To many of you, these sites are old news. To some of you, these sites are what get you through the day, or help you waste a lot of time.
A question I do not mind answering, but one that can consume too much time once I begin explaining and others begin asking questions.
London, England was my starting point, then I worked south, going somewhat-counterclockwise to Paris, France… Bern, Switzerland… Florence, Italy… Torino, Italy… Pisa, Italy… Rome, Italy… Cortona, Italy… Venice, Italy… Vienna, Austria… Budapest, Hungary… Prague, Czech Republic… Berlin, Germany… Amsterdam, The Netherlands… Bruges, Belgium… and back to London, England.
Miles : 3,500 [approximately, point-to-point]
Number of Cities : 15
Number of Countries : 10
Favorite Small City : Bruges, Belgium
Favorite Large City : Berlin, Germany
Post-Katrina images of New Orleans on Google Maps
Map showing where all the evacuees went
The federal response to Katrina was not as portrayed
Katrina Information Map
Flipper the firing dolphin let loose by Katrina
This is a very cool archive of the ‘Top 100 Speeches by Rank.’
Most of the speeches have audio clips of the speeches, many of them in their entirety.
Who does the number one spot go to? Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream‘ of course.
I doubt anyone would argue with that.
I’ve always had a thing for logos. Alright, I’ll say it… they intrigue me.
So much effort for such a small, intangible item.
I stumbled across a directory of more than 5,000 logos from around the world. Enjoy.
Whether it be in college or on vacation, whenever I tell folks where I’m from, that is the question I recieve.
If you get to know me, you find that I take great pride in the land where I was raised. Instead of blabbing on and on about it (I’ll save that for another time), here a some quick (interesting but not-so-important) facts:
Famous Jasper Folks:
Jasper on Google Maps
Maps & Aerial Photos
I’m not the only one who had a b’day lately.
In case you missed it, the Internet turned 10-years-old last week. Yes, ten.
In honor of the big day, the Webby Awards have rated the top ten web moments that changed the world.
I’m sure over the next couple of years, more than half of these may fall off the. But for now, the list:
Number 1: The Dotcom Boom and Bust (1995-2001)
2 . The Drudge Report Breaks Lewinsky Scandal (1998)
3 . Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Named Time’s Man of the Year (December 1999)
4 . Elections Worldwide (2004)
5 . September 11th (2001)
6 . Asian Tsunami (2005)
7 . Napster Shut Down (July 2001)
8 . Live 8 on AOL (July 2005)
9 . Match.com Booms (2002)
10 . SARS Virus Discovered Online (2003)
The Webby Awards – 10 web moments that changed the world
