Google Maps API

Google Maps API - finally, and thank goodness. I haven’t looked at the API yet, hopefully it still leaves a place for Mikel’s fantastic worldKit. Via Google Blog.

Update later June 29: also today, the Yahoo! Maps Web Service. All because it’s the beginning of the Where 2.0 conference. I’m still not sure how I feel about the industry practice of launching things to coincide with conferences…

Sprog

Sprog! - okay, so I don’t know perl, but looking at this makes me wonder why it didn’t exist years ago. Via del.icio.us popular.

wheel reinventing

argggh!

brought about by watching the channel9 video on Microsoft and RSS, but it’s a general comment, not directed at microsoft

Knowmore.org

Knowmore.org - the corporation watch search engine. I had the idea to build this website a couple of years ago. I’m glad someone finally did. At least I think so, haven’t really explored it yet. Via del.icio.us popular.

World Processor

World Processor - incredible gallery of around 200 ‘globes’, each with a different geopolitical theme. Via The Map Room.

quadspot � waterloo

quadspot � waterloo - looks like there’s now a craigslist clone for my university. finally, this is basically what I’ve been wanting and hoping someone would do.

the website seems to have a ton of school sites, but it all appears to be new. no about page, and I don’t immediately see other websites mentioning it. interesting. via uw.forsale, presumably posted by someone associated with it

all categories have rss feeds, but not search results

Update June 13: SLC comments on this too. And wonderfully, the creator comments on this post and adds feeds for search results :-)

Burning Questions - The Official FeedBurner Weblog: Ciao, FeedBurner

Burning Questions - The Official FeedBurner Weblog: Ciao, FeedBurner - now this is a company that is doing things right. points go to anyone who can explain why this is a good business move

Zits

Zits (June 8 2005) - I’m fighting this

Update June 17: - following links from my ‘zits’ tag to Flickr photos, I see someone else posted the exact same comic. how ’bout that

this is why I’ve been sweating

graph of the temperature for June 1-6 for Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

quick graph (of June so far) made from data by the UW Weather Station. the numbers are in degrees celcius.

google+navteq

This isn’t even a rumour, just speculation. it occurred to me that Navteq is probably on Google’s radar for possible acquisition.