I will just go ahead and file this one under "A Use for Technology that I Would Have Never Conceived Of".In Portland, they are incorporating the latest and greatest technology in conjunction with Microsoft Bing Maps. Apparently, there are a number of vendor foodcarts that are outfitted with auto-Twitter feeds (that in itself - wow - as they would say in 'The Princess Bride' "Inconceivable")! What is pretty interesting is that they're linking in these feeds with Bing Maps so that you Portlanders (Anna - is that the right term? lol) can see in real time not only where each cart is, but what their speciality is as well. Now THAT is a great use of technology. Get it incorporated it here in Toronto and I can do a real-time scan of food carts close to me and what they're serving. Oh - some of the carts are also intelligent enough to transit what they're out of, so if you've got a hankering for a Polish Sausage, you can see if your local vendor has any.
Apparently, they're also integrating FourSquare into this information so that in addition, you can see which of your buddies might be busting their diet and noshing on a 'dog or two.
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