Stickymap Fact Sheet Website: http://www.stickymap.com Blog: blog.stickymap.com What is Stickymap.com? Stickymap is a user generated public map that was launched in December 2005. This fun and interactive map encourages users to share their neighborhoods on the web. Stickymap empowers the Web community by allowing its members to create markers, edit and remove content, and explore new areas. At Stickymap, through a system of trust, the Web community cooperatively builds a current and meaningful valuable resource. It is our hope that the map will be utilized by those who enjoy collaborative learning. Stickymap is a social action project sponsored by Neighborhood Resources LLC. What is the new Stickymap Community Organization Tool? Stickymap launched a free social action tool that helps community organizations create graphical maps of their projects. Non-profits, business associations, foundations, schools, and others can use Stickymap to demonstrate their impact in their communities by showing where partnerships and projects are located. In addition, the community can interact with the maps by uploading pictures and text descriptions. How can Community Organizations access the tool? To use Stickymap's free custom maps tool, go to www.stickymap.com. Click on the button "Community Organizations", and follow the directions to register and the instructions that include a step-by-step manual on how to create custom maps. Creating maps is fun and easy! Where can I find some examples of what community groups have done? Go to blog.stickymap.com and look at the right hand side under the heading "Case Studies". There, you will find some examples of how community organizations are using the tools. Who created Stickymap? Max Sklar and Daniel Wiznia thought of Stickymap during a brainstorming session while attending Yale University. The concept formed while discussing the need for an interactive map and having observed Web 2.0 sites that allow users to work together. The team realized that the web offers resources that encourage developers to innovate by allowing them to integrate technologies not available several years ago. How can I contact the Stickymap team? Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: 203.903.0627 Fax: 1.800.531.7166 Weston, Connecticut