Flash Twitter and Google Map Integration:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Canvas xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" width="600" height="300"  xmlns:maps="com.google.maps.*" initialize="init()">
 <mx:VBox width="100%" height="100%">
 <mx:HBox width="100%" height="0" visible="false">
  <mx:TextInput
     id="address"
     text="Sydney AU"
     dropShadowColor="0x000000"
      visible="false"
  />
 </mx:HBox>
  <maps:Map 
    id="map" 
    key="yourAPI Key" 
    mapevent_mapready="onMapReady(event)"
    width="100%" height="100%"/>
 </mx:VBox>
 <mx:Script>
    <![CDATA[
	  import com.SampleTitleWindow;
	  import flash.events.Event;
	  import mx.events.MenuEvent;
      import mx.collections.*;
      import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
      import mx.controls.Alert;
	  import nl.demonsters.debugger.MonsterDebugger;
	  import flash.net.*;
      import com.google.maps.services.ClientGeocoderOptions;
      import com.google.maps.LatLng;
      import com.google.maps.Map;
      import com.google.maps.MapEvent;
      import com.google.maps.MapMouseEvent;
      import com.google.maps.MapType;
      import com.google.maps.services.ClientGeocoder;
      import com.google.maps.services.GeocodingEvent;
      import com.google.maps.overlays.Marker;
      import com.google.maps.overlays.MarkerOptions;
      import com.google.maps.InfoWindowOptions;
      import mx.controls.Alert;
      import com.google.maps.controls.ZoomControl;
	  public var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
	  public var resp:Responder = new Responder(onResult, onError);
	  public var resp1:Responder = new Responder(onError);
      public var obj:Object = { };
	  public var tweetLocN:int = new int();
	  public var geoLocationTwit:Array = new Array();
	  public function init()
	  {
			nc.objectEncoding = ObjectEncoding.AMF3;
			nc.connect("http://yoursite.com/toYour/zendEndpointAMF/index.php");
			nc.call("TwitService.getfriendsTimeline",resp);
	  }
 
	  public function onResult(e:Object)
      {
				var arr:Array = [];
				for (var i:int = 0; i < e.friendsTimeline.length; i++ )
				{
 
					if (e.locTwit[i] != "" )
					{
					trace(e.locTwit[i]+"----------------Pushed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
					try
					{
					address.text = e.locTwit[i];
					doGeocodeTwit(e.locTwit[i], e.userTwit[i],e.friendsTimeline[i] );
					}
					catch (epicFail:Error) {
					}	
					trace("EpicFail Caught");
					}
					trace(e.locTwit[i]+"Result Fired++++++++++");
					tweetLocN = geoLocationTwit.length;
                    arr.push(obj);
				}
				trace(obj.loc+"Result END++++++++++");
				//datagrid.dataProvider = arr;
	  }
      public function onError(e:Object)
	  {
				trace("And the Error is !!!!");
				trace(e);
	  }	  
      private function onMapReady(event:Event):void {
        map.enableScrollWheelZoom();
        map.enableContinuousZoom();
        map.addControl(new ZoomControl());
       }
 
 
 
	  private function doGeocodeTwit(event:String, userTwitter:String, userTweets:String):void {
        // Geocoding example
		trace(event+"String is+++++++++++++++++");
        var geocoder1:ClientGeocoder = new ClientGeocoder();
 
        geocoder1.addEventListener(
          GeocodingEvent.GEOCODING_SUCCESS,
          function(event:GeocodingEvent):void {
			  var placemarks:Array = event.response.placemarks;
				trace(placemarks+"+++++++===== Ran PlaceMark");
          if (placemarks.length > 0) {
            map.setCenter(placemarks[0].point);
            var marker:Marker = new Marker(placemarks[0].point);
            marker.addEventListener(MapMouseEvent.CLICK, function (event:MapMouseEvent):void {
				var mainTweet:String = new String(userTwitter + " - User - Tweet:" + userTweets);
                marker.openInfoWindow(new InfoWindowOptions({content: mainTweet}));
            });
            map.addOverlay(marker);
          }
        });
		geocoder1.addEventListener(
          GeocodingEvent.GEOCODING_FAILURE,
          function(event:GeocodingEvent):void {
            //Alert.show("Geocoding failed");
            trace(event);
            trace(event.status);
          });
        geocoder1.geocode(address.text);
      }
 
 
 
