We’ve released our first update to the Mapsicle API, version 1.1. Highlights:

You can now host Mapsicle locally without modifications.
Mapsicle will resize automatically when put in a variable-sized container. (see at StreetTag)
You can start Mapsicle without giving a LatLng, and set the position later, like the standard Street View API. (example)
You can choose which part of [...]

We at ZoomIn joined the internet blackout last week, along with many others.
The recent news of the delay of Section 92A is good news. We have now removed our “dark maps” as the black out has ended. Thank you all for your comments as well as participation in the blackout.

We at ProjectX support the movement to blackout in protest against the Guilt Upon Accusation law Section 92A. In solidarity to the blackout movement, we have “blacked” out our maps on http://www.zoomin.co.nz and http://www.projectx.co.nz.
This blackout will be in effect until February 23rd, 2009.
If you are interested in helping out and have Google maps, here’s the [...]

We’ve moved!
ProjectX moved to Level 3 Symes De Silva House. We’re sharing the space with Plan HQ and the heart of Silicon Welly.
New Contact Details:
Level 3 Symes De Silva House,
97-99 Courtenay place, Wellington
Phone: 04 910 3100

Today’s Digital Future Summit 2.0 saw the launch of The National Broadband Map, built with ProjectX technology. Its purpose is to help improve access to broadband, especially in the regions, through “demand aggregation”: pooling the demand for telecommunications services in a specific geographic location.

Individual users might find it hard to convince a telco to roll [...]