Reality is that most web development agencies are not aware of the full power of web today, letalone clients themselves
A long outstanding task to be implemented on the Internet has been a practical and creative place for users to place their photos onto a virtual planet.
Last night I had a quick play-around with a web site called Panoramio which is the usual Web 2.0 interface for photo sharing, with a slight twist to the tale.
Google recently agreed to support Panoramio and enable a photo layer to be shown in Google Earth, a layer which takes a direct feed from Panoramio database.
This means that users are now able to upload photos to Panoramio for free and place them onto a specific location in Google Earth (through a simple Google Maps interface).
I have managed to place around fifteen of my photos into Google Earth through Panoramio last night and see them in Google Earth. Powerful!
I think this web site is better in its implementation and usefulness than the likes of Flickr, which many people boast about as a very good and worth while web site for photo sharing.
Instant observation about Panoramio is that they are going to be extremely popular and that their photo base (especially at this very point in time) is of very high quality, which is nice to see.
Another very powerful feature is that Panoramio outputs the files which you are able to upload to it in KML format which is directly compatible with Google Earth, so you can see your pictures in Google Earth immediately after you have uploaded them to Panoramio.
Of course, it is possible to share this file with other people and make it available for download so anyone else can easily keep track of your photo updates in Google Earth.
This is one of the most useful and interesting Web 2.0 developments I have observed so far.
It will be impressive to see what Google ends up creating with their own version of Wiki software which they have recently purchased.
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