NYT on Business Possibilities of Mash-ups
Funding of mash-up efforts are few and far between the article (free registration may be required) notes, pointing to Platial as the exception. One concern of investors is that its rather easy for someone else to come along and do the same thing. “The current things people are doing with Google Maps are cute but they don’t add value,” said Peter Rip, managing director of Leapfrog Ventures in Menlo Park, Calif.
An interesting tidbit comes from Palatial founder Di-Ann Eisnor:
For example, she pointed to the site’s goal of aggregating many layers of content onto the site, so that a single map can offer information on crime as well as, say, architecture.
Ohmygoodness, it’s starting to sound like GIS!
by Adena Schutzberg on 03/24 at 06:09 AM |
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