Over the last few days I’ve been playing around with Mobypicture.com and more precisely their Geo-tagged picture map feature. I’ve found a way to have a map embedded on any blog that automatically centres on the last picture uploaded. What’s more it’s all done from a mobile phone… Perfect for any Travel Blog…
Other features include:
- Micro-blogging and blogging brought together.
- Automatic posting to twitter and Facebook etc.
- One simple upload from any GPS enabled phone perfect for travellers on the road.
- Centres on last uploaded picture.
Have a look at our Geo-Tagged Picture map. (might still have issues with Internet explorer, that’s not the map, it’s my limited code knowledge).
Here’s How to do it:
- Sign up for free account at www.Mobypicture.com.
- Connect it with your social network services. i.e. Twitter and Facebook.
- Download the mobile app or set your favourite (Mobypicture has it’s own apps but I use Twibble).
- Upload some Geo-tagged pictures from a phone or computer and it will put them in your stream, post them on your MobyMap (if you click on your Username on the right sidebar you will see a link that says “Launch MobyMap”) and update your selected social networks.
- FinallyPaste this code where you want the map to appear on a page on your blog or website: <iframe width=”920″ height=”600″ frameborder=”no ” scrolling=”no” marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ src=”http://www.mobypicture.com/user/YOUR USERNAME HERE/map”</iframe> There are a few options in that code too so you can customise it as much as you like i.e. size and border.
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@edwinvdg
Very nice app
Mobypicture now even integrates with Foursquare as well: http://mathys.vanabbe.com/context-is-king/
@FreeNuts
The Geo-Tagged Picture map is not found, where to see the demo now?
@mathys
You can find the map at: http://happytimeblog.co.uk/map/
You can launch this map for any user or group!
@happytimeblog
the map is there and does work @freenuts Mobypicture has been having server trouble ll day but it seems fine now
@mathys
@happytimeblog yeah, but the link is not correct in your post!
@techtalkformoms
wow that is really cool, I will retweet!
@happytimeblog
Fixed @mathys and thanks!
@happytimeblog
the link in the post above to the map doesn’t lead anywhere, it should point to http://happytimeblog.co.uk/map
@phillipgibb
very cool, now just to get a GPS enabled phone. I wonder if there are ‘conventional’ cameras our there that are GPS enabled and add that meta to pictures – for this sort of thing?
@mathys
Integrations like the one with Foursquare will in some cases also help us to geolocate the postings when users are inside. We are aggregating spot data from many sites to better assist you in locating your postings.
very helpful indeed. thanks..
@happytimeblog
Sorry I missed a closing tag and thats what caused some layout issues… The CORRECT CODE is: