Web Cam Africa

There is a very interesting web cam out there for those of you who happen to enjoy wildlife called "Web Cam Africa". It is a continuously live streaming web cam from the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana, Africa (AKA Pete's Pond). Started by Pete Le Roux in the latter half of the 1980s, his goal was to save as many animals as possible in this region by having them live on this 183,178-acre piece of land, which was free of poachers. The idea worked so well that some people say that particular groups of species are now overpopulating the land; however, plans are currently being made to expand the protected area to neighboring South Africa and Zimbabwe.
I really like this web page's behavior because it allows the visitor to choose different web cams, to experience several views of the land. Also, the site utilizes forums in order to create conversations pertaining to the subject matter. If the visitor wishes to be kept up-to-date with new web cams, they can type in their e-mail address, and they will be notified when new events occur as well. You can see the live web cam here (the site says that the best viewing times are 12-4 AM and 4-8 PM, both EST).

Web Platform: The Web Page Transformed

I am increasingly surprised by how far technology has come in the past decade. For example, in the article "From Web Page to Web Platform" on "News.com", the journalist explains how web pages such as Google Maps can be used to find regional gas prices through a "mash-up" program called "Cheap Gas." So, as you look up a particular destination on Google Maps, you can simultaneously find nearby gas stations and their respective costs. Wow, killing the proverbial two birds with one stone never sounded so good. Also, the article explains how more and more web programmers are creating sites that allow the readers to interact in order to make a much more informative and up-to-date page. For example, the article says that a programmer based out of Chicago created a web page called "Chicagocrime.org" which, using Google Maps, can show where crimes are committed in Chicago (of course, with the help of the inhabitants reporting the crimes to the programmer). This transformation is being called "Web 2.0" - if this pattern in world wide web creation continues, I'm sure that all kinds of helpful information will be available to the public in the near future.