Tag Archives: location

Location-aware mobile web apps using Google Maps v3 + geolocation

Posted on November 10, 2009 by bob hitching

When hiring Engineers, I always look for evidence of pet projects, so recently I thought it was fair to create one of my own: GeoMeme, the fun way to measure and share real-time local twitter trends. Visitors to GeoMeme choose … Continue reading →

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Fast map re-location using Google Static Maps v2 + geocoder

Posted on November 10, 2009 by bob hitching

GeoMeme is a pet project of mine. It’s a web app, and also a mobile web app for iPhone and Android, that measures real-time local twitter trends. Visitors to GeoMeme choose a location on the map, and two search terms … Continue reading →

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The Human Race and Space/Time poverty

Posted on March 15, 2008 by bob hitching

When I found out that the human race was speeding up, by around 10% over the past decade, I deliberately walked around slower that day. A study carried out in the early 1990s demonstrated that pedestrians’ speed of walking provides … Continue reading →

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