Can't visit? Walk around Chiang Mai anyway

Hey friends,
If you're still with me after that last post, then check this out... you might find it a bit more fun.

As part of my job (actually, my whole job until Josh gets back to Thailand tomorrow) is to work on Search Engine Optimization, i.e. to ensure that our new website lands on the first page of as many Google searches as possible. One way to do that is to generate as many in-links as possible; another is by getting Diggs; then there's also optimizing other searches, like making sure people can find us on Facebook, Wikipedia, and Linkedin. For example, I've spent the last day submitting content to Wikitravel here and here (Wikitravel is great, because Google gives sites credit for links originating there, unlike Wikipedia, which use exclusively "no-follow" links).

You can now find CMRCA by searching for "rock climbing" in "Thailand" on Google Maps, although Google doesn't really understand Thailand's province/district/subdistrict thing, so there are still issues if you search for "climbing" in "Chiang Mai." I went in search of other mapping sites, and found MapJack, which is in its infancy. However, for some reason, they've done street view on Chiang Mai.

So walk around CM for a while! Here's the office, here's where I ate lunch today (it wasn't all that great), here's the market where I catch a bus home every night, and here is the street where a few of the PiAers are living. Pretty cool stuff.

I'm going to be better about actually taking my own photos, but this should hold you over until then. Enjoy!