From the monthly archives: April 2007

Chiming in on KML Metadata

On April 23, 2007 By admin

Everyone else is doing it, so I thought I might as well jump on the bandwagon with everyone’s new favorite geodata topic: KML Metadata.

I’m going to try and keep this short and sweet, since so many other people are already commenting on it.  Notably, the folks at Platial who propose its use [...]

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The Fear of Open Source Data and the Power of a Data Network Effect

On April 20, 2007 By Sean Gorman

I spent the last four days out in San Francisco at the Location Intelligence conference, which was a great time but wish I could have done the Web 2.0 Expo as well. Lousy scheduling. While there were lots of interesting technologies presented at the conference my biggest take away from the conference was the tension [...]

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Individual contributions to 2008 presidential campaigns — from where are candidates drawing their support?

On April 12, 2007 By admin

A heckuva lot is being written these days about the blockbuster or lackluster fundraising performance of the presidential hopefuls, as well as, in the cases of Obama and Clinton, the numbers of individuals giving to their campaigns. It seems strange, though, that little has been said about where the individual support for each [...]

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Google My Maps, Context, and the Future of Local Search or What is the Air Like in Denver

On April 10, 2007 By Sean Gorman

The release of Google My Maps caused quite a lot of stir in the office and on the blogs, not to mention calls from investors asking if this was trouble for us, and how exactly we are different. Which considering the buzz on the blogs was a fair question to ask, from Giga Om [...]

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