Following Rev. Pete's fantastic work yesterday, my buddy who makes and plays whistles has just gone bonkers with the whole idea. He's somehow got the session players map and a session map up on his site. Pretty wild, check it out:
If you have fast computer and connection,you can have a real time session in cyberspace and save having all that travelling about and hassle in the real world. http://www.ninjam.com/
I stole the Rev's idea and put such a map on our session site. I put ours there for the purpose of helping our roving mate find convenient pubs to play at by allowing him to see where (work or home) everyone is coming from.
An extension of Pete's work that I have been wanting to do for some time is a map to active sessions. Pete prodded me into actually doing it, so thanks Pete!
Arising out of my expeience trying to find a session when business takes me to a different city, I have started a MODERATED google map that will locate all the sessions that people tell me about. The point of being moderated is that I want to keep the last updated dates accurate and prevent people joking around and/or spaming via the map.
Yes, I could find lists of sessions here and at thesession.org, but not knowing the local area I didn't know which would be near my hotel and which would be hours away. I thought a map with all of them on it would be handy so I didn't have to search each one manually via Google or whatever.
There's only the three sessions that I attend on the map at the moment, but you can check it out at:
I just thought of a nice addition. You can edit your pin in the map to contain a link to your member profile on thesession.org. I did this for myself and it works.
INSTRUCTIONS:
* Click on your username on thesession at the right (where it says "you are logged on as..."). That brings up your profile. Then copy the URL from your address bar. (Mine looks like this http://www.thesession.org/members/display/11048)
* Go to the sessioners map, and click on the map to bring up the secondary window.
* Zoom in on your pin, and click it, then select Edit from the popup.
* Paste the URL into the Link box, and save the changes.
Then when someone clicks on your pin, it will open a page with your session profile. (This is only useful if you have any information in your profile, of course...)
I'm still trying to figure out why the icons aren't showing up right...
benhall, the trick is to click outside your pin to being up the secondary input and editing window, and THEN click on your pin, which should then give you the option of editing.
I am not sure how it knows it's you to allow you to do editing. My first thought would have been by IP address, but that doesn't seem to be it. I bet it uses a browser cookie. So if you can get to the secondary window and click on your user and it doesn't give you the option to edit, then either your browser isn't compatible somehow, or you have cookies disabled or something.
Ahh, benhall, I felt sorry for you, so I edited your pin to put in the link to your profile page for you.
And while I was at it, lo and behold, I selected the yellow icon, and it changed it for you! So you're apparently now the only fiddler in the whole world! LOL
I gotta figure out why those icons aren't working... I don't REALLY want to go edit every single person
Nope, not any more, benhall... I went and manually edited all the icons (it's the A.R. side of my personality). So now, you're a fiddler in a sea of strings... sorry
Hello! You may have seen this a while back. A buddy of mine (cjp here) took an idea from Reverand Pete and created a session and session player mapping project.
Please stop by (if you haven't already) and put yourself and your session on the map!
"The players map is public for updates so you can freely add yourself to the map. This also means some of the points entered may be there to be funny or misdirect you. It's public so treat it accordingly. The Session map is maintained by myself, and if you would like to add your session, send me and e-mail with the details and once I confirm them I will add the session."
Thanks for the bump Ian. I found a cool tool to put dots on planet earth when someone visits the web site. So now there's three maps - "Players" that you can update yourself, "Sessions" that you can e-mail and I'll add your session, or wait for me to get to your session in the arcives here, and "Visitors" which is the globe showing visitors to the site. Check it out, the globe is less useful but more fun for some reason.
yeah, I still don't have the damn players map working properly, so make sure you put your instrument in properly in the message field, so that I can periodically go through a d update the pin colors manually...
Session & Session Players Mapping
Session & Session Players Mapping
Following Rev. Pete's fantastic work yesterday, my buddy who makes and plays whistles has just gone bonkers with the whole idea. He's somehow got the session players map and a session map up on his site. Pretty wild, check it out:
Session Map: http://www.parkswhistles.com/ITM/Sessions/Default.aspx
Session Players' Map:
http://www.parkswhistles.com/ITM/Players/Default.aspx
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by SWFL Fiddler
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Nice boat!
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by ceolachan
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
If you have fast computer and connection,you can have a real time session in cyberspace and save having all that travelling about and hassle in the real world.
http://www.ninjam.com/
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by wolfbird
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
I stole the Rev's idea and put such a map on our session site. I put ours there for the purpose of helping our roving mate find convenient pubs to play at by allowing him to see where (work or home) everyone is coming from.
I just put it up.
http://sessionite.com/page.php?in=42
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by feardearg
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Hi all,
An extension of Pete's work that I have been wanting to do for some time is a map to active sessions. Pete prodded me into actually doing it, so thanks Pete!
Arising out of my expeience trying to find a session when business takes me to a different city, I have started a MODERATED google map that will locate all the sessions that people tell me about. The point of being moderated is that I want to keep the last updated dates accurate and prevent people joking around and/or spaming via the map.
