The Daily Entrepreneur: Web3.0, GIS, and Ushahidi FTW

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2009-05-07 19:59:00 UTC
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Is Virgance on the Verge of Web3.0?: Green/innovation blog MaxGladwell.com writes a great post about one of my favorite companies, Virgance. The best part of the article is the assertion that Web3.0 is actually about the interaction between online and offline. I could not agree more.

Announcing Funding and Ushahidi's Open Beta: Crowd-sourced crisis mapping tool Usahidi announces exciting new updates including funding from the MacArthur Foundation. Ushahidi for the win!

New Resources for Nonprofit and Humanitarian Mapping: The Google.org blog shares some great resources for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping via MapActive.

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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