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How to export Google “My Maps” (aka “My Places”) markers as a KML or KMZ file

NOTE: Soon, my places will be replaced by a new map making tool, which can be previewed here https://mapsengine.google.com/map/ A few weeks after the rebranding of Google Maps as My Places, the interface lacked an explicit tool for exporting individual maps as…

World Bank public data, now in search

Taking a cue from and fearing the competition of the the recent Wolfram  Alpha – Bing – Yahoo alliance Google has probably paid World Bank an arm and a leg to plug their search engine in the newly released WB data API.…

First 5,000 Tags Released to the Linked Data Cloud – Open Blog – NYTimes.com

Image via Wikipedia The One New York Times initiative aims to bring the power of quasi open source development to media company that sits on one of the most amazing piles of content in the world. In it’s own words ” You…

New Twitter Rules

Twitter says that the content (tweets) belong to you, while the service reserves the right to distribute it freely, including via API applications. Twitter Support :: The Twitter Rules The Twitter Rules Our goal is to provide a service that allows you…