Okay, these may not be new, but they are cool. The below are some Web tools I’ve come across the past day or so, mostly dealing with maps. Enjoy!

* Gmap Pedometer: Uses Google’s superb mapping application to help record distances traveled during a running, walking and even bicycling workout.

A couple nice blog map tools, so you can see who is blogging near you.
* Blogwise-Blog Maps (beta). Its data can be loaded into your Google Earth program, if you have it. Uses Google Maps API technology.
* Feedmap.net (beta). Also uses API technology.

* For those parents out there, you’re likely familiar with the sex offender database most (all?) states have. Now, you can view that information via a map, with Family Watchdog. You get just a few free trials before having to sign up for the service and pay a monthly fee.

* Google News Report: According to CyberJournalist.net, the site is a way to:

“track the most-ranked sources on Google News. [It] now includes rankings of the top stories, plus 16 international editions: USA, Italy, UK, India, Australia, Canada, France, Switzerland, French Canada, New Zealand, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Germany, Austria.

The site ranks stories and sources based on the appearance day and time of headlines; the prominence on the Google News home page, the number of appearances, among other measurements.”

Try ‘em out, and let me know what you think.
– Mike

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