Talk:XO map

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Idea:

>  * create a world map of where we think all the XOs are. Some sort of
> Google-map app... it would be a tremendous hit, and would likely jumpstart
> a lot of local brainstorming and better connections as our community
> travels around the world (XO-aware couchsurfing and dinner planning).
> there's the google "my maps" feature that is -very- easy to use. not sure
> about opportunities for collaboration/joint modification, tho... Lauren
> I think what we really want is a way to geotag wiki pages and make a special
> set of same show up on a google map... we don't want the map to be
> deletable, we do want revision history, we do want people to be able to edit
> their own information - both geoloc and the bit of metadata that shows up
> associated with a marker. Sj talk
> Something like planet planet or a quick drupal install might get us up
> to speed quickly with the maps idea. More on this next week. :-) 
> -Josh.