We are happy to announce that we could improve the quality of all maps for the Caribbean. You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or to clear your cache to notice!
Mittwoch, 22. Oktober 2008
Follow MyGreatWorld
From now on you cann follow alll our actions on twitter.com :) We'll try to publish as much information as we can to show you what we are doing for our great world. So come and follow us at: http://twitter.com/MyGreatWorld !!
Donnerstag, 28. August 2008
Evolutions uncovered: The new MyGreatWorld.com
Relaunch of the free and popular photo community - On August 25, 2008, after almost a year of systematic and thorough testing, MyGreatWorld.com has hatched from a working BETA into the wild of the internet. And without exaggeration one can say that both, design and range of features have significantly improved.
At first glance users will note that the saluting map of the world is now designed in the vivid whites & greens which match the whole vibe of the site. Who does not like this colour-scheme can try out alternatives within the 'Personal Profile' where by and by different designs will be presented to the members, although it is almost certain, that the new 'Nighttheme' will rise to instant glory.
For all pictures uploaded after August 25, EXIF-data is now available (whenever included in an image), allowing the interested photo-enthusiasts a more technical insight. Comments and Personal Messages have been separated and clearly arranged for a faster access.
Under the hull of the interface, an efficiently tweaked database-engine was fired up and carries out the requests within the mainframe of a new and completely overhauled structure. By this, the overall speed of the site -- which has already been amazing due to the lack of popups, gadgets, etc -- was distinctly boosted.
MyGreatWorld.com now allows do-follow links to external sites on all pages as long as there is a gain in information on the respective topic (which might be a continent, region, city, point-of-interest, landscape or even a single picture). By this, the idea behind MyGreatWorld.com, to combine visual impressions with categories and a database of time and place has opened another quality-source for reliable information.
And YES: MyGreatWorld.com still is and always will be a FREE service.
Freitag, 15. August 2008
Countdown to Relaunch - Every BIT Worth the Wait!
Now it's only a matter of days until MyGreatWorld.com will at last peel off its old hull and start up the engine: The 'BETA' will be finally left behind and a greatly refined interface will be presented to the constantly growing community of photo-enthusiasts from all over the World.
Many striking enhancements have improved the platform visibly and technically -- below the surface and deep within the structure of MyGreatWorld's database as well as catching the eye at the very first sight, such as the EXIF-data that every newly uploaded picture will now show.
Still, the best thing about this open and alternative photo-community remains fundamentally unchanged: MyGreatWorld is - and always will be -- FREE to use with all its features!
Many striking enhancements have improved the platform visibly and technically -- below the surface and deep within the structure of MyGreatWorld's database as well as catching the eye at the very first sight, such as the EXIF-data that every newly uploaded picture will now show.
Still, the best thing about this open and alternative photo-community remains fundamentally unchanged: MyGreatWorld is - and always will be -- FREE to use with all its features!
Montag, 30. Juni 2008
MyGreatAlgeria
We are happy to announce that MyGreatAlgeria has been put online. If you live in Algeria or have ever been there, feel free to share your photos of this great country.
Freitag, 6. Juni 2008
New design for mygreat.de
We have just relaunched our official company page www.mygreat.deWe also launched www.mygreatpages.com which will give you a overview about our recent projects. Though it's still not complete it will grow day by day.
For all of you who just worry about the advancement of MyGreatWorld.com: Yep, we are working on it ;) We will have a relaunch in late summer which will be one of the last steps of the beta phase. So come back annd have a look.
Freitag, 23. Mai 2008
Server maintenance
During the night from friday to saturday, May 23th to 24th at 22:00 p.m. GMT, we will perform a server maintenance. MyGreatWorld.com as qwell as all individual country pages will be offline during this work. Estimated duration will be 5 hours.
Montag, 5. Mai 2008
New maps for MyGreatSpain
We are happy to announce that we could improve the quality of all maps on MyGreatSpain. You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or to clear your cache to notice!
Dienstag, 29. April 2008
Press Release MyGreatItaly
Buongiorno Italia! MyGreatWorld.com launches Italy-portal of the fast, free & acclaimed photo-community
Home of the Roman Empire, Cradle of the Western Civilization and Centre of the Catholic Church – Italy is a rich country in many regards and offers endless motifs for any photo-enthusiast. Also complex in topography, visitors enjoy the northern lakes and beauteous tarns as much as the Alps and Apennine Mountains or the several active volcanoes.
Travellers and residents alike can now upload their pictures of this astounding country, which is blessed with an almost unrivalled diversity in nature and culture: Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, San Marino and the Vatican City - Italy has everything to fascinate visitors for more than a single holiday and impressions of this amazing country are always an eye-catcher.
With www.MyGreatItaly.com now opened for the public, the highly praised MyGreatWorld-Project takes another step to mapping the world with photos, inviting all fans and travellers to share their impressions of Bella Italia with the community.
At the main page of www.MyGreatWorld.com users find a reduced and well-planned menu without dispensable and unwanted gadgets or pop-ups. All elemental functions are within easy reach and it is not before the choice of a country that the second (and more detailed) menu expands, allowing new users to register and old users to login.
Besides the time (year or even better: year & month) and the category of a picture any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible.
Creating new spots (or uploading to those already generated) within the map-based and simple upload-section is a breeze - as is the plain searchbar that will produce the desired results in most cases. The advanced search, on the other hand underlines the fact that the sites of MyGreatWorld.com offer more than a mere pool of pretty pictures:
It allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Italy’s unrivalled landscapes and its ancient cities with their narrow passages and unique cultural background make visitors wonder with awe - and MyGreatItaly.com is a welcome way to present this beauty: For visitors. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
Home of the Roman Empire, Cradle of the Western Civilization and Centre of the Catholic Church – Italy is a rich country in many regards and offers endless motifs for any photo-enthusiast. Also complex in topography, visitors enjoy the northern lakes and beauteous tarns as much as the Alps and Apennine Mountains or the several active volcanoes.Travellers and residents alike can now upload their pictures of this astounding country, which is blessed with an almost unrivalled diversity in nature and culture: Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, San Marino and the Vatican City - Italy has everything to fascinate visitors for more than a single holiday and impressions of this amazing country are always an eye-catcher.
With www.MyGreatItaly.com now opened for the public, the highly praised MyGreatWorld-Project takes another step to mapping the world with photos, inviting all fans and travellers to share their impressions of Bella Italia with the community.
At the main page of www.MyGreatWorld.com users find a reduced and well-planned menu without dispensable and unwanted gadgets or pop-ups. All elemental functions are within easy reach and it is not before the choice of a country that the second (and more detailed) menu expands, allowing new users to register and old users to login.
Besides the time (year or even better: year & month) and the category of a picture any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible.
Creating new spots (or uploading to those already generated) within the map-based and simple upload-section is a breeze - as is the plain searchbar that will produce the desired results in most cases. The advanced search, on the other hand underlines the fact that the sites of MyGreatWorld.com offer more than a mere pool of pretty pictures:
It allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Italy’s unrivalled landscapes and its ancient cities with their narrow passages and unique cultural background make visitors wonder with awe - and MyGreatItaly.com is a welcome way to present this beauty: For visitors. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
Freitag, 25. April 2008
New maps for MyGreatItaly
We are happy to announce that we could improve the quality of all maps on MyGreatItaly. You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or to clear your cache to notice!
