<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div>The 'OSM 2008 - A Year of Edits' animation (<a href="http://vimeo.com/2598878)">http://vimeo.com/2598878)</a> has just passed 10K viewings and the pace is accelerating with over 3K yesterday and over 1K so far today!</div><div><br></div><div>Here are some highlights from blogs we are now reaching which focus on policy, trends and cultural issues rather than mapping and geekology. I think many of their readers of these blogs will never have heard of OSM until now which is great. We are even a 'staff pick' from vimeo:</div><div><a href="http://infosthetics.com/">http://infosthetics.com/</a><br><a href="http://troyschneider.com/blog/97/power-open-source-moving-pictures-no-less">http://troyschneider.com/blog/97/power-open-source-moving-pictures-no-less</a><br><a href="http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/year-of-edits-to-openstreetmap-via-video.html)">http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/year-of-edits-to-openstreetmap-via-video.html)</a></div><div><a href="http://flowingdata.com/">http://flowingdata.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://vimeo.com/staffpicks">http://vimeo.com/staffpicks</a></div><div><a href="http://digi.no/php/art.php?noad&id=799780&x=2f6cd89e6be880e396b1ca14f49d9e44&rand=600329">http://digi.no/php/art.php?noad&id=799780&x=2f6cd89e6be880e396b1ca14f49d9e44&rand=600329</a></div><div><br></div><div>The quality of the animation of course helps, but it is getting the coverage because of the power of the message behind it and of course the message is that OpenStreetMap is important. It is now important at a policy level, not just a geek level. Possibly we will all have to start buying suits!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Peter</div><div><br></div></body></html>