First, an article Hacking Google Maps just went legitimate.<\/p>\n When the online information search giant launched a feature in February The New England Cable News viewers will get their own ”It’s taking blogging to the next step," said Steven Safran, Video New England joins a number of other ”citizen journalism" projects, Promising developments <\/p>\n (Google Two interesting stories appeared in this morning’s Boston Globe. It is mute testimony to our busy, busy lifestyle these days – teaching overload, filial crises, managing the web-end of a major international conference – that we are only now able … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/googette.gif\")
Two
\n interesting stories appeared in this morning’s Boston Globe. It
\n is mute testimony to our busy, busy lifestyle these days – teaching overload,
\n filial crises, managing the web-end <\/a>of a major international conference
\n – that we are only now able to get together a posting.<\/p>\n
\n about Google<\/a> open-sourcing their propriatary
\n mapping routines, so we could, for example, create a find-a-spliff service,
\n where just by entering a zip code, well, you get the idea….<\/p>\n\n
\n letting Web surfers pull up maps and satellite images of virtually any
\n neighborhood in America, hackers quickly found the Google service made
\n it possible to present data in cartographic format. Unlike existing services
\n from Time Warner Inc.’s MapQuest.com and Yahoo Inc. that are limited
\n to presenting information authorized by the portal — like locations
\n of pizza shops or bank machines — Google Maps let people plug in their
\n own data.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n other story<\/a>, we are sure, has already been noted
\n by Steve Garfield<\/a>,
\n our favorite video-blogger. Look for his work
\n soon on New England Cable News, which has launched an open-submission
\n broadcast video blogger’s digest. Look for a review in this space soon…<\/p>\n\n
\n shot at becoming broadcast journalists on July 15, when the news network
\n debuts
\n ”Video New England," a website feature that allows viewers
\n to upload digital video that might then be posted on the website
\n or broadcast on
\n the network.<\/p>\n
\n director of digital media for NECN.<\/p>\n
\n which allow viewers to contribute content, already in development nationwide.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n story<\/a>, NECN
\n story<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"