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They better. Coral reefs are very important in our eco system. In a Web 2.0 world, online maps are now called geographic information systems (GIS) and they could play a key part in saving the world’s endangered coral reefs.

Harnessing the power of interactive maps is Reefs at Risk Revisited, a conservation and research project headed by the World Resources Institute. It is in the process of updating its 1998 survey on the threats to the world’s coral reefs and central to the project is Google Earth.

The online map is being used to collect data from nearly 30 project partners, including WWF and Conservation International, and the final report will be freely available to the public. Aside from sea life that will be highlighted on the map, dangers to communities that depend on reefs, be it through tourism or fishing, for their livelihood will also be included.

I believe this is a very big step towards helping save the coral reefs and awareness is a good first step that can provide a huge impact in the future of the reefs.

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Frankly, if anybody could afford to get one, I believe anybody would want it. And for good reason. It is Apple after all. That innovative genius. Even though I had heard both positive and negative feedbacks regarding its features, Apple is still Apple. And you know when you hold any Apple gadget, you are classy ;).

I am sure you know about the iPad. If you do not, then you have been way out of touch with the gadget world. So basically it is an oversized iTouch which runs in the same operating system but is best suited for reading e-books and … really … comics. I saw one guy with an iPad and he was reading some Iron Man e-comic and I said to myself, now that, is really what e-books and e-comics are for. The tablet is just fit for reading stuffs like that.

And you can also play the same games that you can find in the iPhone and iTouch. For all the hype that Apple had put into its “i” gadgets, while the Ipad may have some features lacking that disappointed some users, the brand name itself overcomes those shortcomings.

As some of my friends say, if it is Apple, it ought to be good!

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Thanks to a box of colored pencils and a whole lot of creativity, Makenzie Melton now has a $15,000 college scholarship, a netbook computer and a $25,000 technology grant for a new computer lab at her school. Lucky third grader if I say so myself. Now Makenzie’s future is secured. Good for the kid.

Melton’s doodle, titled “Rainforest Habitat” will appear on the Google homepage Thursday.

The doodle, which expresses Melton’s concern that the rainforest is in danger, was chosen over more than 33,000 submissions by students ranging from kindergarten to twelve grade.

The theme for the doodle was “If I could do anything, I would…”. A panel of well-known illustrators, cartoonists and animators helped choose the winning doodle. Congratulations! (Photo taken from CNN)

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