Tag Archives: Fun

Google Maps as platform for online games

Monopoly City Street is a worldwide game of Monopoly using Google Maps as the game board. It will start on the 9th september and will be the biggest live game of monopoly in history. The goal to the classic Monopoly has not … Continue reading

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GIS Day 2008 Song

Maybe you can rember the G-I-Yes! song. This song was released on the GIS day 2007. Also this year there is a GIS day song is called: Map Of The World As We Know It: You need to a flashplayer … Continue reading

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The effects of Web 2.0 for TV series

One of the most seen videos on YouTube ever is “Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years“. With nearly 11.5 million views (Dez, 2008) this short clip directs attention and influeces the TV industry. You need … Continue reading

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Good-bye study time

Recently I have finished my studies about Geoinformation and Spatial Decision Support Systems. It’s always important to seek for new challenges and opportunities. The following video remembers me that there could be some adverse reactions if you study GIS to … Continue reading

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Nokia Mapster’s Game

Nokia tries to promote their Nokia Maps with a geographical game. It a flash based game where you have to guess the location of different cities around the globe. At the end you can send them their high score and … Continue reading

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Sony designs Subway Maps

For an advertisement of their Network Walkmans Sony traced the subway routes of different cities with their earphones. There are maps available for the cities New York, Sydney and London, as far as I know. In my optinion its a … Continue reading

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Make business mettings more fun – Buzzword bingo

This is how it works (from Wikipedia): Buzzword bingo is a bingo-style game where participants prepare bingo cards with buzzwords and tick them off when they are uttered during an event, such as a meeting or speech. The goal of … Continue reading

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Put a map onto your Shoes

With Zazzle you can design your own T-Shirts and now also your own shoes. Geoblogger had the idea to but a map as image on the shoe. Looks really great. Of course you can do this with any map or … Continue reading

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User-generated Geo Content – How far will it go?

Nicks Technopics uploaded a video on YouTube, explaining a new TomTom feature where users have the possibility to add and change map data. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video In the end it’s a … Continue reading

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iPhone is shipping tomorrow (also in Austria)

Tomorrow the new Apple’s iPhone 3G will be available. In Austria t-mobile and one will offer contracts for the new iPhone. David Pogue from NYTimes has created a new video about the new iPhone. You need to a flashplayer enabled … Continue reading

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