Comments on: Geo tagging blog posts http://www.tomrafteryit.net/geo-tagging-blog-posts/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:22:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: hugh http://www.tomrafteryit.net/geo-tagging-blog-posts/#comment-21130 hugh Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:29:47 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/geo-tagging-blog-posts/#comment-21130 Never looked at it that way Rod, I suppose I was being a bit too literal. I do <a href="http://www.intercuts.com/blog/archives/2006/07/photography_geo.html">enjoy</a> the geotagging on flickr though, I suppose because it's an inherently visual medium, and allies itself easily with maps and Google Earth for instance. Never looked at it that way Rod, I suppose I was being a bit too literal. I do enjoy the geotagging on flickr though, I suppose because it’s an inherently visual medium, and allies itself easily with maps and Google Earth for instance.

]]> By: Rod http://www.tomrafteryit.net/geo-tagging-blog-posts/#comment-21100 Rod Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:05:52 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/geo-tagging-blog-posts/#comment-21100 Hugh - say you're blogging about a restaurant you really liked - why not share its location with your readers and anyone browsing the region? Or - perhaps you're recording stops you've made on a trip; or perhaps writing about something going on in the world (the location of a protest, for example). Location is of limited utility for many blog posts, but adds great value for some. There's a lot of geotagged info around Cork, for example - its an intersting way to learn about the people, places, and stories that populate a map (web 2.0 conf, for instance!); geotagging lets you contribute to that dialog. Tim: here you are: http://blockrocker.com/categories/posts/51.8542/-8.3266/8/Map Cheers! Rod. Hugh - say you’re blogging about a restaurant you really liked - why not share its location with your readers and anyone browsing the region? Or - perhaps you’re recording stops you’ve made on a trip; or perhaps writing about something going on in the world (the location of a protest, for example). Location is of limited utility for many blog posts, but adds great value for some.

There’s a lot of geotagged info around Cork, for example - its an intersting way to learn about the people, places, and stories that populate a map (web 2.0 conf, for instance!); geotagging lets you contribute to that dialog.

Tim: here you are:
http://blockrocker.com/categories/posts/51.8542/-8.3266/8/Map

Cheers!

Rod.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/geo-tagging-blog-posts/#comment-21088 Tom Raftery Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:11:49 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/geo-tagging-blog-posts/#comment-21088 Excellent Hugh, The question for me had been what tool to use to geo tag my Flickr photos. If I had images I wanted to geo tag I used <a href="http://www.zooomr.com/">Zooomr</a> which has an onscreen tool for quickly and easily geotagging your photos. Now I can use the <a href="http://labs.sumaato.net/tools/flickr_geocode_bookmarklet/">bookmarklet</a> you pointed out for Flickr - cool! Excellent Hugh,

The question for me had been what tool to use to geo tag my Flickr photos. If I had images I wanted to geo tag I used Zooomr which has an onscreen tool for quickly and easily geotagging your photos.

Now I can use the bookmarklet you pointed out for Flickr - cool!

]]> By: hugh http://www.tomrafteryit.net/geo-tagging-blog-posts/#comment-21086 hugh Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:48:37 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/geo-tagging-blog-posts/#comment-21086 I can understand why someone would want to geotag their photos for instance, but why bother with blogs? "Oh look, here's where my desk is" or "Here's where my home office is" or "Here's another shaggin' Starbucks". But on flickr, there's a burgeoning <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/geotagging/pool/">geotagging pool</a> which I'm finding interesting. There's also a facility called flickfly, whereby you can automagically fly to the tagged place using Google Earth. Of course, you need to have Google Earth installed, but which geek doesnt? I can understand why someone would want to geotag their photos for instance, but why bother with blogs? “Oh look, here’s where my desk is” or “Here’s where my home office is” or “Here’s another shaggin’ Starbucks”.

But on flickr, there’s a burgeoning geotagging pool which I’m finding interesting. There’s also a facility called flickfly, whereby you can automagically fly to the tagged place using Google Earth. Of course, you need to have Google Earth installed, but which geek doesnt?

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