrid Airport, using its kubi 802.11 network.

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Google Maps

If Hitchcock made viral videos about Google Maps..

I’ve just spent the last couple of days the Google Geo Marketing people, and was introduced to and instantly became a fan of a series of videos produced by the vacationeers, a LA based group of video artists.

These were developed independently of Google and are just brilliant..

This is my favourite (please note Daily Mail journalists.. this is a work of fiction), but visit their site to watch them all !


 

Written and submitted from Madrid Airport, using its kubi 802.11 network.

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Apple iphone

Apple censors iPhone forum

Seems more of the ways of the mobile industry is rubbing off on the once shinny Apple brand.

This is a link to a disscussion on one of the Apple forums discussing availbailty of the white iPhone as an upgrade for O2 users in the UK. Only it has been removed…

Thanks to the wonders of the Google Index cache however we can view the original content, and is does not make happy reading for Apple or O2, however the fact that these critical comments have been removed shows poor judgement, and puts Apple in a very poor light.

The final comment by Neil Holmes before the discussion was removed is damming..

So much for Think Different !

Written and submitted from home, using my home 802.11 network.