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# Online Communities, Member Maps, Virtual Chats, Sparkpeople, Intercom, and More

**Listen here:**

[Audio](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/podcasts/idratherbewriting_march6_2007.mp3)

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In this podcast, Heidi and I talk about online communities, member maps, virtual chats, Sparkpeople, Intercom, and more.

Here are links to the topics discussed in this podcast:

- Suncoast Member map
- Virtual Chat
- [Ze Frank Show](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/15/ze-franks-show-stc-speaker-in-minneapolis-conference/)
- [Google Maps API](https://maps.google.com/api)
- [Making a map](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/08/making-a-chapter-member-map-mashup-with-google-maps/)
- [Batchgeocoder](http://batchgeocoder.com/)
- [Searchmash](http://searchmash.com/)
- [Ask a Ninja](http://askaninja.com/)
- [Sparkpeople](http://sparkpeople.com/)
- [DMN C0mmunications](http://dmn.podbean.com/)
- [Software Saturdays](http://www.stc-cdx.org/tieline/2006/10)
- [Web 2.0](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/01/02/help-20/)
- [Fitting podcasts into your day](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/01/13/listening-to-podcasts-without-dedicating-any-time-for-them/)
- [STC Conference](http://stc.org/54thConf/index.asp)
- [Suncoast Chapter (Florida)](https://idratherbewriting.com/)
- [Puget Sound Chapter (Washington)](http://www.stc-psc.org/)
- [Intercom](http://stc.org/intercom/)
- [Music from Achtung Spitfire](http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=43334790ca3bc41b14f04ea2ca4d94a6)
- [Tom's blog](https://idratherbewriting.com/)
- [Heidi's blog](https://heidilhansen.blogspot.com/index.html)

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