Week3: My vacations 2009

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I decided to create a neographic map of the different vacation spots a visited in 2009. Creating mashup map I used my personal pictures and videos of the cities I visited so you could get a personal perspective of the areas. My map has mostly food spots because I feel you could learn a lot about a city by exploring the diverse foods that are available. I also include some of my favorite spots for entertainment with the family and friends.

There are benefits, pitfalls, and consequences of creating neographic maps. The benefit of these maps is how personal they are to the user. The viewers benefit from this because they get to see a different side of something that most likely wouldn’t exist on standard sites. Additionally, adding a personal touch to these types of maps allows viewers to connect with the user because of his/her likes and dislikes. The negatives or pitfalls are that these sites could potentially discourage people because of personal opinion stated on the site. The user could also place inaccurate information about a place/event and further discourage people from exploring these places on their own. The consequences are that many viewers may be disheartened to explore or investigate different places on their own and solely rely on someone else’s opinion. Further, some information could be inaccurate and cause severe disappointment if you solely rely on this information.