May
31
Compare Google and Yahoo! Maps
May 31, 2008 | 2 Comments
Online maps are available from many sources across the World Wide Web. First Google has entered into this map publishing service with highly interactive satellite images, maps and terrain images. The Google Maps API enable developers to create new applications and mashups, thereby pushing the Google Maps brand to mainstream audiences. Microsoft, Yahoo, MapQuest and […]
May
31
14 Essential Plugins for WordPress
May 31, 2008 | Comments Off
Plugins offer custom functions and features so that each user can tailor their site to their specific needs. WordPress plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress. The core of WordPress is designed to be lean, to maximize flexibility and minimize coding. So it so easy to add a plugin or remove a plugin […]
May
26
Geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) are very important element for a geography scholar who is looking on a map for location details. Desktop, Network and Internet based GIS applications provide details on locations and their coordinate details with improved interactivity. Google Maps do not display their latitude longitude values of a location when you move your mouse […]
May
18
China Earthquake -Online Maps of Sichuan
May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A high intensity earthquake of magnitude of 7.9 in the Richter scale was hit Sichuan, China on May 12, with its epicenter about 50 miles northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan. Wei Luo, Technical Lead Manager, Google Earth wrote details about this in google-latlong.blogspot site. According to the latest news reports authorities fear […]
May
17
Amazon Associates’ MP3 Clips Widget
May 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
The Amazon Associates program now offers more ways for you to earn referrals through its digital products. From the brand new launch of the MP3 widget, there is another opportunity for Associates to earn up to 10% in referral fees! The MP3 Clips Widget which lets you play song samples from Amazon’s vast DRM-free […]
May
13
Make Money from Online Maps
May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
AfriGIS, a location based services company, has made their dynamic, interactive maps freely available to companies and individuals enabling the integration of AfriGIS’ maps into their HTML websites.
Magnus Rademeyer, AfriGIS MD, says people simply have to visit maps.AfriGIS.co.za and register for free. They will then receive a key to AfriGIS’ map server, which is then […]
May
13
Online map with “Fish-Eye” zoom feature
May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A very exciting zoom technique on online maps has been introduced by ALPSLAB known as Fish-Eye zoom, on which you can magnify selected parts of a map, as if you are using a manual Fish-Eye lens. To activate this feature, you have to click anywhere on the map and then you can place the Fish-Eye […]
May
12
Yahoo! Maps in Indian local languages
May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Yahoo! India has introduced a new service for the first time in India that maps and directions details are available in Indian local languages. Apart from English as the default language, users can also experience the service in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Punjabi. This is available on the existing […]
May
7
Google AdWords can increase web traffic
May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Content is the king of any website needed to increase web traffic, but a website cannot rely on content alone, there are other aspects also require your attention. You adopt right strategies to advertise, else you would not attract any high traffic to your website even though your site contains superb content or service. […]
May
5
Google AdSense is an advertisement program by Google. Web publishers can enroll in this program to enable text, image and, more recently, video advertisements on their sites. Google AdSense matches ads to the site’s content, and generate income whenever your visitors click on them. The whole system is administered by Google and generate revenue […]