Category: Geography
Here's the TV commercial for the Social Democrats in Sweden's election 2010. It depicts the business hubub of swapping cards and having meetings, the action in an operating room, the firemen off to quell a fire ... and in each scene a bored looking teenager still in their jammies shuffling along with the group.Continue
How many times have you been driving and wondered "What's the name of that mountain?" or "Which river is this I'm crossing?" Maybe you consulted a paper map, or even your GPS, and were still uncertain. Well, that uncertainty may be a thing of the past with a new topographical AR app called Marmota. Continue
A group of cavers has used Google Maps to create GrottoCenter, a huge online atlas of spelunkable caves.
Now, whether you dig maps because they allow you to get where you're going more efficiently or because they act as "data visualization" for the imagination, this is intriguing. Continue
Blogging, Tweeting and Facebook have changed the world by making it easier than ever for everyday people to publish and distribute their thoughts and media to the world. The resulting tidal wave of data now offers opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs to build entire new products, services and companies based on processing that data and offering recommendations, analytics and other information products to consumers. Continue
The latest country to move against Google for allegedly harvesting personal information from their Street View cars is South Korea. Unlike Germany, who ordered the personal information to be turned over, or the United States, who are coordinating the effort of almost 40 state Attorneys General, Korea broke down the door. At least figuratively.
South Korean police seized computers at the search giants headquarters and other data devices. They also examined the Street View cars and interrogated Google employees. Continue
The recession might be hitting all of us hard here at home. But at least we’re not alone in our struggles.Continue
In the aftermath of the Haiti and Chile earthquakes, millions of people showed their support with simple text message donations. A few clicks of their phone, and they did their part, but some have taken it upon themselves to do much more.Continue
