Author: Markos Giannopoulos

Rain or shine, see the weather in Google Maps

It's strange but after my recent post on maps I keep finding new advances on the issue. Google today announced a weather layer for Google Maps. Whether you’re…

Data Mining + Geographical Representation = Knowledge? :)

Data Mining + Geographical Representation = Knowledge? :) Embedded Link England riots: was poverty a factor? Did deprivation and poverty cause the riots? We've mapped them with suspects…

I havent upgraded to Lion yet, but these icons feel like a step back

Still if you like them, you can now use them on your web sites/apps Embedded Link Apple OS X Lion Buttons in CSS | Improve your UI |…

Mapping poverty and riots

What happens when you combine a big amount of data with a map? Do you get a new view in your subject, perhaps even new knowledge, or just…

Here's a one-page scrolling view of Apple's advertisements from the late...

Reshared post from +Tom AndersonHere's a one-page scrolling view of Apple's advertisements from the late 70s until now. (http://bit.ly/pSZ8XA ) It's pretty interesting to see how Apple ads…

Designing UX Exchange

An excellent case study of designing for the Web. Most often web designs start with a let's-make-something-pretty concept instead of first realizing what is the content, the desired…

The Daily Mail finds a photo on the web and credits the "Internet" as the...

The Daily Mail finds a photo on the web and credits the "Internet" as the owner of the photo... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336141/Rhiya-Malin-2-died-heart-attack-getting-head-stuck-window.html Google+: View post on Google+

Bought for $5M in 2006, sold for $133M in 2011

An excellent exit imho :) Embedded Link Just 0.2% of Facebook flogged for $133m • The Register Google+: View post on Google+

Embedded Link 7 SEO Myths You’re Probably Following SEO. Just the mention of it will flood your Twitter stream with spam replies and start the “gurus” knocking at…

7 SEO Myths You’re Probably Following

SEO. Just the mention of it will flood your Twitter stream with spam replies and start the “gurus” knocking at your inbox door. But really, SEO isn’t as…