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Vidz And Plazes
November 18, 2005

I've just discovered Plazes. An alternative to the Google Map Builder I was playing with the other day [see below]. It's pretty good. You download a little app that works out your location by using your routers mac address and pops you up on a map in the browser. It wasn't entirely accurate in my case though as it thought I was in Charing Cross, but I put it straight.

You can add flickr photos that relate to a "Plaze" and it geo tags them for you! Problem is, not all the places I've taken photos in have been claimed yet and I don't think you can add a location unless someone has claimed it!

It will be handy on a laptop though when travelling as you can add locations and photo's as you go. There is also a Javascript "badge" that you can add to your page to show exactly where you are at any given time you happen to be logged in. Far less clunky than the Google app, even though it uses Google maps in it. Just need to find somewhere in my redesign to include the Where Am I? map now! can't include it in a Blog as it doesn't allow Javascript.

Never mind Google, just let them finish it off and buy them out! Or will Yahoo get there first? the Google Video beta is a better proposition from them for me, but even there, there's competition... greatestjournal.com are a similar set up but with a bit of generated code to include your uploaded vids on any page you want them - jut started working with Vegas 4.0, producing some stop motion stuff, so i'll try them both out, when I get it finished - Could be a while yet though.

Whilst on the subject of Web 2.0 type stuff, I happened across a link to etsy.com, a unique shopping site [another beta] that allows you to shop by tag, colour, material or geo location - It's aimed at craft like cottage industries but is fascinating to play with - you have to try it to fully appreciate it. I'm not sure I have got my head around the "Time Machine" option yet. I'll have to check the forums to see if I'm missing the point somewhere.

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