Maps Mash Up

This Google Maps Mashup maps out Whitney Houston's journey from her birthplace (Newark, New Jersey) to Beverley Hills where she died. (click on the arrows at lower left to go into manual mode) Date Updated: 2012-02-15 Developer: mibazaar Tags: mapping, visualization APIs: Google Maps  

Sometimes the most seemingly minimal updates can lead to the greatest user satisfaction and peace of mind. Take for example that latest change to Google Maps. How many times have you searched for directions to the same place more than once? It might not seem like something you do all the time, but think about [...]  

I like Google. For the most part I tend to side with them on most issues like free market concerns and so on. I usually don’t have any issue with the privacy stuff either mainly because it’s my choice whether I want to be “tracked” by Google or not. As you may have noticed I [...]  

The general consensus is that https connections to web sites protect your data from being spied at by users in the same network. That’s why all major web services such as Facebook, Twitter or Google have started to enforce the use of https on their websites. Most users do not know that it may still [...]  

D.J. Steve Porter is the go-to mash-up producer for such networks as ESPN, E! and TNT. Porter loves the NFL and he loves sports. His most recent You Tube mash-up sensation was with the omnipresent Tim Tebow and ESPN’s Skip Bayless, “All He Does is Win.”  

Welcome to NFL Draft365, your weekly stop for the best analysis, fun and news for the 2012 draft. Our host Alexi Panos kicks off our first show with some help from D.J. Steve Porter as he takes on the Senior Bowl in his own mash-up. Our guest analyst is 2 ...  

Trulia, the on-line real-estate website, has long been a pioneer in its use of the Google Maps API. Last year Trulia released a Price Reductions Map that allows house hunters to view a heat map showing the average number ...  

On the last episode of "Glee," entitled "Yes / No," the New Directions performed a mashup of Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" and The Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash." Before the gleeks fuse together a few Michael Jackson tunes in their upcoming episode "Michael," we thought we'd share some of our favorite mashups over the series' three seasons.  

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMS provides surgical device and instrument management, as well as clinical consulting, for more than 2,500 facilities nationwide. IMS was founded as a repair alternative to the manufacturer, offering faster turn times, competitive ...  

A Mashup of global golf course data. Thousands of markers displayed on Google Maps. Integrated with the Google Earth Web Plugin and Golf Course date from GolfFrontier.com. Many courses have a 3D course tour. Date Updated: 2012-02-01 Tags: golf, mapping, sports APIs: Google Earth, Google Fusion Tables, Google Maps  

“Our well-liked iPhone and Android apps inspired our new mobile web experience,” said Vijay Bangaru, MapQuest's Vice President of Product. “Millions of users admire the advanced functionality of our native mobile apps and we are excited to make those ...  

Most of us know the guitarist and singer-songwriter Bob Weir as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. But Weir is also the founder of Tamalpais Research Institute (TRI), a state-of-the-art performance studio which offers musicians the opportunity to distribute their work in high-end digital form.  

We’ve seen handset makers like HTC, LG and Nokia all warning of declines in smartphone sales. But if there is a slowdown affecting some, it’s not because people are not buying smartphones; it’s because they’re all buying iPhones. Figures out from Gartner today say that smartphone sales totalled 149 million units in Q4 2011 -- 47.3 percent higher than the same quarter a year ago, led by none other than Apple’s iPhone, which its analysts noted...  

Scripted.com, a marketplace for freelance writers, has secured another $150,000 in seed funding on top of the $700,000 it raised back in late November 2011. The new seed financing round was led by former Redpoint Ventures Executive-in-Residence David Wu. Additionally, Scripted.com has brought two new advisors on board: former LinkedIn chief scientist DJ Patil and 99designs co-founder Matt Mickiewicz.  

OZON, often dubbed the 'Amazon of Russia', has acquired 100% of Sapato.ru, often dubbed the 'Zappos of Russia'. I hope I don't really need to remind you that Amazon acquired Zappos back in 2009. The acquisition of the online shoe and accessories retailer, which had been whispered about for the past few days after e-commerce giant OZON was given the go-ahead for the deal by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of the Russian Federation, was...