And when it comes to buying into such data services (be they software, a platform, storage or compute time), there are certain questions that need to asked
Out of Cloud Chaos Comes Structure - GigaOM
I made some comments on the importance of cloud computing in science and the issues we must deal with over there on GigaOm at http://gigaom.com/2008/06/30/out-of-cloud-chaos-comes-structure/#comment-886452
Google Maps multiple destinations:
Google Maps has added multiple destination points to their popular mapping tool.
Its as simple as typing from: Philadelphia, PA to: boston, ma to: portland, me
See results here
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=from:+Philadelphia,+PA+to:
+boston,+ma+to:+portland+me&
sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.671324,59.589844&
ie=UTF8&z=7&om=1
None of which integrate together very well. Which is probably why the bizmodel is to sell out to Yahoo or Google, eventually. More scaleable than last times exit-by-IPO, but still constructed in the same philosophy..
One big diff this time around is API’s, which allow for third party integration. But loose coupling only works is Aunt Tillie can put it all together. In other words, systematic, directed mashup capabilities are not available yet.
