HangMessage – Location Based Social Networking And Messaging App
Imagine you’re walking down the street and a little yellow envelope appears on your phone. Surprise! You have a message waiting for you four blocks south at Starbucks, it reads. Your mission: get to that Starbucks and get said message. This is the really sweet concept behind HangMessage, the new app that uses location-based technology to virtually leave and receive messages for people. We caught up with founder’s Geoff Cohen...
Zenoss.com – Monitor IT Systems Using Google Maps
Are you looking for IT software? If that is the case, you might want to take this website into consideration. Zenoss.com is the official site of Zenoss, a developer and seller of cloud monitoring software and server monitoring solutions for businesses. If you decide to visit this site you can get useful information about the different products available for sale as well as details on IT consulting and training services, cloud...
Shroomr.com – A Mycologist’s Paradise
Composer John Cage is said to have gotten lost on one of his infamous mushroom gathering trips. With Shroomr, a Google maps mashup and a mycologist’s best friend, you won’t end up like Mr. Cage. Perhaps that’s a bit of an overstatement, but Shroomr is a cool little site all about shrooms and it’s got maps. With Shroomr mushroom lovers can plot out locations and add descriptions. Click on any mushroom icon to...
Glisser.com – Accomodations for Surfers
Did you know that Glisser is a Creole word meaning a ‘nomadic surfer, looking for waves and ukulele music’? While that ukulele bit brings up some doubts, the surf accommodation site Glissers seems to prove the rest true. Glissers uses Google Maps, (what else?) to plot out ubercool surf locales. So, you surfers, got a surfing accommodation that you’ve got to rave about? Post it on Glissers. Rate it. Let your fellow surfers know what’s...
SkateSpotter.com – Finding Skate Parks Near You
SkateSpotter is a Google Maps mash-up which lets users find and discuss what else but, skate parks. New spots are listed and rated on the homepage; each listing features a map, a short description and if available photos/videos. There are also convenient details, such as the availability of food nearby, if helmets and pads are required, type of ramps and street obstacles, etc. Find skate parks in your vicinity using the search box...