Donnerstag, 24. April 2008
Press Release MyGreatGreece
Greece - a way of life - MyGreatWorld’s adds the land of the Gods to the acclaimed free Photocommunity
Greece is not just about the sun and the azure sea, about holiday and hospitality, culture and sports - Greece is far more than that: Greece is a photographer's dream come true.
With www.MyGreatGreece.com now opened for the public, the highly praised MyGreatWorld-Project takes another step to mapping the world with photos, inviting all fans and travellers to share their impressions of Greece with the community. Visitors and residents alike can now upload their pictures of this astounding country identifying each photo according to date and category like art, nature, hotels etc.
At the main page of www.MyGreatWorld.com users find a reduced and well-planned menu without dispensable and unwanted gadgets or pop-ups. All elemental functions are within easy reach and it is not before the choice of a country that the second (and more detailed) menu expands, allowing new users to register and old users to login.
Besides the time (year or even better: year & month) and the category of a picture any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible.
Creating new spots (or uploading to those already generated) within the map-based and simple upload-section is a breeze - as is the plain searchbar that will produce the desired results in most cases. The advanced search, on the other hand underlines the fact that the sites of MyGreatWorld.com offer more than a mere pool of pretty pictures:
It allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Greece is the perfect country for families as well as for backpackers who rightfully commend the open-hearted cordiality and hospitality of the Greek and their strong belief in tradition and family.
With a unique language and rich culture dating back at least 3,500 years, Greece has performed drama and tragedy a long time before many other countries. Science and philosophy have been nurtured in this part of the earth early and thoroughly. Today it is mostly the unrivalled landscape and the white pearls of Aegean and Ionian islands on the blue sheet of ocean that make visitors wonder with awe - and MyGreatGreece.com is a welcome way to present this beauty. For visitors. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
Greece is not just about the sun and the azure sea, about holiday and hospitality, culture and sports - Greece is far more than that: Greece is a photographer's dream come true.With www.MyGreatGreece.com now opened for the public, the highly praised MyGreatWorld-Project takes another step to mapping the world with photos, inviting all fans and travellers to share their impressions of Greece with the community. Visitors and residents alike can now upload their pictures of this astounding country identifying each photo according to date and category like art, nature, hotels etc.
At the main page of www.MyGreatWorld.com users find a reduced and well-planned menu without dispensable and unwanted gadgets or pop-ups. All elemental functions are within easy reach and it is not before the choice of a country that the second (and more detailed) menu expands, allowing new users to register and old users to login.
Besides the time (year or even better: year & month) and the category of a picture any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible.
Creating new spots (or uploading to those already generated) within the map-based and simple upload-section is a breeze - as is the plain searchbar that will produce the desired results in most cases. The advanced search, on the other hand underlines the fact that the sites of MyGreatWorld.com offer more than a mere pool of pretty pictures:
It allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Greece is the perfect country for families as well as for backpackers who rightfully commend the open-hearted cordiality and hospitality of the Greek and their strong belief in tradition and family.
With a unique language and rich culture dating back at least 3,500 years, Greece has performed drama and tragedy a long time before many other countries. Science and philosophy have been nurtured in this part of the earth early and thoroughly. Today it is mostly the unrivalled landscape and the white pearls of Aegean and Ionian islands on the blue sheet of ocean that make visitors wonder with awe - and MyGreatGreece.com is a welcome way to present this beauty. For visitors. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
Freitag, 18. April 2008
MyGreatWorld on KillerStartups
We are proud of being reviewed on KillerStartups. KillerStartups.com is a user driven Internet startups community. It's intended for entrepreneurs, investors and bloggers to stay updated on up-and-coming Internet startups. As we like to say it: KillerStartups.com: tapping the wisdom of crowds to find the next big thing on the internet."
Thank you for taking www.mygreatworld.com into your list.
Thank you for taking www.mygreatworld.com into your list.
Donnerstag, 17. April 2008
MyGreatWorld on Web2Null
Thanks to the guys from Web2Null for taking us in the list. You can now see the MyGreatWorld profile here.
MyGreatWorld on Technorati
You can now visit our Technorati Profile. Make it your favourite profile ;)
Montag, 14. April 2008
Press Release MyGreatTurkey
Bosporus, Black Sea & Anatolia: MyGreatWorld.com warmly welcomes the Republic of Turkey
With Turkey the highly acclaimed new database and alternative photo-community at MyGreatWorld.com adds another key-country to its free, fast & rapidly growing online-platform of the world.
Turkey is one of the oldest continually inhabited areas on the whole planet - and a photographer's dream come true: Rooted in Western as well as in Eastern tradition, history has left visible footprints all over this country, vivid reminders of early Byzantine architecture and centuries of Ottoman influence.
Blessed with an almost unrivalled diversity in nature and culture Turkey has everything to fascinate visitors for more than a single holiday and impressions of this amazing country are always an eye-catcher.
With MyGreatTurkey.com now opened for the public, the MyGreatWorld-Project takes another giant step, inviting all fans and travellers to share their impressions of and with the world.
At the main page of MyGreatWorld.com users find a reduced and well-planned menu without dispensable and unwanted gadgets or pop-ups. All elemental functions are within easy reach and it is not before the choice of a country that the second (and more detailed) menu expands, allowing new users to register and old users to login.
To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible.
No matter if users want to document the famous river Euphrates, Lake Van or Mount Ararat, creating new spots (or uploading to those already generated) within the map-based and coherent upload-section is a breeze - as is the plain searchbar that will produce the desired results in most cases. The advanced search, on the other hand underlines the fact that the sites of MyGreatWorld.com offer more than a mere pool of pretty pictures:
The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'mundane' or ‘mediocre’ photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
What's worth visiting in Istanbul? Where to stay in Izmir? What to do at the Turkish Riviera? What to avoid at the Black Sea? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatTurkey.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
The change of Turkey’s face is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become. This might be fortunate -- but it is not by default.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatTurkey.com opens up its services to the community to build an online-database of literally any spot in this country. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of the site.
With Turkey the highly acclaimed new database and alternative photo-community at MyGreatWorld.com adds another key-country to its free, fast & rapidly growing online-platform of the world.Turkey is one of the oldest continually inhabited areas on the whole planet - and a photographer's dream come true: Rooted in Western as well as in Eastern tradition, history has left visible footprints all over this country, vivid reminders of early Byzantine architecture and centuries of Ottoman influence.
Blessed with an almost unrivalled diversity in nature and culture Turkey has everything to fascinate visitors for more than a single holiday and impressions of this amazing country are always an eye-catcher.
With MyGreatTurkey.com now opened for the public, the MyGreatWorld-Project takes another giant step, inviting all fans and travellers to share their impressions of and with the world.
At the main page of MyGreatWorld.com users find a reduced and well-planned menu without dispensable and unwanted gadgets or pop-ups. All elemental functions are within easy reach and it is not before the choice of a country that the second (and more detailed) menu expands, allowing new users to register and old users to login.
To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible.
No matter if users want to document the famous river Euphrates, Lake Van or Mount Ararat, creating new spots (or uploading to those already generated) within the map-based and coherent upload-section is a breeze - as is the plain searchbar that will produce the desired results in most cases. The advanced search, on the other hand underlines the fact that the sites of MyGreatWorld.com offer more than a mere pool of pretty pictures:
The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'mundane' or ‘mediocre’ photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
What's worth visiting in Istanbul? Where to stay in Izmir? What to do at the Turkish Riviera? What to avoid at the Black Sea? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatTurkey.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
The change of Turkey’s face is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become. This might be fortunate -- but it is not by default.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatTurkey.com opens up its services to the community to build an online-database of literally any spot in this country. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of the site.
