Comments on: WHERE gets personal with easy-to-create custom widgets http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/ Rocky Agrawal's blog on search, wireless, maps and Web 2.0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:57:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Using Google Maps as a virtual notepad « reDesign http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-13227 Using Google Maps as a virtual notepad « reDesign Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:19:32 +0000 http://redesign.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-13227 [...] going and I have easy access to where I want to go. For locations in the United States, I can also access the list from my cell phone, sorted by distance from where I’m [...] [...] going and I have easy access to where I want to go. For locations in the United States, I can also access the list from my cell phone, sorted by distance from where I’m [...]

]]> By: Markus http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12564 Markus Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:54:17 +0000 http://redesign.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12564 Rocky, the issue with linking directly to a Google MyMaps URL is fixed and will be live in a couple hours. Rocky, the issue with linking directly to a Google MyMaps URL is fixed and will be live in a couple hours.

]]> By: Markus http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12561 Markus Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:48:12 +0000 http://redesign.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12561 I'd be interested to know what those other widget platforms are. The reason why WHERE is on Sprint only is 1) it just launched 2 months ago and 2) WHERE is a certified application. This means that as a widget developer, you get access to location information (this is locked by US operators unless your application is certified). And yes, WHERE will be on more operators soon. I’d be interested to know what those other widget platforms are.
The reason why WHERE is on Sprint only is 1) it just launched 2 months ago and 2) WHERE is a certified application. This means that as a widget developer, you get access to location information (this is locked by US operators unless your application is certified).
And yes, WHERE will be on more operators soon.

]]> By: Tomsoft http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12554 Tomsoft Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:14:34 +0000 http://redesign.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12554 Hello Agrawal. Interesting post about this platform. The bad thing about where.com is that it's a closed system, only available with a few US operator. There are others widget system under development, more open and free. I would be interested to discuss with you on how to port your geolocalized widgets on an alternative platform..... Hello Agrawal.

Interesting post about this platform. The bad thing about where.com is that it’s a closed system, only available with a few US operator.

There are others widget system under development, more open and free.

I would be interested to discuss with you on how to port your geolocalized widgets on an alternative platform…..

]]> By: Rocky Agrawal http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12538 Rocky Agrawal Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:22:01 +0000 http://redesign.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12538 I tried pointing it directly at the Google My Maps URL (which is a KML file with the network link). That didn’t work. I tried pointing it directly at the Google My Maps URL (which is a KML file with the network link). That didn’t work.

]]> By: Markus http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12537 Markus Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:20:15 +0000 http://redesign.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/where-gets-personal-with-easy-to-create-custom-widgets/#comment-12537 Thanks for the post about WHERE. If you create a KML widget that you update frequently, you might want to try to use a KML with a NetworkLink (http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kml_tags_21.html#networklink). You'd have to host your KML file with all the points and data on a server and upload a KML NetworkLink file to WHERE. WHERE then will update the linked file as specified in the NetworkLink. Thanks for the post about WHERE.
If you create a KML widget that you update frequently, you might want to try to use a KML with a NetworkLink (http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kml_tags_21.html#networklink). You’d have to host your KML file with all the points and data on a server and upload a KML NetworkLink file to WHERE. WHERE then will update the linked file as specified in the NetworkLink.

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