EDIT: The map no longer seems to be allowing new markers, so consider this thread dead. Feel free to look at the markers already there, though. There's over 200 of them.
Just for fun, I decided to mark all sorts of random things on a map. People, places, cultures, obscure media references... You name it.
I decided to make this map this map publicly accessible and editable, so you too can add whatever you want to it!
So here's the gig: Look at the map [http://www.mapservices.org/myguestmap/map/Extragorey], then double-click somewhere to place a marker. You can make it a humourous reference if you want, or you can just mark the location of your favourite pizza. If you're worried about privacy, just place the marker while fully zoomed out, as that will make it fairly inaccurate.
Obviously I will be moderating this, so if any inappropriate markers are placed I'll remove them the next time I check the map.
And to add some more discussion value, I guess you can talk about your additions to the map here or comment on existing markers.
Also note that you can set a URL, which is accessed by clicking on the marker's title. This can be a great way to provide context to seemingly obscure references, or to share an awesome video or article!
Have fun!
UPDATE: To make things more interesting, I've decided to leave out simple "X was here" markers in favour of more entertaining markers. So try to make them interesting for other people to read too.
And don't forget to add links to your markers! If nothing else, just link to a larger version of the image you uploaded, or if you didn't upload an image then link to a related Wikipedia page to provide some context.
Just for fun, I decided to mark all sorts of random things on a map. People, places, cultures, obscure media references... You name it.
I decided to make this map this map publicly accessible and editable, so you too can add whatever you want to it!
So here's the gig: Look at the map [http://www.mapservices.org/myguestmap/map/Extragorey], then double-click somewhere to place a marker. You can make it a humourous reference if you want, or you can just mark the location of your favourite pizza. If you're worried about privacy, just place the marker while fully zoomed out, as that will make it fairly inaccurate.
Obviously I will be moderating this, so if any inappropriate markers are placed I'll remove them the next time I check the map.
And to add some more discussion value, I guess you can talk about your additions to the map here or comment on existing markers.
Also note that you can set a URL, which is accessed by clicking on the marker's title. This can be a great way to provide context to seemingly obscure references, or to share an awesome video or article!
Have fun!
UPDATE: To make things more interesting, I've decided to leave out simple "X was here" markers in favour of more entertaining markers. So try to make them interesting for other people to read too.
And don't forget to add links to your markers! If nothing else, just link to a larger version of the image you uploaded, or if you didn't upload an image then link to a related Wikipedia page to provide some context.