Freitag, 11. April 2008
Press Release MyGreatIceland
Geysers, Waterfalls & Volcanoes - MyGreatWorld.com crosses the Arctic Circle
Tourism, Cars, Traffic
Critically acclaimed database and alternative photo-community at MyGreatWorld.com adds with Iceland another country to its free, fast & rapidly growing online-platform of the world.
Blessed with the warm North Atlantic Current at its doorstep, Iceland could be called the 'hot spot' in the regions of the Arctic. The island - which is the 2nd largest in Europe - is also the 5th most productive country in the world regarding the per capita GDP and Iceland is also rightfully famous for its unrivalled geology and locations to make every photographer's heart pound with joy:
Eldfell, Hekla and Laki are just three of the more well known volcanoes on Iceland and together with the countless rivers, waterfalls and hot springs they are a reason both, for the geothermal independence of Iceland as well as for its natural beauty and diversity that is so often praised by impressed visitors.
As the sturdy Icelandic Pony is often seen on Iceland's rolling hills of grassland which cover roughly three quarters of the landmass, flocks of sea-birds inhabit the steep coastline with its infinite fjords and hidden bays.
Iceland is a photographer's dream come true. With MyGreatIceland.com now opened for the public, the MyGreatWorld-Project takes another giant step, inviting all fans and travellers to share their impressions of and with the world.
Tourism, Cars, Traffic
Critically acclaimed database and alternative photo-community at MyGreatWorld.com adds with Iceland another country to its free, fast & rapidly growing online-platform of the world.
Blessed with the warm North Atlantic Current at its doorstep, Iceland could be called the 'hot spot' in the regions of the Arctic. The island - which is the 2nd largest in Europe - is also the 5th most productive country in the world regarding the per capita GDP and Iceland is also rightfully famous for its unrivalled geology and locations to make every photographer's heart pound with joy:
Eldfell, Hekla and Laki are just three of the more well known volcanoes on Iceland and together with the countless rivers, waterfalls and hot springs they are a reason both, for the geothermal independence of Iceland as well as for its natural beauty and diversity that is so often praised by impressed visitors.
As the sturdy Icelandic Pony is often seen on Iceland's rolling hills of grassland which cover roughly three quarters of the landmass, flocks of sea-birds inhabit the steep coastline with its infinite fjords and hidden bays.
Iceland is a photographer's dream come true. With MyGreatIceland.com now opened for the public, the MyGreatWorld-Project takes another giant step, inviting all fans and travellers to share their impressions of and with the world.
New maps for MyGreatTurkey
We are happy to announce that we could improve the quality of all maps on MyGreatTurkey. You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or to clear your cache to notice!
Mittwoch, 9. April 2008
Press Release MyGreatWorld (German)
Die Welt zu Gast in Haan - Eine neue, alternative Foto-Community lädt ein
Internetseiten, die dem User einen kleinen digitalen Raum für die eigenen Bilder bieten, gibt es viele: Erfahrungsgemäß haben derlei Angebote den einen oder anderen Haken, sind entweder zeitlich oder hinsichtlich der Bildgröße begrenzt oder werbefinanziert (oder beides), horten Bilderberge ohne Struktur oder sind dermaßen überlaufen, dass wahre Perlen schlicht untergehen.
Leidensgeprüft durch zahlreiche eigene Erfahrungen mit den gängigen Bilderportalen, wollen Marco Stüwe und Thorsten Scherff es mit MyGreatWorld.com besser machen. Partybilder und Nacktfotos sucht man hier vergebens: Als freie Alternative zu den kommerziellen und anonymen Portalen verbirgt sich hinter dem Namen vielmehr eine offene Community zur fotografischen Erfassung der Welt, in der Bilder von jedem Ort in jedem Land und zu jeder Zeit willkommen sind.
Auf der Suche nach sinnvollen Ordnungskriterien haben sie sich die beiden gebürtigen Mettmanner und Wahlhaaner entsprechend an erster Stelle für eine geographische Einteilung entschieden, was bedeutet, dass jedes Foto beim Upload einem Land und dort einer Stadt, einer Landschaft oder einem Ort von Interesse zugeordnet werden muss. Neue Orte können praktischerweise im Upload-Dialog sofort vom User angelegt werden, wobei Kartensegmente eine Hilfestellung bei der geographischen Zuordnung leisten. Zusätzlich zur eindeutigen geographischen Zuordnung zu einem Fleck, ist jedes Bild auch vorgegebenen Kategorien zuzuordnen und sollte mit dem Monat und Jahr der Aufnahme versehen werden. Zusammen mit dem Titel eines Fotos und dem Text der Beschreibung entsteht so eine komplexe Datenbank, die nach praktisch allen Kriterien durchsucht werden kann.
Ziel der Seite ist es nicht, einfach Massen von Fotos zu sammeln, sondern durch einen sinnvollen Rahmen Örtlichkeiten visuell zu erfassen. Die Gründe dafür sind vielfältig: Sei es, um vor den katastrophalen Bedingungen eines Urlaubsortes zu warnen oder sei es, um den Nachbarn im Ort den einen oder anderen Geheimtipp in der Umgebung oder gar der eigenen Straße näher zu bringen. Allzu oft passiert es, dass Prospekte, Kataloge und Hochglanzmagazine Erwartungen wecken, ohne sie erfüllen zu können. Nicht selten stellen sich als ‘heimeliger Geheimtipp’ angepriesene Plätze als nepp-überladene Touristenfallen heraus und ‘ruhige Hotels’ oder ‘romantische Cafés’ entpuppen sich als grelle und verstopfte Fließbandabfertigungen.
Demgegenüber kennen die Menschen vor Ort und die Stammgäste die Stätten, die sich ein ursprüngliches Flair erhalten haben. Orte, in denen die Magie eines Landes oder einer Region überdauern konnte und die den Besuch tatsächlich lohnen. Durch die Angabe des Aufnahmedatums eines Bildes ist es zudem möglich, Örtlichkeiten in ihrer Entwicklung zu dokumentieren, um zum Beispiel den Fortschritt in Bebauung oder die Veränderung in Stilen sichtbar zu machen.
Eben weil nicht alle Museen, Geschäfte oder Denkmäler notwendig die Investition wertvoller - weil begrenzter - Urlaubszeit verdienen, ist die Kommunikation des Wissens ein kostbarer Dienst. Fotografen erhalten zudem ein verlässliches Feedback zu ihren Bildern, da jeder Upload kommentiert, diskutiert und mit Punkten bewertet werden kann.
Da die Seiten schlank und funktional programmiert wurden und ohne überflüssige Spielereien auskommen, sind sie schnell im Aufbau und ermöglichen dank einer durchdachten Menüführung einen raschen Zugriff auf alle wesentlichen Elemente.
"Der Spaß mit www.MyGreatWorld.com wird ganz klar vom Mitmachen und Engagement der Teilnehmer und Besucher abhängen", erklärt Thorsten Scherff von der MyGreat GbR, der sich für die technische Umsetzung verantwortlich zeigt. "Wir stellen mit der Webseite lediglich die Plattform zur Verfügung, mit Leben wird die Seite erst durch die Bilder von Usern überall auf der ganzen Welt gefüllt."
