It’s what you put on the crust

May 2, 2009 No comments yet

Is there any money to be made building map mashups?
We made a bit of money doing this and this and we could probably create a successful small business from this model. But, there’s a better way. To see how, you have to think of the mashup as a pizza.
Both have a crust: the pizza crust [...]

Recursive search in Google Maps

May 2, 2009 No comments yet

Apparently this has been out for some time now, but I am able to run recursive searches on Google Maps. I have used the “What is nearby” searches, but I was unaware I can do this from the search field.
What is a typical search on Google Maps?
Obviously the most common would be something like “2000 [...]

50,000 ways to find lots of interesting places to visit

May 2, 2009 No comments yet

There are about 50,000 mashups out there.
That’s 50,000 ways to find lots of interesting places to visit.
Ready to find a cheese shop, a coffee shop, or a Quick-E-Mart?
Hold on. No matter where you are on this Earth, you’ll have to visit 50,000 mashups, one-by-one, to be sure you don’t end up at a cheese [...]


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