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AJAXWorld Features Google's Mashup Guru Paul Rademacher

Paul Rademacher's HousingMaps.com, a Craigslist-GoogleMaps Combo Site, Was the First Mashup To Awaken Nationwide Attention
By RIA News Desk
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September 19, 2006 11:45 AM EDT
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Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.

Paul Rademacher is the creator of HousingMaps.com, which combined Craigslist and Google Maps for the first web mashup (his "Craigslist-GoogleMaps combo site," he calls it). The indispensable Web 2.0 resource, Programmable Web  - which tracks the latest mashups - calls HousingMaps.com "the prototypical mashup," since it was one of the very first.


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Paul holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UNC-Chapel Hill, and worked as an R&D Engineer at Dreamworks Animation on such movies as Shrek 2 and Madagascar. Since creating HousingMaps, Paul is now at Google.

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j j 09/19/06 12:03:58 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
SYS-CON Italy News Desk 09/19/06 11:26:20 AM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
n d 09/18/06 02:23:09 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
n d 09/18/06 02:13:20 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
n d 09/18/06 02:06:32 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
n d 09/18/06 01:49:16 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
n d 09/18/06 01:16:15 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
n d 09/14/06 08:58:19 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
n d 09/14/06 08:14:36 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
SYS-CON Australia News Desk 09/14/06 05:39:31 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
SYS-CON Italy News Desk 09/14/06 05:25:01 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
SYS-CON Belgium News Desk 08/12/06 09:57:13 AM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
SYS-CON Australia News Desk 08/12/06 08:17:53 AM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
JDJ News Desk 08/11/06 06:45:47 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
Enterprise Open Source News Desk 08/11/06 03:01:00 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
AJAXWorld News Desk 08/11/06 02:27:28 PM EDT

Drawing on his experience with creating a visual housing search page via dynamic overlays of Craigslist home listings on Google Maps, Paul will share with AJAXWorld Conference attendees (October 2-4, Santa Clara) his insights and expertise about how to use an API such as Google's and leverage it Web-wide using AJAX.
In Other News 08/11/06 01:48:25 PM EDT

It shouldn't be much of a surprise, what with Rademacher on board, that a Google base full of listings (http://base.google.com/base/search?a_n0=housing&a_y0=9&hl=en&gl=US), and a great mapping service (google.maps.com) Google is creating real estate search as a distinct service.

If Google real estate search uses the same technology as Froogle, you can expect to see a lot of Seattle-area homes listed for $150,000 with $300,000 in shipping costs shown to you after you try to buy it.
In Other News 08/11/06 01:48:15 PM EDT

It shouldn't be much of a surprise, what with Rademacher on board, that a Google base full of listings (http://base.google.com/base/search?a_n0=housing&a_y0=9&hl=en&gl=US), and a great mapping service (google.maps.com) Google is creating real estate search as a distinct service.

If Google real estate search uses the same technology as Froogle, you can expect to see a lot of Seattle-area homes listed for $150,000 with $300,000 in shipping costs shown to you after you try to buy it.