MyGreat GbR
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Als Marco Stuewe und Thorsten Scherff das ‘MyGreat-Projekt’ ins Leben riefen, geschah dies mit dem Ziel, eine (welt-) offene, nicht-kommerzielle Plattform zu etablieren, auf der jeder Benutzer seine Eindrücke von jedem Fleck der Welt würde einstellen können.
Ihre Vorstellung war eine Datenbank, die einfach bedienbar und schnörkellos den Zugang sowohl zu Bildern von einem beliebigen Punkt der Erde erlauben würde, als auch zu Kommentaren zu diesem Ort oder dieser Landschaft.
Im Verlauf der Projektplanung mussten sie jedoch schnell erkennen, dass die Welt in ihrer Einzigartigkeit weit mehr spektakuläre Plätze bot, als sie zu ahnen gewagt hatten … und dass einige Interessensbereiche ihr Datenbankprojekt nett abrunden könnten: In weniger als zwei Tagen wurden mehr als 150 Domains verschiedener Themen registriert, die nun allmählich und frei von Gebühren der Gemeinschaft zum Nutzen aller überlassen werden.
Obwohl sich die Seite offiziell noch im Beta-Stadium befindet, hat sie bereits positive Darstellung in der Zeitschrift NATURFOTO erhalten. Im April 2008 wurde www.MyGreatWorld.com zudem als 'Web-Liebling der Redaktion' in der Studentenzeitschrift UNICUM vorgestellt.
Internetseiten, die dem User einen kleinen digitalen Raum für die eigenen Bilder bieten, gibt es viele: Erfahrungsgemäß haben derlei Angebote den einen oder anderen Haken, sind entweder zeitlich oder hinsichtlich der Bildgröße begrenzt oder werbefinanziert (oder beides), horten Bilderberge ohne Struktur oder sind dermaßen überlaufen, dass wahre Perlen schlicht untergehen.Leidensgeprüft durch zahlreiche eigene Erfahrungen mit den gängigen Bilderportalen, wollen Marco Stüwe und Thorsten Scherff es mit MyGreatWorld.com besser machen. Partybilder und Nacktfotos sucht man hier vergebens: Als freie Alternative zu den kommerziellen und anonymen Portalen verbirgt sich hinter dem Namen vielmehr eine offene Community zur fotografischen Erfassung der Welt, in der Bilder von jedem Ort in jedem Land und zu jeder Zeit willkommen sind.
Auf der Suche nach sinnvollen Ordnungskriterien haben sie sich die beiden gebürtigen Mettmanner und Wahlhaaner entsprechend an erster Stelle für eine geographische Einteilung entschieden, was bedeutet, dass jedes Foto beim Upload einem Land und dort einer Stadt, einer Landschaft oder einem Ort von Interesse zugeordnet werden muss. Neue Orte können praktischerweise im Upload-Dialog sofort vom User angelegt werden, wobei Kartensegmente eine Hilfestellung bei der geographischen Zuordnung leisten. Zusätzlich zur eindeutigen geographischen Zuordnung zu einem Fleck, ist jedes Bild auch vorgegebenen Kategorien zuzuordnen und sollte mit dem Monat und Jahr der Aufnahme versehen werden. Zusammen mit dem Titel eines Fotos und dem Text der Beschreibung entsteht so eine komplexe Datenbank, die nach praktisch allen Kriterien durchsucht werden kann.
Ziel der Seite ist es nicht, einfach Massen von Fotos zu sammeln, sondern durch einen sinnvollen Rahmen Örtlichkeiten visuell zu erfassen. Die Gründe dafür sind vielfältig: Sei es, um vor den katastrophalen Bedingungen eines Urlaubsortes zu warnen oder sei es, um den Nachbarn im Ort den einen oder anderen Geheimtipp in der Umgebung oder gar der eigenen Straße näher zu bringen. Allzu oft passiert es, dass Prospekte, Kataloge und Hochglanzmagazine Erwartungen wecken, ohne sie erfüllen zu können. Nicht selten stellen sich als ‘heimeliger Geheimtipp’ angepriesene Plätze als nepp-überladene Touristenfallen heraus und ‘ruhige Hotels’ oder ‘romantische Cafés’ entpuppen sich als grelle und verstopfte Fließbandabfertigungen.
Demgegenüber kennen die Menschen vor Ort und die Stammgäste die Stätten, die sich ein ursprüngliches Flair erhalten haben. Orte, in denen die Magie eines Landes oder einer Region überdauern konnte und die den Besuch tatsächlich lohnen. Durch die Angabe des Aufnahmedatums eines Bildes ist es zudem möglich, Örtlichkeiten in ihrer Entwicklung zu dokumentieren, um zum Beispiel den Fortschritt in Bebauung oder die Veränderung in Stilen sichtbar zu machen.
Eben weil nicht alle Museen, Geschäfte oder Denkmäler notwendig die Investition wertvoller - weil begrenzter - Urlaubszeit verdienen, ist die Kommunikation des Wissens ein kostbarer Dienst. Fotografen erhalten zudem ein verlässliches Feedback zu ihren Bildern, da jeder Upload kommentiert, diskutiert und mit Punkten bewertet werden kann.
Da die Seiten schlank und funktional programmiert wurden und ohne überflüssige Spielereien auskommen, sind sie schnell im Aufbau und ermöglichen dank einer durchdachten Menüführung einen raschen Zugriff auf alle wesentlichen Elemente.
"Der Spaß mit www.MyGreatWorld.com wird ganz klar vom Mitmachen und Engagement der Teilnehmer und Besucher abhängen", erklärt Thorsten Scherff von der MyGreat GbR, der sich für die technische Umsetzung verantwortlich zeigt. "Wir stellen mit der Webseite lediglich die Plattform zur Verfügung, mit Leben wird die Seite erst durch die Bilder von Usern überall auf der ganzen Welt gefüllt."
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Als Marco Stuewe und Thorsten Scherff das ‘MyGreat-Projekt’ ins Leben riefen, geschah dies mit dem Ziel, eine (welt-) offene, nicht-kommerzielle Plattform zu etablieren, auf der jeder Benutzer seine Eindrücke von jedem Fleck der Welt würde einstellen können.
Ihre Vorstellung war eine Datenbank, die einfach bedienbar und schnörkellos den Zugang sowohl zu Bildern von einem beliebigen Punkt der Erde erlauben würde, als auch zu Kommentaren zu diesem Ort oder dieser Landschaft.
Im Verlauf der Projektplanung mussten sie jedoch schnell erkennen, dass die Welt in ihrer Einzigartigkeit weit mehr spektakuläre Plätze bot, als sie zu ahnen gewagt hatten … und dass einige Interessensbereiche ihr Datenbankprojekt nett abrunden könnten: In weniger als zwei Tagen wurden mehr als 150 Domains verschiedener Themen registriert, die nun allmählich und frei von Gebühren der Gemeinschaft zum Nutzen aller überlassen werden.
Obwohl sich die Seite offiziell noch im Beta-Stadium befindet, hat sie bereits positive Darstellung in der Zeitschrift NATURFOTO erhalten. Im April 2008 wurde www.MyGreatWorld.com zudem als 'Web-Liebling der Redaktion' in der Studentenzeitschrift UNICUM vorgestellt.
