Sunday, October 16, 2005

About maps and blogs and vlogs

Institute for Analytic Journalism blogged Here at the IAJ, there is growing curiosity about vlogs, blog sites that carry video. And, of course, we're always interested in maps. We recently ran across "Vlogmap.org," a cool mash-up that integrates vlog sites with Google's mapping tools. Worth a visit, we think, and some consideration about how journalism organizations might apply the technology. VlogMap.org is an online resource which shows where participating vloggers are located around the world, along with links to key information about their video blogs. Anyone can submit info to VlogMap.org to be listed on the map, as long as you run a video blog. VlogMap visitors can click on any red pin to get links to the web address, the RSS feed, and the contact information for that location. Additionally, a user of VlogMap is able to zero in, and examine areas of vlogger concentration, such as New York City, Los Angeles, and London.

There are no vlogs in Tulsa, but there are two in OkCity, mysteries of the universe revealed and Emotional Paradox

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