Some coon news from the Branson blog as Sir Richard has announced his plans to use a special craft – Virgin Oceanic – along with Google’s mapping technology to conduct some undersea mapping. This from Branson’s latest blog post… “Virgin Oceanic is working with some of the most eminent scientific institutions in the world to collate data and catalogue life forms that will never have been seen before by human eyes and are unknown to science. The ability to go deep and then explore has been a dream of these great Oceanic Institutes – that dream is now close to becoming reality… We are also proud to be partnering with Google. Using their mapping technology, Google hopes to chronicle the dives as they happen and share discoveries, footage and record breaking achievements with the world”
Archives for April 7, 2011
PacWest Event of Interest – Mobile Hackathon, Seattle
Here’s details of an interesting event for developers and hackers working on mobile apps – or thinking about it! Mobile App Hackathon (@mobilehackathon) is a hacker event for new and experienced developers working on mobile apps. Experienced coders can show off their mobile apps while new app developers will learn from the best.
The hackathon is the first in a series of mobile development events brought to you by the AT&T Developer Program and will include talks from members of the PhoneGap and AppMobi platform teams, Sencha and Apigee. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to show off your app or learn how to create great ones.
See more info also at http://www.mobileapphackathon.com/
10 Local Search and Social Location Resources To List your Business
You have a new business… perhaps a bar, a coffee shop, or maybe a GIS consulting firm! Regardless of the business type, if you have a brick and mortar presence then you need to get your business listed. This is particularly important if you’d like to have your business turn up in local search results from such services as Google Maps, Mapquest, Yelp, and the many other local search resources on the web. Chances are good that your business may already be listed in some POI databases and directories, however, as the business owner wouldn’t you rather be charged with taking control of what information is being conveyed about your business to potential clients or customers?
The following are a few places where any business owner should start and make sure they have accurate and current listings.
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