    ]]>
  </mx:Script>
 
</mx:Canvas>

Code

Simple Google Maps and Twitter Geocoding

Simple Google Maps Geocoding

To put it simply I don’t want to see them create an operating system that is not fully compatible with Adobe Creative Suite.  The creative suite is what Linux lacks.  You can find dozens of people on-line talking about running it in virtualization, emulation, etc.. That’s not what people who use adobe products want period end of story it has to run it natively, quickly, it has to be efficient! I know that Adobe is prepping on-line versions of everything and honestly I can’t wait but until then.  It might be kind of nice to have a platform that isn’t so closed.  Love the iPhone don’t get me wrong I just see Steve making the same decisions over and over again.  With flash coming to the Android, Windows Mobile, and Symbian, what could Steve’s possible excuse be for not including it in the iPhone?  I am sure it goes something too the tune of … well we could have flash on the iPhone but then it might cannibalize our AppStore we really like to have a captive audience.  I don’t mean to give him such a hard time but in the near future it will be the only device it is not on.  I can also appreciate his keen sense for making things better.  The flash platform can be improved and will be.

I am also anxious to see how private user content will be managed.  Privacy matters!  Will users be able to manage their privacy settings?  Although you may find dozens and dozens of posts I have written on-line you will notice how I specifically steer clear of theological and political debates.  I am the kind of person who doesn’t share anything too private on the internet.  I am the kind of person that would tweet I was on vacation a week after I really went on vacation.  I truly don’t want people to know what I truly think or where I am at unless I specifically tell them to their face.  If we were playing chess; I would be the type of opponent who sings a song pretends to be preoccupied until I have the opponent in a real jam and then I would just grin.  People are eager to give out their information and although I love the idea of a Google operating system I wonder what the overall cost on the consumer would truly be free doesn’t always mean free?

It would also be nice to see if Microsoft stepped up their competition (not too say they haven’t with bing).  What if they came out with Gazelle for netbooks?  This could be the spark or push for true competition on the operating system front.  One thing is clear it will be more and more essential to create web applications that operate more like desktop applications.  The web is the future of mobile, tv, and software in general.  I don’t really see the standard user needing huge processor intensive applications unless they are an avid gamer or developer.  I also have taken a keen notice to the sales of netbooks they are soaring while normal laptops have leveled off.  Consumers like too have slick, small, handy gadgets that can get the current task at hand done rapidly, and speedily. Mobility is the name of the game.  Most netbooks accomplish this for the average consumer.  Most consumers want to be able to work on spreadsheets, word documents, email, etc..  They also hate to wait.  Google’s OS is rumored to reboot from off to on again in less than 32 seconds when you combine that with their office stack suite.   Google will attempt its hardest to cannibalize Microsoft’s bread and butter we might see competition really heat up and when competition heats up people get innovative!  I mean come on we have been using the mouse since the 60′s people are a lot like lemmings (sometimes).



I am also anxious to see Apples Tablet / Hybrid netbook.  It makes me wonder why they are the only company that strives to be truly creative and innovative.  What would a tablet mean for me well first off it would be great not to have to use a Wacom tablet because I currently don’t use one and never liked them when I did use them.  I want to be able to draw and see it on screen immediately with Photoshop.  This would be huge to me and yes I am well aware it would not be the first tablet ever created it would probably be just the first useful tablet ever created (Steve Jobs has this effect on Tech for some reason).  I am also excited to see what type of an OS apple would place on the device if they put Leopard that would be all I need.  This would be a must have for me because it would definitely speed up my work flow and chances are with a 160gb hard drive I could put 40-60 gb to windows7 and the true irony of such a device would be once again on CNET would review it and discover it will probably be one of the only devices in it’s class to actually utilize window7 touch.  Their are some programs on windows that I simply love FlashDevelop being an excellent example.  I code most everything now with FlashDevelop. 

On a side note I would like also to shed light on haXe and Nicolas Cannasse.  I think haXe represents a pardigm shift and one that could probably only come from open source if you read the about section of haXe -> You will find Cannasse developed a technology that allows the developer the freedom to target platforms!  This is huge if you are a developer you might not like programming for every platform. With haXe you have more freedom to pick a platform and deploy your software.  I think it would be wise for Adobe and Microsoft to take note of this approach.  I also hope that in the future haXe supports Silverlight/Moonlight as well.  Think about it adobe if you could allow publishing to iPhone you wouldn’t need to have apple place the flash player on the iPhone.  I am not a lazy person and love to learn new technologies any chance I get but I also love it when I can narrow my focus and not have to spend so much money on tools.  I also love Unity3D and I think it has a great deal to offer but again developers have to purcahse dozens of tools it gets expensive quickly to target a variety of platforms. 

Useful Links and Further Reading:

haXe
About haXe
Nicolas Cannasse – Blog
About Native Client
Google Chrome OS