Samstag, 29. März 2008
MyGreatWorld.com: Visual update
Innnovative design: MyGreatWorld.com updates web-interface of the rapidly growing photo-community
In a world of colourful cultures necessarily a universe of perspectives unfolds ...
And it is the whole planet Earth, www.MyGreatWorld.com aims to document: Every notable spot, each place of interest and even the very streets users are living in -- as seen today and in past times. It is a complex and intricate task, yet remarkably supported by MyGreatWorld's latest and enhanced design:
At the main page of www.MyGreatWorld.com users now find a reduced and well-planned menu without dispensable and unwanted gadgets or pop-ups. All elemental functions are within easy reach and it is not before the choice of a country that the second (and more detailed) menu expands, allowing new users to register and old users to login.
To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible.
Creating new spots (or uploading to those already generated) within the map-based and coherent upload-section is still a breeze - as is the plain searchbar that will produce the desired results in most cases. The advanced search, on the other hand underlines the fact that the sites of MyGreatWorld.com offer more than a mere pool of pretty pictures: The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'mundane' or 'mediocre' photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
With MyGreatWorld.com Marco Stuewe and Thorsten Scherff prove once again that a free and fast service can become an alternative to commercial websites and that a functional, well developed layout helps to effectively categorize uploads, to provide access to the data inserted and -- in case of MyGreatWorld.com -- to communicate the beauty of the world.
In a world of colourful cultures necessarily a universe of perspectives unfolds ...And it is the whole planet Earth, www.MyGreatWorld.com aims to document: Every notable spot, each place of interest and even the very streets users are living in -- as seen today and in past times. It is a complex and intricate task, yet remarkably supported by MyGreatWorld's latest and enhanced design:
At the main page of www.MyGreatWorld.com users now find a reduced and well-planned menu without dispensable and unwanted gadgets or pop-ups. All elemental functions are within easy reach and it is not before the choice of a country that the second (and more detailed) menu expands, allowing new users to register and old users to login.
To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible.
Creating new spots (or uploading to those already generated) within the map-based and coherent upload-section is still a breeze - as is the plain searchbar that will produce the desired results in most cases. The advanced search, on the other hand underlines the fact that the sites of MyGreatWorld.com offer more than a mere pool of pretty pictures: The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'mundane' or 'mediocre' photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
With MyGreatWorld.com Marco Stuewe and Thorsten Scherff prove once again that a free and fast service can become an alternative to commercial websites and that a functional, well developed layout helps to effectively categorize uploads, to provide access to the data inserted and -- in case of MyGreatWorld.com -- to communicate the beauty of the world.
Donnerstag, 27. März 2008
Press Release MyGreatParaguay
Paraguay's Rolling Hills And Marshy Plains Are Added To Mygreatworld.Com’S Rapidly Growing Photo-Community
Even today there are still countless unique places in Paraguay yet untouched by visitors and exceptional landscapes are waiting to be unveiled by photographers.
With Paraguay landlocked quite in the heart of South America, tourism took its timfe to discover the countries overwhelming beauty and cultural wealth. Even today there are still countless unique places yet untouched by visitors and exceptional landscapes are waiting to be unveiled by photographers.
Paraguay is decidedly twofold: The eastern region's green countryside and dense forests form the lively part of Paraguay, featuring the boiling capital Asuncion as well as the vast majority of the country's 5.7 million citizens. In contrast to that the peace and serenity of the western region inspire those in search of calmness and uncorrupted nature and wildlife.
Whatever the reason for a visit to Paraguay, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret splendour every location holds: What's worth visiting in Asuncion? Where to stay in Pilar? What to do in Concepcion? What to avoid in San Lorenzo? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatParaguay.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
The change of Paraguay over the centuries and even over the last decades and years is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatParaguay.com opens up its services to the community these days to build an online-database of literally any spot in this country. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of the site.
Even today there are still countless unique places in Paraguay yet untouched by visitors and exceptional landscapes are waiting to be unveiled by photographers.
With Paraguay landlocked quite in the heart of South America, tourism took its timfe to discover the countries overwhelming beauty and cultural wealth. Even today there are still countless unique places yet untouched by visitors and exceptional landscapes are waiting to be unveiled by photographers.
Paraguay is decidedly twofold: The eastern region's green countryside and dense forests form the lively part of Paraguay, featuring the boiling capital Asuncion as well as the vast majority of the country's 5.7 million citizens. In contrast to that the peace and serenity of the western region inspire those in search of calmness and uncorrupted nature and wildlife.
Whatever the reason for a visit to Paraguay, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret splendour every location holds: What's worth visiting in Asuncion? Where to stay in Pilar? What to do in Concepcion? What to avoid in San Lorenzo? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatParaguay.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
The change of Paraguay over the centuries and even over the last decades and years is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatParaguay.com opens up its services to the community these days to build an online-database of literally any spot in this country. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of the site.
Donnerstag, 20. März 2008
New maps for MyGreatThailand
We are happy to announce that we could improve the quality of all maps on MyGreatThailand. You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or to clear your cache to notice!
Dienstag, 18. März 2008
New maps for MyGreatKenya
We are happy to announce that we could improve the quality of all maps on MyGreatKenya. You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or to clear your cache to notice!
Patch
MyGreatWorld.com as well as all individual country-sites have been subject to major technical and smaller visual changes. Especially the way you are informed about new comments has been changed. We also made some changes to the structure of your personal menu and some positions of elements. Please login and have a look. Feedback is always welcome!
You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or clear your browser cache to notice!
You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or clear your browser cache to notice!
Mittwoch, 12. März 2008
Press Release MyGreatBolivia
Between Andes and the Amazonian Rainforests: MyGreatWorld's open, fast & free photo-community for Bolivia
Just a couple of days after MyGreatWorld.com opened up Belgium to the community now Bolivia fills one of the few remaining gaps in the worldmap of MyGreatWorld.
Even though rich in natural resources Bolivia struggles hard to find its place in the centre of South America, being more famous for major archeological monuments than for the vast amounts of iron, magnesium or natural gas. Outstanding ruins from pre-columbian cultures and famous mines already known by the Incas are only the creamy top of the highlights waiting to be discovered by visitors.
Bolivia is world-famous for its varied and distinctive folklore with some of the annual regional carnivals being No. 1 events in South-America.
Geographically Bolivia offers a surprising variety of different landscapes. Within the Andes and Altiplano about 80% of Bolivia's population lives today but Llanos and Yungas, too, offer a compelling background for inspiring captures.
Whatever the reason for a visit to Bolivia, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds: What's worth visiting in El Alto? Where to stay in La Paz? What to do in Oruro? What to avoid on Cochabamba? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatBolivia.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
Just a couple of days after MyGreatWorld.com opened up Belgium to the community now Bolivia fills one of the few remaining gaps in the worldmap of MyGreatWorld.
Even though rich in natural resources Bolivia struggles hard to find its place in the centre of South America, being more famous for major archeological monuments than for the vast amounts of iron, magnesium or natural gas. Outstanding ruins from pre-columbian cultures and famous mines already known by the Incas are only the creamy top of the highlights waiting to be discovered by visitors.
Bolivia is world-famous for its varied and distinctive folklore with some of the annual regional carnivals being No. 1 events in South-America.
