Has the community thought about adding something like “Powered by OpenLayers” to apps that use it? Maybe a small logo? Unfortunately I think many folks associate tiles with the technology driving an application

Oh, no problem. I’m just particularly aware of this one because I had my hands in pieces of it: AfricaMap development helped fund the web-based TileCache configuration tool (http://svn.tilecache.org/trunk/tilecacheconfig/). Also, I’m somewhat protective of apps using OpenLayers — we lose enough of our street cred to being ‘yet another mapping app’ without things that are actually based on OpenLayers being misattributed!

(Not that I’m one to speak on misattribution here, “Seth” )

No worries – to be honest the PR folks do the links list and I did not click on all the links to double check – lesson learned. Apologies for the gaffe.

best,
sean

Very fun and timely post. At AWhere, we just had a company conversation about Twitter and how it has migrated from pure personal social into personal business and now into corporate twitts. (Pun partially intended)

We just started a corporate twit. Would love to have anyone who wishes to join us:

twitter.com/awhere

We are trying to use it in a running stream of brief comments on notable notes about the business. Thoughts on interesting applications of business geo-analysis and geo-visualization. Public events etc. I will be running through the list you provided to see how others are using and trying to catch some best practices.

Thanks!

Jim

The guy who I was talking to on AIM at the time. Both names start with “Se”, it was an honest mistake!

(Also, OpenLayers is one word…)

AfricaMap is based on OpenLayers, not “Google Maps” directly.