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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!

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.

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!

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

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 and a screengrab.

-Kristopher

東京タワー / Tokyo Tower in Map Mode Hosted on Zooomr

東京タワー / Tokyo Tower in Hybrid Mode Hosted on Zooomr

Maps API 開発者のみなさまへ

本日、Google マップのタイルを更新しました。フォントの変更や、より日本の地理特徴を生かした描画になっています。これに伴い、今まで日本ではサポートされていなかった「地図+写真」モードもサポートされるようになりました。新宿副都心の様子は、次のようになります

最新版の地図画像を利用するにはMaps API バーション2が必要です。また、日本ではズームレベルが18、19 と増えますが、Maps API での利用はあと数週間で可能になる予定です。

ではここで記念に、スタッフから、短歌を一首:

地図更新
きれいになったし
地図+写真
ビルももみじも
くっきり見える

Google マップ開発チーム一同

Translation:

Dear Google Maps API Developers,

We updated the map tiles for Japan today. The change includes the availability of hybrid mode map tiles. For example, take a look at the Nishi-Shinjuku area of Tokyo on Google Maps Japan.

To ensure that your site features the new tiles, please make sure to use the Maps API v2. We are also adding additional zoom levels 18 and 19 for Japan, and they will be available for Maps API users in a few weeks.

Here’s a tanka poem written by the team about the new map tiles:

Map tiles updated
They became more beautiful
Hybrid map tile mode
Buildings and maple leaves too
They can now clearly be seen

From the Google Maps Japan Development Team

Spiral Hosted on Zooomr

An amazing spiral from Salmon Bay near Seattle. Thanks for sharing it John!

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 in the Brooklyn area and around you should check out his opening on Sunday.

Congrats on the show Smoothdude.

If you are on Zooomr and doing a show someplace keep us posted. We love seeing great photographers out there showing their stuff.

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 video is available on PodTech, here.

Lastly, here are some screengrabs from the video:

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 I didn’t even know were on Zooomr through the “friends of friends” feature. Check out your own profile page this morning and you may find a few new friends yourself.

Kristopher and I had a great time at Scott Beale’s Laughing Squid Web Hosting Party last week as well. I think we got some of the best photos of the event. If you were there too and took photos be sure and tag them laughingsquidwebhostingparty. Oh and if you are in any of those photos please leave a comment on the photo so that we can people tag you.

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