Geographically Bolivia offers a surprising variety of different landscapes. Within the Andes and Altiplano about 80% of Bolivia's population lives today but Llanos and Yungas, too, offer a compelling background for inspiring captures.
Whatever the reason for a visit to Bolivia, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds: What's worth visiting in El Alto? Where to stay in La Paz? What to do in Oruro? What to avoid on Cochabamba? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatBolivia.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
Mittwoch, 27. Februar 2008
Press Release MyGreatBelgium
Heart of the European Union and home of Flanders & Wallonia - MyGreatWorld’s Free Photo-Community for Belgium
Tourists have long ago discovered the cultural riches and original hospitality making Belgium a perfect country for families as well as for backpackers who often praise the open-hearted cordiality of the Belgian and their unsurpassed passion for strong and spicy beer in the same breath.
Geographically divided into the Anglo-Belgian Basin, the Paris Basin and the Hercynian Orogenic Belt, Belgium offers scenic variety and natural beauty to visitors and travellers from around the world.
Whatever the reason for a visit to Belgium, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds: What's worth visiting in Brussels? Where to stay in Ghent? What to do in Liege? What to avoid in La Roche? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatBelgium.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
The change of Belgium over the centuries and even over the last decades and years is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatBelgium.com opens up its services to the community these days to build an online-database of literally any spot in this country. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of the site.
Uploading photos to MyGreatBelgium is map-based, fast and easy allowing the user to add new spots to the database (cities, points of interest, landscapes) on the fly. To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible without popup-windows or superfluous gadgets.
Is there a typical architecture in a town? Which hotel is it advisable to stay in? What's a commendable cafe, a museum worth seeing or a beautiful landscape in a spot? The photos might also depict details of a (not) recommendable archaeological site, a folkloristic event, an interesting building or even ‘just’ the own road for those fortunates living in Belgium.
Users are invited to give a helping hand and insider-guide to future visitors - and maybe even an eye-opener to residents living nearby.
Retrieving information from the database demonstrates that the MyGreatWorld-Project offers more than a mere pool of pretty pictures: The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Users find at all the sites of MyGreatWorld.com a solid framework to enrich with their photos, recommendations and opinions. The site is a young project and there is a lot of space yet to be filled. This also means users can still be the first to add a new spot and to present the flair of a place to the world, the ambassador for a town, landscape or favourite point of interest.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'boring' or unspectacular photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
Descriptions are fine. But hand in hand with pictures, they are better. And at MyGreatWorld.com users might use the combination of both.
Tourists have long ago discovered the cultural riches and original hospitality making Belgium a perfect country for families as well as for backpackers who often praise the open-hearted cordiality of the Belgian and their unsurpassed passion for strong and spicy beer in the same breath.
Geographically divided into the Anglo-Belgian Basin, the Paris Basin and the Hercynian Orogenic Belt, Belgium offers scenic variety and natural beauty to visitors and travellers from around the world.
Whatever the reason for a visit to Belgium, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds: What's worth visiting in Brussels? Where to stay in Ghent? What to do in Liege? What to avoid in La Roche? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatBelgium.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
The change of Belgium over the centuries and even over the last decades and years is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatBelgium.com opens up its services to the community these days to build an online-database of literally any spot in this country. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of the site.
Uploading photos to MyGreatBelgium is map-based, fast and easy allowing the user to add new spots to the database (cities, points of interest, landscapes) on the fly. To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible without popup-windows or superfluous gadgets.
Is there a typical architecture in a town? Which hotel is it advisable to stay in? What's a commendable cafe, a museum worth seeing or a beautiful landscape in a spot? The photos might also depict details of a (not) recommendable archaeological site, a folkloristic event, an interesting building or even ‘just’ the own road for those fortunates living in Belgium.
Users are invited to give a helping hand and insider-guide to future visitors - and maybe even an eye-opener to residents living nearby.
Retrieving information from the database demonstrates that the MyGreatWorld-Project offers more than a mere pool of pretty pictures: The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Users find at all the sites of MyGreatWorld.com a solid framework to enrich with their photos, recommendations and opinions. The site is a young project and there is a lot of space yet to be filled. This also means users can still be the first to add a new spot and to present the flair of a place to the world, the ambassador for a town, landscape or favourite point of interest.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'boring' or unspectacular photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
Descriptions are fine. But hand in hand with pictures, they are better. And at MyGreatWorld.com users might use the combination of both.
Dienstag, 26. Februar 2008
New maps for MyGreatNorway
We are happy to announce that we could improve the quality of all maps on MyGreatNorway. You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or to clear your cache to notice!
Freitag, 22. Februar 2008
New maps for MyGreatIndia
We are happy to announce that we could improve the quality of all maps on MyGreatIndia. You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or to clear your cache to notice!
Freitag, 15. Februar 2008
Press Release MyGreatTanzania
Mountainous, unfolding and packed with Wildlife, Tanzania has become a major tourist-destination. Centuries of migration and European Colonialism have left overwhelming cultural riches, forming the compelling background for inspiring photos. Aiming to document every notable location in Tanzania, users around the world are now invited to contribute their captures and impressions and to describe them to the community.
Tanzania has politically as well as economically developed significantly within the last decade. Blessed with a border to the Indian Ocean and some of the oldest human settlements on earth the country offers vast riches to the visitor.
Whatever the reason for a visit to Tanzania, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds: What's worth visiting in Dodoma? Where to stay at Lake Victoria? What to do in Dar Es Salaam? What to avoid on Zanzibar? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatTanzania.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
The change of Tanzania and its neighbouring states, as they appear today, is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become. This might be fortunate -- but it is not by default.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatTanzania.com opens up its services to the community these days to build an online-database of literally any spot in this country. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of the site.
Uploading photos to MyGreatTanzania is map-based, fast and easy allowing the user to add new spots to the database (cities, points of interest, landscapes) on the fly. To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible without popup-windows or superfluous gadgets.
Is there a typical architecture in a town? Which hotel is it advisable to stay in? What's a commendable cafe, a museum worth seeing or a beautiful landscape in a spot? The photos might also depict details of a (not) recommendable archaeological site, a folkloristic event, an interesting building or even 'just' the own road for those fortunates living in Tanzania.
Users are invited to give a helping hand and insider-guide to future visitors - and maybe even an eye-opener to residents living nearby.
Retrieving information from the database demonstrates that MyGreatWorld.com offers more than a mere pool of pretty pictures: The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Users find at MyGreatWorld.com a solid framework to enrich with their photos, recommendations and opinions. The site is a young project and there is a lot of space yet to be filled. This also means users can still be the first to add a new spot and to present the flair of a place to the world, the ambassador for a town, landscape or favourite point of interest.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'boring' or unspectacular photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
Descriptions are fine. But hand in hand with pictures, they are better. And at MyGreatWorld.com users might use the combination of both.
Tanzania has politically as well as economically developed significantly within the last decade. Blessed with a border to the Indian Ocean and some of the oldest human settlements on earth the country offers vast riches to the visitor.
Whatever the reason for a visit to Tanzania, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds: What's worth visiting in Dodoma? Where to stay at Lake Victoria? What to do in Dar Es Salaam? What to avoid on Zanzibar? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatTanzania.com - For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
The change of Tanzania and its neighbouring states, as they appear today, is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become. This might be fortunate -- but it is not by default.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatTanzania.com opens up its services to the community these days to build an online-database of literally any spot in this country. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of the site.
