Comments on: New Awesome Sinister Shit By Google http://www.slab-mag.com/2010/02/15/new-awesome-sinister-shit-by-google/ The Heuristic Journal for Gonzo Blurbanism Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:04:18 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: humanshield http://www.slab-mag.com/2010/02/15/new-awesome-sinister-shit-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-10791 humanshield Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:09:34 +0000 http://www.slab-mag.com/?p=2873#comment-10791 yeah, cool, those algorithmic mapping techniques are great. to begin with i'd say looking at familiar maps upside down is a must. what if google could also generate psychogegraphical maps a la guy debord? like this one: http://www.socialtext.net/data/workspaces/rengaramble/attachments/a_circle_of_fire:20071030164741-0-2004/files/COFRRwordmap.JPG twitter feeds cross referenced to the g.p.s-ed position of the location where they were sent from could autogenerate them. As if... yeah, cool, those algorithmic mapping techniques are great. to begin with i’d say looking at familiar maps upside down is a must.

what if google could also generate psychogegraphical maps a la guy debord? like this one:

http://www.socialtext.net/data/workspaces/rengaramble/attachments/a_circle_of_fire:20071030164741-0-2004/files/COFRRwordmap.JPG

twitter feeds cross referenced to the g.p.s-ed position of the location where they were sent from could autogenerate them. As if…

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