RUNNINGMAP on wikipedia
This morning I discovered that someone added Runningmap.com as an example to the Wikipedia entry for “mashup”. I am a big fan of Wikipedia and I am flattered. I categorically state that I did not make the entry nor do I know who did it. As a matter of record, here are some noteable web references (that I played no part in posting):
- Runningmap at Digg
- Del.icio.us (600+ people)
- mashupexperts.com
- Scott Morgan, Senior Flash Engineer, Disney
- geekysports.com
- Sitepoint.com: Whip Up a Yahoo! Mashup Using PHP
Other than being shameless self promotion (hey, it is my blog 
the point of this post is that the viral nature of the web is quite interesting. It’s a new kind of “word-of-mouth.” And I think it is indicative of substance. I much prefer this than trolling and spamming running forums like other owners of similar sites do. One particular owner of a similar site to runningmap has posted “me too!” comments on at least 5 different high profile news or blog posts about Runningmap. That is annoying.
UPDATE: It looks like my Wikipedia fame has come to an end. On November 28 someone removed the “unencyclopedic examples” which included runningmap.com.
