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My impression of this site is "Data 2.0." I like that the data is organized by category, you can upload and download data, and it has graphing capabilities. It could be a little stronger on the mapping aspects, but if you find the data you are looking for here then it is worth it. Also, there may be social aspects to this site that I have not explored yet. Similar to the geocommons finder without the mapping component.

Be sure to check out the lens tool. This is truly an innovation in cartographic web browsing.

While it appears to be just the LA area, this tool looks to have some promise for next generation mapping websites.

Looking for a one stop for digital research related tools. This might be your answer.

Here is a link to the chapter in the 2009 Horizon report about Geolocation. They predict that in 2-3 years this will be fully mature. "Applications for research and learning that are quick and inexpensive but still very effective are beginning to emerge as the difficulty of capturing and using geolocative data decreases."

This is an interface for doing global or US comparisons of different indicators. Military spending, IKEA, Number of Gold Medals, Crops, Energy, are just some of the indicators that can be mapped.

Do you like some of the New York Times maps and graphics? If so, you can view some of the projects here. Also, at the bottom of the page is MapShaper, which looks like it could be very useful for simplifying shapefiles for KML use.

Here are some Time/Map animations. It appears that there may be open source software from TimeMap, but that requires some further investigation.

An article and map titled, "A Global Projection of Subjective Well-being:A Challenge to Positive Psychology?" by A. White