Comments on: Two questions for Google Maps http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/03/26/two-questions-for-google-maps/ About David Weinberger's book (May, 2007) and how we're pulling ourselves together now that we've blown ourselves to bits Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alex http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/03/26/two-questions-for-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-54388 Alex Fri, 02 May 2008 00:18:59 +0000 http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/03/26/two-questions-for-google-maps/#comment-54388 David, Ideas for hacks. How about common traffic spots or common locations of speed traps or locations of radar cameras? Are you the same David Weinberger who worked at Open Text? -Alex David,

Ideas for hacks. How about common traffic spots or common locations of speed traps or locations of radar cameras?

Are you the same David Weinberger who worked at Open Text?

-Alex

]]> By: David Weinberger http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/03/26/two-questions-for-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-51996 David Weinberger Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:56:46 +0000 http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/03/26/two-questions-for-google-maps/#comment-51996 Brian, I'll mark the spots I'm interested in, and you can mark the spots you're interested in. And we'll all be better off for it. Brian, I’ll mark the spots I’m interested in, and you can mark the spots you’re interested in. And we’ll all be better off for it.

]]> By: Brian Mannon http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/03/26/two-questions-for-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-50855 Brian Mannon Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:01:39 +0000 http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/03/26/two-questions-for-google-maps/#comment-50855 Why would you want to mark a spot where there was a death by gun? How about spots where a death or rape or other violent crime was stopped by a gun, or a spot where your 1st amendment right to publish this web site was protected with a gun. Why would you want to mark a spot where there was a death by gun? How about spots where a death or rape or other violent crime was stopped by a gun, or a spot where your 1st amendment right to publish this web site was protected with a gun.

]]> By: Jon Garfunkel http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/03/26/two-questions-for-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-50310 Jon Garfunkel Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:51:57 +0000 http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/03/26/two-questions-for-google-maps/#comment-50310 1. I added "House of Blogger" by your house. I suppose they might simply take it down, since their instructions advise me to "Add a place that physically exists, such as a monument or pizza shop." What the heck, it's only my Google account at stake (Good thing I don't have GMail). I also added a marker for the Washington Square Tavern, just to let them know I wasn't screwing around. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=714+Washington+St.,+Brookline+MA&sll=42.33953,-71.133728&sspn=0.007566,0.01457&ie=UTF8&ll=42.340545,-71.134179&spn=0.007565,0.01457&z=16&iwloc=addr" rel="nofollow">check it out...</a> (but for now it's taking more than a few minutes to show up. Maybe there is an editorial process) 2. re: "How will people creatively hack the system..." Umm, you can just use Google Maps API and host it on your own site. Pretty easy. 1. I added “House of Blogger” by your house. I suppose they might simply take it down, since their instructions advise me to “Add a place that physically exists, such as a monument or pizza shop.”

What the heck, it’s only my Google account at stake (Good thing I don’t have GMail).

I also added a marker for the Washington Square Tavern, just to let them know I wasn’t screwing around.

check it out…

(but for now it’s taking more than a few minutes to show up. Maybe there is an editorial process)

2. re: “How will people creatively hack the system…”

Umm, you can just use Google Maps API and host it on your own site. Pretty easy.

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