Uploading photos to MyGreatTanzania is map-based, fast and easy allowing the user to add new spots to the database (cities, points of interest, landscapes) on the fly. To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible without popup-windows or superfluous gadgets.
Is there a typical architecture in a town? Which hotel is it advisable to stay in? What's a commendable cafe, a museum worth seeing or a beautiful landscape in a spot? The photos might also depict details of a (not) recommendable archaeological site, a folkloristic event, an interesting building or even 'just' the own road for those fortunates living in Tanzania.
Users are invited to give a helping hand and insider-guide to future visitors - and maybe even an eye-opener to residents living nearby.
Retrieving information from the database demonstrates that MyGreatWorld.com offers more than a mere pool of pretty pictures: The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Users find at MyGreatWorld.com a solid framework to enrich with their photos, recommendations and opinions. The site is a young project and there is a lot of space yet to be filled. This also means users can still be the first to add a new spot and to present the flair of a place to the world, the ambassador for a town, landscape or favourite point of interest.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'boring' or unspectacular photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
Descriptions are fine. But hand in hand with pictures, they are better. And at MyGreatWorld.com users might use the combination of both.
Mittwoch, 13. Februar 2008
Welcome Tanzania to MyGreatWorld
We are happy to announce that MyGreatTanzania has been put online. If you live in Tanzania or have ever been there, feel free to upload your photos of this great country.
New maps for MyGreatNewZealand
We are happy to announce that we could improve the quality of all maps on MyGreatNewZealand. You might have to press and hold SHIFT while clicking on the reload button of your browser or to clear your cache to notice!
Press Release
Mygreatworld.Com: A Free Photo-Community With A New Approach Opens To The Public
MyGreatWorld.com opens a new service, combining Visual Impressions of a spot with Recommendations and a powerful Database-Technology.
Added: 02/13/2008 - Thorsten Scherff
Haan, Germany, Feb 13,2008--MyGreatWorld.com opens a new service, combining Visual Impressions of a spot with Recommendations and a powerful Database-Technology. Welcoming actual pictures as well as older captures users worldwide are invited to illustrate the present appearance and chronological change of any place on earth.
MyGreatWorld.com is a newly launched webservice for photo-enthusiasts around the world and those interested in the constant changes through architecture, town-planning or tourism.
Photos are often the reminder of happy moments and beautiful locations -- or they might be the visual proof of unexpected or lamentable conditions. They can be masterpieces of perspective and composition and carrier of strong emotions. This way or the other they are in good hands at the MyGreat-Project.
And by means of an advanced database-technology, photos can also become an archive of time and place and a witness of change and development.
Ten years ago Moscow was a different place than today. So was New York or even Stonehenge.
The change of a place and its surrounding area, as it appears today, is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become. This might be fortunate -- but it is not by default.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatWorld.com opens up its services to the community these days to build a worldwide online-database of literally any spot on earth. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of MyGreatWorld.com.
Also, photos & information from residents and those who know a certain spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds.
Uploading photos to MyGreatWorld is map-based, fast and easy allowing the user to add new spots to the database (cities, points of interest, landscapes) on the fly. To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible without popup-windows or superfluous gadgets.
Retrieving information from the database demonstrates that MyGreatWorld.com offers more than a mere pool of pretty pictures: The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Users find at MyGreatWorld.com a solid framework to enrich with their photos, recommondations and opinions. The site is a young project and there is a lot of space yet to be filled. This also means users can still be the first to add a new spot and to present the flair of a place to the world, the ambassador for a town, landscape or favorite point of interest.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'boring' or unspectacular photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
Descriptions are fine. But hand in hand with pictures, they are better. And at MyGreatWorld.com users might use the combination of both.
MyGreatWorld.com opens a new service, combining Visual Impressions of a spot with Recommendations and a powerful Database-Technology.
Added: 02/13/2008 - Thorsten Scherff
Haan, Germany, Feb 13,2008--MyGreatWorld.com opens a new service, combining Visual Impressions of a spot with Recommendations and a powerful Database-Technology. Welcoming actual pictures as well as older captures users worldwide are invited to illustrate the present appearance and chronological change of any place on earth.
MyGreatWorld.com is a newly launched webservice for photo-enthusiasts around the world and those interested in the constant changes through architecture, town-planning or tourism.
Photos are often the reminder of happy moments and beautiful locations -- or they might be the visual proof of unexpected or lamentable conditions. They can be masterpieces of perspective and composition and carrier of strong emotions. This way or the other they are in good hands at the MyGreat-Project.
And by means of an advanced database-technology, photos can also become an archive of time and place and a witness of change and development.
Ten years ago Moscow was a different place than today. So was New York or even Stonehenge.
The change of a place and its surrounding area, as it appears today, is sometimes subtle (and sometimes not). It becomes obvious by comparing the chronological advancement in housing and construction and the varying styles in design and architecture. The further an observer is travelling back in time the more evident growth and progress become. This might be fortunate -- but it is not by default.
Combining these different approaches (to a vast mass of digital photography laying dormant on harddrives around the globe), www.MyGreatWorld.com opens up its services to the community these days to build a worldwide online-database of literally any spot on earth. Even the very streets users are living in are subject to continuous changes - and to make these trends visible is one of the goals of MyGreatWorld.com.
Also, photos & information from residents and those who know a certain spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds.
Uploading photos to MyGreatWorld is map-based, fast and easy allowing the user to add new spots to the database (cities, points of interest, landscapes) on the fly. To make the database work, users are asked for the time (year or even better: year & month) and a category their picture fits in best. Any further description a user enters will be additionally indexed for key-words. The same goes for the photo's title. Structures and designs are straightforward and comprehensible without popup-windows or superfluous gadgets.
Retrieving information from the database demonstrates that MyGreatWorld.com offers more than a mere pool of pretty pictures: The Advanced Search allows for combinations of various search-parameters including the time of the capture, the motive, the spot, key-words in title or description and even the filtering for a certain photographer.
Users find at MyGreatWorld.com a solid framework to enrich with their photos, recommondations and opinions. The site is a young project and there is a lot of space yet to be filled. This also means users can still be the first to add a new spot and to present the flair of a place to the world, the ambassador for a town, landscape or favorite point of interest.
"The site lives from the users' engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no 'boring' or unspectacular photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what's 'interesting' is in the eye of the beholder..."
Descriptions are fine. But hand in hand with pictures, they are better. And at MyGreatWorld.com users might use the combination of both.
Mittwoch, 30. Januar 2008
Advanced Photo Search
The new ADVANCED SEARCH is open for public testing. This mighty tool will help narrow down your searches! Find your favourite pictures of the world.
The Advanced Search is a mighty and unique tool to search the database:
Users can for example search for pictures in the categories 'Beach, Coast & Port' and 'Sports & Activity' taken in August in the year 2005 in France, in the city of Lyon that were uploaded by user ffranz101 containing the keywords 'boat' and 'red'.
By using these options it also gets possible to search locations systematically for changes in the run of the years.
Press Release
What's worth visiting? MyGreatWorld.com wants YOUR impressions. For visitors, residents & friends.
Is there an architectural must-see in your town? Which restaurant would you suggest to visit? Did you like your last hotel? Have you been to Stonehenge - and was it worth the trip?
