Roll Your Own Tile Server : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa907679.aspx and Building Your Own Tile Server

Moby Dick Literary Map : http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tri064.html

(Essay) The Musical Map : This activity of mapping is always new; it "always has to do with performance, whereas the tracing always involves an alleged 'competence'."

'maps' for sale on eBay

Riya Personal Search : face recognition and text recognition to search your personal photos.

A film about and made with Second Life : http://blip.tv/file/149744 ( 50 sec preview)

"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit." - Helen Keller
"Art is about the process not the product." - Blog
"... this sort of blind faith that you are on the right path, because nothing else makes you feel complete, is necessary to combat the many perceived obstacles and difficulties inherent in the life of an artist." - Nina Meledandri
"Every artist ought to be an exhibitionist." - Egbert Oudendag
"There is no right way to do something wrong." - Unknown