Mashups

Real-time Networked Dumpster-diving Mashup with Google Maps

February 12, 2006Social Media

Like the adage says: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”   See this new Google Mashup from www.garbagescout.com  for a new way of using the Internet. I’m not sure how up to date it really is but hey, how creative is this? Travel around to dumpsters where people toss out still-useful things, often not [...]

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Using a Google Maps Mashup to Track the Spread of Avian Bird Flu

June 26, 2005Social Media

A while back I interviewed a man in Canada on the topic of avian bird flu for a podcast on TalkingPortraits.com. Bird flu is a topic I’m watching carefully; however, I’m not overly worried at this point. I’m cautious but I’m also aware of how easily hype can be generated, especially on the Internet. You’ll [...]

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