Cyberhomes

Discover homes for sale, as well as regional and individual home sale stats, and general neighborhood and school info with Cyberhomes, a Microsoft Virtual Earth mashup that's similar to Zillow but seems to work a bit faster.

A quick look through my neighborhood netted average home sales in the last few months; I was able to zoom in on specific homes and get more information. You also have the option to narrow down your search pretty well from the get-go; just click on the Advanced Search Options tag.

Cyberhomes

Inner Life of a Cell-Breathtaking Video

The Inner Life of the Cell from the Biovisions at Harvard initiative is incredible, you've never seen working of a cell presented like this - the motor proteins are *phenomenal*

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Google Earth adds Hiking Trails!

Want to scout out some hikes before your next trip? Google Earth's new layer has hundreds of them.

Specifically, the Trimble Outdoors Trips layer features GPS-marked trails for activities including hiking, biking, backpacking and running. The info includes directions to trailheads, a difficulty ranking, and notes on interesting sights to see along the way. Some legs also include photos, audio and even video clips. But here's where it really gets interesting: One click sends the trip info straight to your phone--and if it's a GPS-enabled phone, you can get the actual coordinates as well (as opposed to just the map).

Users can, of course, submit their own hike routes as well. To see the new layer in action, fire up Google Earth and look under the Featured Content tree in the Layers pane. Then dig out your backpack.
Google Earth [via Official Google Blog]

O'Reilly opens online tech school

For those of you who want to add to your tech skills, this sounds like it could be a great way to do it. Certificates available include Client-Side Web Programming, Linux/Unix System Administration Certificate, Web Programming Certificate, Open Source Programming Certificate, and a .NET Programming Certificate.

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Google launches My Maps

Create, annotate and share personalized maps with My Maps, a new addition to Google Maps.

To get started, just head to the site and click the My Maps tab. Create a new map, choose whether to make it public or private (the former makes it available in searches), then start marking it up. You can add places, draw lines and shapes, and even incorporate hosted photos and videos (though only by adding the appropriate HTML to a placemark's description). When you're done, you can share the map (it gets its own URL) or create a KML file for use in Google Earth.

Windows Live Maps offers similar functionality (and has better drawing tools), but Google raises the bar a bit with its video and KML support. Plus, My Maps is much easier to work with. How will you use this tool?