Wired reports that Google is asking U.S residents to help complete & correct its Maps. Google MapMaker is the tool for this job, and as an Israeli, all I can say is that we impatiently wait for our turn at correcting some of the online maps of the Holy-land.
When we talk about user input, the modern web and the roles of users in generating input, Mapmaker is a great example of the the way mass feedback can improve shared knowledge.
Maps, in a way, are a demonstration of the usefulness and elegance in which knowledge can be summed up in a universally clear manner. If only we could find more tools like maps, to handle the floods of data the information revolution has created....
When we talk about user input, the modern web and the roles of users in generating input, Mapmaker is a great example of the the way mass feedback can improve shared knowledge.
Maps, in a way, are a demonstration of the usefulness and elegance in which knowledge can be summed up in a universally clear manner. If only we could find more tools like maps, to handle the floods of data the information revolution has created....
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