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Filed under: Audio, Internet, Analysis

What happens on the web does NOT stay on the web

Emma Clarke
The voice of the London Tube system lost her job this week after posting funny, but kind of inappropriate fake train announcements on her personal website.

Look, how many times do we have to tell you, the internet is not a private place? We understand when teenage kids who aren't thinking about their future post embarrassing photos on MySpace that could cost them jobs in the future. But if you're a grownup, shouldn't you be thinking twice about posting potentially inappropriate content online?

There does seem to be some question as to whether London Tube announcer Emma Clarke was fired purely for posting funny announcements on her site, or if it was because she as bad-mouthing her client in the press. But the truth of the matter is, it probably wasn't a good idea to poke fun at the train system or passengers in a public forum while drawing a paycheck.

Fortunately for Clarke, she appears to be a freelance writer and voiceover artist. And something tells me that the publicity she's getting for this whole dust up will keep her working for a little while. If her mock announcements were just a bit funnier, maybe she could get work as a comedian. But honestly, most her jokes just weren't all that funny.

[via Boing Boing]

Filed under: Internet, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Office, Google

NYC Google Earth Mega Pack


Over 8 million people live in New York City, and for those of them who use Google Earth, things just got a whole lot easier. The NYC Google Earth Mega Pack adds a boatload of new layers to enhance the Google Earth experience, including complete mass transit routes (including into Long Island an New Jersey), neighborhood maps, bike routes, live weather maps, NYPD precinct houses, and city parade routes.

While the Mega Pack has a more complete set of transit routes, Brian Abbott's New York City Subway for Google Earth layer is a bit cleaner and easier to read.

[via Dan Dickinson]

Filed under: Fun, Productivity

ZSubway: The New York City subway on your iPod

ZSubwayZSubway is a collection of New York City subway maps and schedules that you can download to your iPod (and some other portable media players). It's amazingly simple - just a bunch of images, really - and yet immensely useful.

This is something all cities should have, in my opinion. When I think of the ways mobile technology is "revolutionizing" our lives, I think the most important changes come in the form of these seemingly small things. No, there's nothing flashy or exciting about subway maps. But ZSubway ranks very high on the usefulness scale. No more having to carry a map around with you, or look for a map (much less a schedule) in a deserted station, or call a customer service number. I don't know about you, but every minute I save is precious, and convenience is much more important than bells and whistles.

So let this be a message to other cities - it's time to get on-board and provide iPod-friendly transit maps.

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