09.11.07

New Google Maps mashups and links for 2007-09-11

Posted in News Maps, Music Maps, links, envrionment at 1:10 am by admin

Mike Pegg wrote an interesting post today on
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World TV NewsMap - Live streaming TV feeds from around the world: CNN, BBC, Sky News, ABC News Now, CCTV-9 China, Iran PressTV, France24, CNN IBN India and Russia Today

Steve Fossett Missing: Help find him by searching satellite imagery - Find out how you can help in the search of Steve Fossett by using new satellite imagery and Google Earth [via]
Google Maps’ Street View: A Tool for Real Estate Investors? - (NuWire Investor - Sep.4/07)
World Natural Homes Map - Straw bale houses and other natural homes around the world
European Panoramic Photo Map
MapMyChat - Send messages to a Google world map.
Hot Hot Heat Band Tour Map - By Ted Nye
Satellite Dish pointer app gets a new domain: Dishpointer.com
MapWii now features 20,000 wii numbers - The Nintendo Wii Google Maps Mashup hits a milestone!

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08.29.07

New Australian Google Maps Mashups and Mapplets

Posted in envrionment, Mapplets, sports, jobs, Australia at 1:37 pm by admin

Mike Pegg wrote an interesting post today on
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First Australian bank to use Google Maps - The Bank of Queensland is the first bank in Australia to integrate Google Maps into their website to help their customers find state branch and ATM locations. Find out more details in their recent press release.[Via The Bank Channel]
New Australian Google Mapplets - Google Mapplets are content modules or layers you can view directly from within the Google Maps My Maps tab:
Things to do in SydneySydney for KidsVineyard HunterWestern Australian ShipwrecksAustralian Points of InterestWestern AU Petrol PricesPinkboard Venue Guide
Localhero.biz is a Melbourne mega-mashup - LocalHero.biz is Peter Shaw’s latest creation that is a great local mashup for those of you living in or visiting the city of Melbourne. LocalHero performs search engine spidering for local Melbourne content with an AJAX interface where you can drag and zoom the map to discover new content without the need for a browser refresh. […]

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