Just received a message regarding the Google maps discussion group which is now expanding and branching out into several new areas... details follow:
What do Rachel Rosmarin and myself have in common? Well, she writes for industry-leading Forbes Magazine and I write/manage GISuser... big deal eh? [just kiddin around!]
Sick of hearing about this yet??? Too bad... there's so much to talk about I can't seem to give it a rest ;0) Wired Magazine's coverage from Where 2.0 is, to say the least, interesting, and informative... case in point, this article titled "Where 2.0 Gives the World Meaning".
Paul Levine from Yahoo! was at Where 2.0 discussing what Yahoo!'s up to with local.
What a day I knew it was going to be full of news and cool stuff when Eric Schmidt (CEO), Larry Page and Sergey Brin (co-founders) walked onto the stage at the Googleplex - they note that geospatial is a defining opportunity in search!
From Where 2.0, notes from Stepen Lawler's Microsoft presentation...
Speaking of Where 2.0... have you checked out the agenda lately?? Man, this event is packed with goodies.. I can't wait! Cool events include the likes of:
An item of interest in my mailbox this AM via way of the html image mapper people...
In an effort to go "green" google is hosting a map service in conjunction with the earth day network.
News from a Reuters article mention that poultry experts are turning to google to track and manage the spread of the bird flu.