geonames_api is a simple, lightweight Ruby client for accessing the GeoNames API. This client does not implement the entire API, but the interface is easy to extend.
Look out, CloudMade. Google announced a new feature in its Maps API that lets developers control the underlying map imagery. Map Styling gives you control of colors and whether types of features are included in the map. Previously this level of map styling was only available by paying for underlying map data, or using the Open Street Map project that CloudMade is based upon.
