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New on SSIR: A New Tool for Digital Storytelling

Amy Sample Ward

I recently attended the US launch event for Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API). It’s a way of interacting with other people, other places, and other times from anywhere you are.

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Google is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps

The Verge

Google is announcing a bunch of new features planned for Google Maps, including a new tool to help with indoor navigation and suggestions for eco-friendly driving routes. Image: Google Maps. Google is also making new map layers for weather and air quality that are set to roll out in the coming months on Android and iOS.

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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits

NetWits

In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content. There are great stories on the web about nonprofits who have seen success with QR codes, like Heifer Portland, The South Carolina Aquarium, and Maymont. QR Codes Can Do a Lot.

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An innocent typo led to a giant 212-story obelisk in Microsoft Flight Simulator

The Verge

The typo made its way into Microsoft’s Bing Maps data, which Asobo Studio, the developers behind Microsoft Flight Simulator , uses to map out the world in the game. Flight Simulator uses Azure-powered procedural generation technology, combined with Bing Maps data, to recreate virtual buildings like this 212-story obelisk.

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The Equity Atlas: A data-driven conversation

NTEN

How interactive maps can be used to start conversations about equity. The Regional Equity Atlas is a project that strives to ensure that everyone in the Portland metropolitan region benefits from the opportunities the region provides. Data interactive maps regional equity Program' Coalition for a Livable Future.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator has some amazing bugs, glitches, and mountain-high obelisks

The Verge

The unusually tall building doesn’t exist in real life, but Bing Maps thinks a giant obelisk dominates the skies of northern Melbourne. The game uses Azure-powered procedural generation technology to fill any gaps in the Bing Maps data. Giant obelisks aren’t the only things going awry in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Founders: Learning should be your top 2013 New Year’s resolution

The Next Web

Strategy Mapping Selling : Business-to-business sales and marketing – advanced selling and marketing strategies for major and key account sales. Narrative and Comms Design by Portland State University. Startup Hiring : How to attract, hire and retain the best people. It’s also beautifully designed. Khan Academy.

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