Yes, I could find lists of sessions here and at thesession.org, but not knowing the local area I didn't know which would be near my hotel and which would be hours away. I thought a map with all of them on it would be handy so I didn't have to search each one manually via Google or whatever.
There's only the three sessions that I attend on the map at the moment, but you can check it out at:
http://www.parkswhistles.com/ITM/Sessions/Default.aspx
Please e-mail or PM me with the location, schedule and contact info of any sessions you would like to see added to the map.
Also, suggestions are always welcome.
The whole world is fair game folks!
Carey
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by cjp
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Gosh, I'm such a trendsetter!
wolfbird, we have talked about virtual sessions a number of times before. Ninjam is interesting stuff, but isn't suited for Irish music.
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/4929
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/7855
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/9357
Pete
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Ah,yes.I've now caught up on that.Thanks for the pointers Rev.
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by wolfbird
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
I did a little mini-study a few years ago on sessions per country, I don't know if anyone remembers this one:
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/2807/comments#comment55288
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by Rudall the time
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
I just thought of a nice addition. You can edit your pin in the map to contain a link to your member profile on thesession.org. I did this for myself and it works.
INSTRUCTIONS:
* Click on your username on thesession at the right (where it says "you are logged on as..."). That brings up your profile. Then copy the URL from your address bar. (Mine looks like this http://www.thesession.org/members/display/11048)
* Go to the sessioners map, and click on the map to bring up the secondary window.
* Zoom in on your pin, and click it, then select Edit from the popup.
* Paste the URL into the Link box, and save the changes.
Then when someone clicks on your pin, it will open a page with your session profile. (This is only useful if you have any information in your profile, of course...)
I'm still trying to figure out why the icons aren't showing up right...
Pete
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
I can't do this at all, Reverend.
I can't even edit my pin. I'm obviously too stupid. Think I'll go and play some tunes ...
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by ethical blend
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
benhall, the trick is to click outside your pin to being up the secondary input and editing window, and THEN click on your pin, which should then give you the option of editing.
I am not sure how it knows it's you to allow you to do editing. My first thought would have been by IP address, but that doesn't seem to be it. I bet it uses a browser cookie. So if you can get to the secondary window and click on your user and it doesn't give you the option to edit, then either your browser isn't compatible somehow, or you have cookies disabled or something.
Pete
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
I did just research it, and it does appear to use browser cookies.
Pete
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Or your cookies are all gone.
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by ain't fluffed
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
That's true, Tonya, if you "tossed your cookies", you're out of luck, I think
If anyone is still having difficulty, let me know... I am the god and supreme ruler of the map, and I can edit everybody
Pete
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Thanks, Rev. I think I tried all that, but it didn't seem to work, so maybe my cookies are defective somehow.
Ouch! What a depressing thought.
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by ethical blend
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Ahh, benhall, I felt sorry for you, so I edited your pin to put in the link to your profile page for you.
And while I was at it, lo and behold, I selected the yellow icon, and it changed it for you! So you're apparently now the only fiddler in the whole world! LOL
I gotta figure out why those icons aren't working... I don't REALLY want to go edit every single person
Pete
# Posted on September 25th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Wow... lookit all the geeks.
# Posted on September 26th 2007 by Phantom Button
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Thanks Pete!
)
[I'm the only fiddler in the wor-orld. I'm the only fiddler in the wor-orld.
# Posted on September 26th 2007 by ethical blend
Re: Session & Session Players Mapping
Nope, not any more, benhall... I went and manually edited all the icons (it's the A.R. side of my personality). So now, you're a fiddler in a sea of strings... sorry
# Posted on September 26th 2007 by Reverend
Sessions & Players Mapping Project
Hello! You may have seen this a while back. A buddy of mine (cjp here) took an idea from Reverand Pete and created a session and session player mapping project.
Please stop by (if you haven't already) and put yourself and your session on the map!
http://parkswhistles.com/ITM/default.aspx
"The players map is public for updates so you can freely add yourself to the map. This also means some of the points entered may be there to be funny or misdirect you. It's public so treat it accordingly. The Session map is maintained by myself, and if you would like to add your session, send me and e-mail with the details and once I confirm them I will add the session."
# Posted on October 30th 2007 by SWFL Fiddler
Re: Sessions & Players Mapping Project
Thanks for the bump Ian. I found a cool tool to put dots on planet earth when someone visits the web site. So now there's three maps - "Players" that you can update yourself, "Sessions" that you can e-mail and I'll add your session, or wait for me to get to your session in the arcives here, and "Visitors" which is the globe showing visitors to the site. Check it out, the globe is less useful but more fun for some reason.
Carey
# Posted on October 30th 2007 by cjp
Re: Sessions & Players Mapping Project
I didn't see the one about sessions previously - have now added the BHT, http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/451
so check yer email, cjp!
# Posted on October 31st 2007 by Rudall the time
Re: Sessions & Players Mapping Project
yeah, I still don't have the damn players map working properly, so make sure you put your instrument in properly in the message field, so that I can periodically go through a d update the pin colors manually...
Pete
# Posted on October 31st 2007 by Reverend