Tag Archives: hyperlocal

Outside.In Looking for Help

I can’t say enough good things about Steven Berlin Johnson and his outside.in project. Now you can be a lead designer there! Had I found out about this 4 months ago, I honestly may have thrown my hat in the ring. This guy is a genius and his work will shape how we use the [...]

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Upgrade to Google Maps

The New York Times offers geo-coded news, and Google Earth offers the platform for reading that news in a 3D browser. This is the first time we’ve endeavored to show news updated in real time, and we’re very excited to work with this first-class publication to bring you the latest and greatest news.

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Spring

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Upgrade to LIVE Maps

MSFT Virtual Earth just received a major upgrade. Being someone that doesn’t have a car or a portable nav system, I can’t really experience the export to GPS features, but one thing in this release did catch my eye. The integration of hyper-local content: (via the Virtual Earth Blog) Neighborhood Subscribe via GeoRSS – I’m [...]

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New York’s Soul Survives

New York’s Soul Survives: dailysession.com, a new online media source for New York’s underground music culture, helps reestablish the city’s collective soul. Dailysession is NISE Music’s newest venture. NISE is one of the most talented DJ/Producers in NYC right now and he’s devoting himself to fostering and promoting underground music culture in NYC. Download the [...]

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Outside.In

I’m a huge fan of Steven Johnson. Between his blog, Maeda’s Simplicity and Kottke, my morning reading/thinking time has ballooned in recent months. Johnson has a newsih (1 year old) venture called outside.in that deals with hyperlocal content by indexing content based on distance using some new tag standards. I posted a link yesterday to [...]

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Steven Johnson: The Pothole Paradox

(via Steven Johnson’s blog) There’s a distinctive feeling you get walking around a new city on your own — the guide books and review sites can tell you where the best restaurants and bars are, and give you the architectural history. But there’s always a feeling that you’re missing something, that the neighborhood is filled [...]

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