William M. Hartnett

Florida Department Of Revenue Provides Public Access to Assessment Roll & GIS Data - Find GIS
“The data was available previously for a very reasonable amount at the cost of reproduction, however the DOR will now post the data to an FTP Site for the public to access.”
(tags: gis property-data florida fldor)

Who Put These Guys In [...]

Delta merger won’t have big impact on travelers - ajc.com
Not in Atlanta, anyway. “Creation of the world’s largest airline won’t mean higher fares or a bounty of bargains. And a more delightful flying experience isn’t in the cards no matter who is dealing them.”
(tags: airlines travel delta northwest)

Should Newspapers Still Be Taking Sides? - TIME
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Where in the world is… (Answers) - Google LatLong
Imagery update in Google Earth, including Martin County, Hardee County and the city of Tampa in Florida. Doesn’t appear the updated imagery is available in Google Maps yet.
(tags: google googlemaps mapping)

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Largest Recall of Ground Beef Is Ordered - New York Times
“The recall … comes after a widening animal-abuse scandal that started after … an undercover video on Jan. 30 that showed workers kicking sick cows and using forklifts to force them to walk.” This is exactly why I stopped eating meat.
(tags: food vegetarian nyt)

Celebrating the [...]

I’m a latecomer to The Wire, having caught on only at the start of the current season. Though even I find the newsroom storyline snooze-worthy, I’m still happy to feature in this week’s Paper View Monday The Baltimore Sun, as seen in Virtual Earth/Live Maps. Say, speaking of The Sun, this CJR story about The [...]

And possibly just the best video ever, period.

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Granted, the difficulty I have finding street addresses of newspaper buildings while working on Paper View Monday updates doesn’t exactly top the list of life’s great injustices. It is, however, incredibly annoying in a low-grade way that, like so many things I complain about in this space, is almost certainly unique to me. Nearly every [...]

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Feature story is about people who downsized into living spaces of less than 1,000 square feet, including one couple that used to live in a 7,500-square-foot home. Neighborhood of the week is Heritage Oaks, a secluded development in south Martin County, near Tequesta.
DOWNLOAD THE PRINT SECTION
Print pages in PDF: Right-click and save-as to download [...]

Webcasts are hard to produce well, harder still to make a hit - Howard Owens
“If you’re going to do a webcast, you should spend the money and take the time to get it right. You may get only one shot at getting right … this is tough stuff.”
(tags: newspapers video webcast)

Arkansas Police Chief Arrested, Charged [...]