Comments on: Ben Sheldon on Mapping Access http://cmediachange.net/blog/2006/11/06/ben-sheldon-on-mapping-access/ PEG Access TV and the Social Web Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:17:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daniell http://cmediachange.net/blog/2006/11/06/ben-sheldon-on-mapping-access/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Daniell Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:44:53 +0000 http://cmediachange.net/blog/2006/11/06/ben-sheldon-on-mapping-access/#comment-4 Great interview! I really think MappingAccess is one of the best examples of how existing technologies (Drupal, Google Maps) can be used to start turning the highly decentralized PEG Access world (3000 - 5000 independent stations!) into a more collaborative, networked organism. One thing that I don't think was mentioned though was how quickly Ben was able to put together the first iteration of MappingAccess. It went from being talked about to being something we could play with in just a handful of days. This is partly because Ben's a hell of a developer but also because the barrier to entry on these things is getting lower every month. Great interview! I really think MappingAccess is one of the best examples of how existing technologies (Drupal, Google Maps) can be used to start turning the highly decentralized PEG Access world (3000 – 5000 independent stations!) into a more collaborative, networked organism.

One thing that I don’t think was mentioned though was how quickly Ben was able to put together the first iteration of MappingAccess. It went from being talked about to being something we could play with in just a handful of days. This is partly because Ben’s a hell of a developer but also because the barrier to entry on these things is getting lower every month.

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