Author Archives: mfagan

MapCruncher

MapCruncher turns static images into tiles suitable for use with Microsoft Virtual Earth (Windows Live Local), and presumably other tile-based mapping applications too. Very neat and useful, the existing hacks I’d seen to handle this on Google’s map API were … Continue reading

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TechCrunch » Rumor: Yahoo Acquired Jotspot

TechCrunch » Rumor: Yahoo Acquired Jotspot – I don’t usually report on breaking news rumours but this one is very interesting, because Jotspot is such an amazing company/product.

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Google Data APIs Protocol

Google Data APIs Protocol – interesting move from Google. I (and others) have thought for a while that combining OpenSearch’s read capabilities with the Atom Publishing Protocol’s write capabilities would create a very powerful API, and that’s roughly what Google … Continue reading

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I’m not always right

me, upon learning about GoTo (1998 or perhaps 1999): This site won’t last five minutes. If anybody can game the system (pay their way to the top), the results will suck and nobody will use it. reality: GoTo became Overture, … Continue reading

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FuzzyBlog � Blog Archive � You Know You�re too Hardcore When�

FuzzyBlog � Blog Archive � You Know You�re too Hardcore When� – Johnson’s posts are always the best

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worldKit 3.0 released

worldKit 3.0 released – congrats to Mikel. worldkit is one fantastic open source mapping api

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Google in Waterloo Photos

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Google in Waterloo

So I attended Google’s event (party?) on campus today. Not really what I expected, it was essentially an event to meet Google employees and ask them questions, and there was a little talk by Roger Skubowius (of Reqwireless, now Google), … Continue reading

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PICT0014

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PICT0008

14-Mar-06 13:15:33

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