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 …

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 …

A clash of cultures..

In the Retail industry the growth of Apple Sores has really stood out, as a success story in the electronics sector, and anyone who has ever visited a PC World or Currys Digital (Its still Dixons to me) cannot but comment on the different experiences, knowledgable enthusiastic staff, slick processes, great design etc. Well the wheels have come of the Apple Store shine for the past two …

Perhaps the geekest blog post ever..

From boingboing, geeks are hard a work carrying out the equivalent of IT archaeology on a cassette tape containing the original BASIC for the Apple 1. For those of you not into building you own Apple 1 emulator on your Macbook and the necessary audio interface, you can still use this artefact as a tribute to the greatness of …

GIS for Obama

This job advertisment is interesting, not surprising for the most web savy candidate so far. I wonder how much of what happens when this technology is applied to a presidential campaign will become public. If we hear very little, then you will know it has made a big impact ! Written and submitted from the …

Sense / Nonsense

A very sensible report in today’s independent rebuts the nonsense reported in the Daily Mail last week. My house has a duck egg blue door in case you are interested.. Still I can die happy knowing that it some small way I have upset the Daily Mail 🙂