http://www.dangrossman.info/2008/02/20/ajax-live-updating-google-map/ Entrepreneur and web developer Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.dangrossman.info/2008/02/20/ajax-live-updating-google-map/comment-page-1/#comment-54170 James Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:13:48 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2008/02/20/ajax-live-updating-google-map/#comment-54170 Sounds like a really good idea. I use google analytics and I must say it's awesome other than the fact that it's not real-time. I might take a look at your W3Counter - I really like the fact that it's real-time!! Sounds like a really good idea. I use google analytics and I must say it’s awesome other than the fact that it’s not real-time. I might take a look at your W3Counter – I really like the fact that it’s real-time!!

]]> http://www.dangrossman.info/2008/02/20/ajax-live-updating-google-map/comment-page-1/#comment-52349 Brendon Kozlowski Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:12:41 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2008/02/20/ajax-live-updating-google-map/#comment-52349 About the only thing I can think of that would be annoying with an auto-updated Google Maps traffic watch (from your example picture anyway) would be how it would auto focus on new visitors, zooming, panning, popping up the flag's title bits. I'd imagine that anyone with a possibility of having seizures might not be able to watch. :D Otherwise, it does seem like a rather entertaining little live view. Granted, after all this time I haven't yet tried out your application, so I can't really judge what your customers would be interested in. About the only thing I can think of that would be annoying with an auto-updated Google Maps traffic watch (from your example picture anyway) would be how it would auto focus on new visitors, zooming, panning, popping up the flag’s title bits. I’d imagine that anyone with a possibility of having seizures might not be able to watch. Otherwise, it does seem like a rather entertaining little live view. Granted, after all this time I haven’t yet tried out your application, so I can’t really judge what your customers would be interested in.

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