Comments on: Google Maps Experimentation: “I see Asian people” http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/07/11/i-see-asian-people-google-maps-experimentation/ Jeremiah Owyang discusses how web tools and social media enable companies to connect with customers Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:49:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: timheuer http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/07/11/i-see-asian-people-google-maps-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-58421 timheuer Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:45:23 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/07/11/i-see-asian-people-google-maps-experimentation/#comment-58421 that sounds like a bait a little bit -- are there any apps with mapping that are that different? not really -- they all provide geo data/mashups. as an example, here's a mashup of sex offender data http://azso.asyncpostback.com (use 85242 as a zip as it is just a sample). in the end the mapping apps on the web all serve the same purpose -- show me geographic representation of information. you can go to www.viavirtualearth.com to see what some people have been doing in the past (i think the site is stale, not sure if the owner is really updating it much these days)... that sounds like a bait a little bit — are there any apps with mapping that are that different? not really — they all provide geo data/mashups. as an example, here’s a mashup of sex offender data http://azso.asyncpostback.com (use 85242 as a zip as it is just a sample). in the end the mapping apps on the web all serve the same purpose — show me geographic representation of information. you can go to http://www.viavirtualearth.com to see what some people have been doing in the past (i think the site is stale, not sure if the owner is really updating it much these days)…

]]> By: Jeremiah Owyang http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/07/11/i-see-asian-people-google-maps-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-57655 Jeremiah Owyang Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:29:21 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/07/11/i-see-asian-people-google-maps-experimentation/#comment-57655 Thanks Tim Have there been any interesting apps built that we've not seen on the other platforms? Thanks Tim

Have there been any interesting apps built that we’ve not seen on the other platforms?

]]> By: timheuer http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/07/11/i-see-asian-people-google-maps-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-57606 timheuer Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:04:37 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/07/11/i-see-asian-people-google-maps-experimentation/#comment-57606 where's msn maps? it's been here for a long while with a great api for it and great licensing terms: http://dev.live.com/virtualearth where’s msn maps? it’s been here for a long while with a great api for it and great licensing terms: http://dev.live.com/virtualearth

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