At www.MyGreatWorld.com you can upload your captures of any spot worldwide and give a helping hand to future visitors - and maybe even an eye-opener to those living nearby... What's your favourite cafe, museum and landscape? Is your main-street made for shopping? And are there famous places you really suggest to avoid?
There are places you have to go and there are places you want to go. There are even those places you just happen to live in...
Whatever the reason for your stay or your visit, information from residents and those who know the place are always welcome, both, to make the best of out your trip and not to miss the secret beauties every place holds.
Descriptions are fine.
But pictures are better!
And www.MyGreatWorld.com offers the combination of both!
| One look is worth a thousand words! MyGreatWorld.com is about YOUR photos and about the places YOU have seen. It is about YOUR opinion and YOUR point of view. Share YOUR recommendations! | ||||
At www.MyGreatWorld.com you can upload your captures of any spot worldwide and give a helping hand to future visitors - and maybe even an eye-opener to those living nearby... What's your favourite cafe, museum and landscape? Is your main-street made for shopping? And are there famous places you really suggest to avoid?
There are places you have to go and there are places you want to go. There are even those places you just happen to live in...
Whatever the reason for your stay or your visit, information from residents and those who know the place are always welcome, both, to make the best of out your trip and not to miss the secret beauties every place holds.
Descriptions are fine.
But pictures are better!
And www.MyGreatWorld.com offers the combination of both!
Press Release
Photo-community with a new approach: MyGreatWorld.com opens spot-related database-project
Whatever the reason for a visit to a place, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds: What’s Worth Visiting in New York? Where to stay in Paris? What to do in Sydney? What to avoid in Rome? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatWorld.com. For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
Users find at MyGreatWorld.com a fast and lean framework to enrich with their photos, recommondations and opinions. A map-based navigation offers an easy access to the regions of our planet. Structure and designs are straightforward and comprehensible without popup-windows or superfluous gadgets.
The specific feature of this site, however, is the classification-option: Each photo can be assigned to given categories (gastronomy, hotel, art, nature,…). In combination with the option to date the capture, this forms a mighty tool to actually retrieve ordered and well-assorted first-hand information!
Is there a typical architecture in a town? Which hotel is it advisable to stay in? What’s a commendable cafe, a museum worth seeing or a beautiful landscape in a spot? The photos might also depict details of a (not) recommendable show, a folkloristic event, an interesting building or even ‘just’ the own road.
Users are invited to give a helping hand and insider-guide to future visitors - and maybe even an eye-opener to residents living nearby.
MyGreatWorld.com is a young project and, naturally, there is a lot of space yet to be filled. This also means, everyone is invited to be among the first to add a new spot and to become a pioneer to present the flair of a place to the world, the ambassador for his/her town, landscape or favorite point of interest.
MyGreatWorld.com lives from the users’ engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no ‘boring’ or unspectacular photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what’s ‘interesting’ is in the eye of the beholder…
Descriptions are fine.
But pictures are better!
And at MyGreatWorld.com users might use the combination of both.
Whatever the reason for a visit to a place, photos & information from residents and those who know the spot are always welcome, both, to make the best out of a trip and not to miss the secret beauty every location holds: What’s Worth Visiting in New York? Where to stay in Paris? What to do in Sydney? What to avoid in Rome? Users may depict their recommendations on MyGreatWorld.com. For tourists. For residents. For friends. Worldwide.
Users find at MyGreatWorld.com a fast and lean framework to enrich with their photos, recommondations and opinions. A map-based navigation offers an easy access to the regions of our planet. Structure and designs are straightforward and comprehensible without popup-windows or superfluous gadgets.
The specific feature of this site, however, is the classification-option: Each photo can be assigned to given categories (gastronomy, hotel, art, nature,…). In combination with the option to date the capture, this forms a mighty tool to actually retrieve ordered and well-assorted first-hand information!
Is there a typical architecture in a town? Which hotel is it advisable to stay in? What’s a commendable cafe, a museum worth seeing or a beautiful landscape in a spot? The photos might also depict details of a (not) recommendable show, a folkloristic event, an interesting building or even ‘just’ the own road.
Users are invited to give a helping hand and insider-guide to future visitors - and maybe even an eye-opener to residents living nearby.
MyGreatWorld.com is a young project and, naturally, there is a lot of space yet to be filled. This also means, everyone is invited to be among the first to add a new spot and to become a pioneer to present the flair of a place to the world, the ambassador for his/her town, landscape or favorite point of interest.
MyGreatWorld.com lives from the users’ engagement and from the belief that on an international level there are no ‘boring’ or unspectacular photos: The world in all its facets is very well worth seeing and what’s ‘interesting’ is in the eye of the beholder…
Descriptions are fine.
But pictures are better!
And at MyGreatWorld.com users might use the combination of both.
Welcome to our offical company blog
What is this blog about?
This is the official company blog where we like to publish all information regarding to www.mygreatworld.com. Whenever there is something new on the webpage, any important changes are made or any press release has been published, you can find all necessary information here.
What's this all about?
The platform and framework www.MyGreatWorld.com provides serves one main reason:
www.MyGreatWorld.com is a visual database of locations.
When Marco Stuewe and Thorsten Scherff called MyGreat into life their aim was to establish an open and non-commercial platform for every user to share his/her impressions of any place on earth. They wanted to create a database for all the international main destinations which would allow for a simple and fast access both to pictures of a place or landscape and to user-comments on the respective location.
In the course of planning this project, however, they soon had to discover that there were far more spectacular places in the world than they had dared to imagine - ... and that some other fields of interest would round up their database-project nicely. Within a time span of just a few days more than 150 internet-domains were thought of and registered and are by now constantly and freely offered to the community for the benefit of everyone.
This is the official company blog where we like to publish all information regarding to www.mygreatworld.com. Whenever there is something new on the webpage, any important changes are made or any press release has been published, you can find all necessary information here.
What's this all about?
The platform and framework www.MyGreatWorld.com provides serves one main reason:
www.MyGreatWorld.com is a visual database of locations.
This is great for travelers. Making plans for holidays sometimes proves to be unexpected hard work: In contrast to the pictures in the advertising glossy magazins the real place often turns out to be some dirty and f*cked up location in the middle of nowhere (or right in the centre of everything).
Therefore finding reliable information turns out to be the linchpin and challenge in every holidaymaking-strategy and photos made by residents or fellow traverlers help immensely.
But MyGreatWorld.com offers more than that: Within the upload-procedure the users insert their pictures in a coherent framework of regional and contextual categories that gives an easy access to key-information.
The Advanced Search is a mighty and unique tool to search the database:
Users can for example search for pictures in the categories 'Beach, Coast & Port' and 'Sports & Activity' taken in August in the year 2005 in France, in the city of Lyon that were uploaded by user ffranz101 containing the keywords 'boat' and 'red'.
By using these options it also gets possible to search locations systematically for changes in the run of the years.
Who are the founders?When Marco Stuewe and Thorsten Scherff called MyGreat into life their aim was to establish an open and non-commercial platform for every user to share his/her impressions of any place on earth. They wanted to create a database for all the international main destinations which would allow for a simple and fast access both to pictures of a place or landscape and to user-comments on the respective location.
In the course of planning this project, however, they soon had to discover that there were far more spectacular places in the world than they had dared to imagine - ... and that some other fields of interest would round up their database-project nicely. Within a time span of just a few days more than 150 internet-domains were thought of and registered and are by now constantly and freely offered to the community for the benefit of everyone.
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