Promethius Podcast Episode 2
May 9th, 2006
The gang was a bit tired today, but we managed to cover a few interesting topics: Google Maps can let you do amazing things:
- Plug in a zip code to see your neighbors’ campaign contributions
- This map plots all murders in New York City for a two-year period
- This is a Google Map mashup for world cup soccer
A new kind of malware circulating on the Internet freezes a computer and then asks for a ransom paid through the Western Union Holdings money transfer service.
Recently there have been many blog entries centered around the success of “Ugly Design” on the web.
New Orleans uses Podcasting as a way to revitalize the economy and put real faces and voices to the rebuilding effort.
Senator John Edwards meets with bloggers to test the waters.
Podcast circulation is growing 20% per month