If you’ve got Gears installed, or this Firefox geolocation extension or the Mozilla Geode extension (or Firefox 3.1), you could try out the beta Mapanui version, where I’ve been playing with the geolocation API (though nothing fancy just yet).

“Pretty much every site on the internet would be improved if it was able to respond to where a user was in some way.”

Great insight into where they are coming from, and where they are going with Fire Eagle.

Start integrating geolocation into your own projects. Use microformats to geo-enable your own websites, and interact with your visitors. It’s easy: use Mapanui to create your own virtual geo-enabled address card. Soon geo/location-aware search will become more important and microformats help people find your site. Additionally, add an ICBM meta tag at the top of your web page, and register at GeoURL.

“Because of the hosted nature of this bookmarklet (hosted on the Mapanui.com server), please be advised that Mapanui is able to see where it is being used, as it is called from the referring site (the site with the address you want to map). We are not able to identify you, nor do we use this referral information at all. But if you feel uncomfortable with this, then please don’t use the Mapanui bookmarklet.”

I felt that I should let users know before they use it. This is the same for any bookmarklet, be it Microsoft Oomph, or Evernote or whatever.
I also added a UserVoice feedback link and a ShareThis link.

Next I’d like to add interactivity to the hCard, so that when you click it, it shows up on the Mapanui pane, in stead of clicking on the link(s) at the bottom of the pane. Some next version…

Now, the interesting fact is, I get more people following me, who I wasn’t following myself. Lots of “entrepreneurial” types it seems, people who are already following lots of others, but not necessarily the people I was targeting. I was rather looking for users, regular folk, like you and me.

“If you’re sick of Death By Powerpoint, then come along to Ignite Sydney, where you’re guaranteed a fun night of entertaining and educational presentations.”

Speakers and subjects include:

• Matt Moore : Words at work – what links Flickr, mind maps, and a vengeful God?
• Jason Yip : Lean programming (the fridge vs the radiator)
• Kieran Ots : A year of failed projects (and what I learned from them)
• Richard Lane : Mapping the sky – Is bigger always better?
• Pamela Fox : HTML5 vs Flex for Rich Internet Applications
• Jeremy LeBard : Australians are a nation of readers. Why do we need Amazon?
• Geoff Bowers: Setting Fire To Your Community. A tale of Japanese mummies, karmic balance and benevolent dictators
• Chloe Mason : Why Sydney needs active travel
• Meitar Moscovitz : How technology influences sexual awareness (and vice versa)
• Mark Pollard : 7 things you can learn from hip-hop

See you there!?

Hope you enjoy!