Archives for September 2006

And Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting

30 September 2006 | Zooomr Highlights | 4 Comments

CRW_2725 Hosted on Zooomr
Shhpeko has a great shot of an in air warrior in red. Check out his photostream for more of these great shots. Thanks Shhpeko!

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Shark!

30 September 2006 | Zooomr Highlights | No Comments

Little Japanese Girl, Big Shark Hosted on Zooomr
Great photo from Prophead. I sure wouldn’t want to be the one taking this photo though.

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Fall is in the Air

29 September 2006 | Zooomr Highlights | 2 Comments

Halloween delight Hosted on Zooomr
Fall is in the air… or it certainly feels that way in an overcast San Francisco this morning. How about where you are? Thanks to BryanN for sharing this great photo!

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Brazil Gets Road Maps on TagMap!

28 September 2006 | Announcements, Development, General | No Comments

Hey Brazilians, Google’s Map Team has just added road maps for your entire country — and because we leverage the Google Maps API, you can now see the updated data on TagMap. Awesome!
Thanks Google, you’ve been rockin’ hard!
-Kristopher
Google has their blog post on it here.
Brazil now has Steet Maps! Hosted on Zooomr

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New Map Tiles for Japan! 日本版マップタイル更新について

28 September 2006 | Announcements, Development, General | 1 Comment

Google’s Japan Maps Team just released a KILLER update to the map tiles for Japan in by adding new modes and higher-resolution imagery — Modes now include map, satellite and hybrid mode — it’s simply stunning!
Google Maps Development Team, Thank-you very much for your work. / Googleマップ開発チーム一同さまへ、ご協力に感謝致します。
Below is the team’s letter along with translation […]

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An Amazing Spiral

27 September 2006 | Zooomr Highlights | 3 Comments

Spiral Hosted on Zooomr
An amazing spiral from Salmon Bay near Seattle. Thanks for sharing it John!

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Daniel Krieger Opening on Sunday in Brooklyn

26 September 2006 | Zooomr Highlights | 1 Comment

Daniel Krieger Hosted on Zooomr
Zooomr member Daniel Krieger is having a show in Brooklyn this Sunday from 1-4 PM at Shakespeare’s
sister on 270 Court Street in Brooklyn, between Butler and Douglas.
Daniel’s stuff is up on Zooomr as Smoothdude in addition to his own photoblog here. He does some great photography and if you are […]

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ScobleShow Launched: Congratulations, Scoble!

26 September 2006 | Adventures, General | 5 Comments

Congratulations to our friend Robert Scoble for finally launching his groundbreaking ScobleShow on the PodTech Network!
For the first week, Robert has put up part 1 of a multipart series on our very own Thomas Hawk photowalking down by The Golden Gate Bridge, here in San Francisco. Photos of the shoot are in this SmartSet; Robert’s […]

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The Little Caterpilar Who Could

25 September 2006 | General, Zooomr Highlights | 3 Comments

Eyed Hawk-moth Hosted on Zooomr
Thanks to Raoul for posting this fantastic photo of a Eyed Hawk-moth. It’s geotagged near Virgina if you want to try and find one of your own.
We hope you are also enjoying our new profile page. I know that I found a few people this weekend that […]

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Some New Screenshots of Tomorrow Morning’s Update!

23 September 2006 | Announcements, Development | 20 Comments

As promised, here are some shots of the new profile pages; More to come!
-Kristopher
Profile SneakPeak 1 of 2 Hosted on Zooomr
Profile SneakPeak 2 of 2 Hosted on Zooomr

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