The Map Room: Paramount’s Geographic Facsimile Map of 1927 This 1927 map by Paramount apparently was for financial backers; it indicates shooting locations in California that could stand in for more exotic locales. Via Matt.
The Good Lobbyists?
The Good Lobbyists?
“As Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus is one of the most instrumental lawmakers in crafting the health care reform that President Barack Obama has promised. In his many years on the committee, Baucus has amassed a wealth of connections to the health care and insurance industries, often through his ties to former staffers turned lobbyists.
The five former Baucus staffers who now lobby for the health care or insurance interests represent twenty-seven different companies or associations. In some cases these lobbyists have the same clients. This map of connections expose how close the many organizations seeking influence on health care reform are to one of the most powerful players in Washington.”
All data was taken from OpenSecrets.org.
The Social Map of Haiti
If you want to find an up-to-date map of Haiti, then there is only one place to go. It is not Google Maps or any of its competitors. It is the admirable OpenStreetMap.org (OSM), which is being updated even as I write by volunteers all over the world.
(via Meet the Wikipedia of the mapping world at The Guardian)
Corporate Connection (2003) is now here
Corporate Connection (2003) is now part of my blog, and not only on Flickr. You are welcome to visit it, interact with it, and leave some comments too. With the help of MapLib, I was able to mash my image with the technology of Google Maps. But this is only semi-interactive. Lately I’ve started to [...]
Corporate Connection, 2003
What is the connection between 3 celebrities, 35 corporations, 40 subsidiaries and more than 300 brands? Global business interests make up a complex network of connections between corporations from around the world. Corporate Connection, intends to shed light on ‘who owns what’ in the global marketplace and on the intricate nature of the world wide [...]
The power of the web – in solidarity!
Anagram map of London Underground Mirror of the original at Geofftech.co.uk About a week ago Boing Boing posted on a map of the London Underground where the station names were anagramed. Then came the sad post that Transport for London censored the map, as it breaches copyright. Instead of the original map the page now [...]