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"Updated: If you\u2019re at all a fan of simple, minimalist publishing services like Tumblr, Streem or Posterous, the last one being a relatively new launch, Placefav is something you may well enjoy. Its utility is very specific, mind you. Can\u2019t quite toss out anything you\u2019d like for the wide world of friends and strangers to see. Information posted to Placefav is restricted to particular locations you\u2019re fond of. Just as its name suggests. But that\u2019s the fun of it. To serve one purpose and do it well.\nAesthetically, Placefav is something that follows in lockstep behind the likes of Flickr, Delicious, and countless other sparsely-laid, Helvetica-crazy Web designs. Except this one carries the see-no-mess mantra further than most. It\u2019s like some kind of secret zen room in Ikea. The maxim of less is more, taken to the nth degree.\n\n\nFunction-wise, it\u2019s something of a toss-up. If you\u2019re looking for a utility such as this, to catalog your favorite dots on the map, it\u2019s very nifty. On the other hand, its focus might not appeal to you. You get a bunch of blank spaces - a total of 12 spots per person, it seems - and you plot out some choice positions. An example could be your childhood home, say, or that place you go virtually every day for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Maybe some memory that you grow ever more nostalgic for. Whatever highlights you deem important, really. And after you\u2019ve designated an address, you and anyone who visits your page can then take a look at some photos culled from another service called Panoramio. If you wish, you can upload images you yourself have produced. Also, users and visitors can click a link to Google Maps to visually pinpoint that favorite locale.\nYes, it\u2019s true, Placefav is rather \u201CGoogley\u201D in that sense. Panoramio, for the unaware, is a Google property. It recently received some accolades for a feature called \u201Clook around,\u201D even. But these ties give Placefav some partial uniformity so far as its connections to the outside go. Of course, it would be quite nice if its creator, Kyle Bragger, would convenience users further by enabling expandable and collapsible maps, much like he\u2019s done with the photography side of the operation. But overall, Placefav hardly lacks for elegance. Take a look at Kyle\u2019s sample page. I think you\u2019ll agree that it does the trick. And sign-up is a cinch.\nUpdate: As Kyle mentions in the comments, Placefav now displays maps in precisely the same way photos are shown. Kudos for the quick change."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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