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I know that everybody has his/her own selection of favorite tracks and genres of music that he/she rarely steps out of, but have you ever stopped to wonder what people next door are listening to? Well, perhaps not exactly next door, that you can hear with the first opportunity and call the cops about.Google Maps Mani... |
6 December 2007
04:46 GMT |
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The poor old fat guy, wearing the red suit, can kiss privacy goodbye. He doesn't know it yet, but people all over the world are out to see his every move and satellites are linking up in outer space just to track his sorry ass all across the globe… now in 3D!The tradition started 52 years ago out of a mistake, m... |
3 December 2007
14:16 GMT |
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I read a book a while ago about the importance of the positioning of the ads, be it at eye level, higher or lower, and the way the positioning on skyscrapers influences the targeted public in looking that product up. In the case at hand, as it can be viewed in the picture on the left, I'd say that the ad should... |
3 December 2007
04:57 GMT |
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The two new additions to Google Maps' array of services have given wings to the questions regarding whether Google Earth has a future of its own or whether it will be dropped and remembered only as a father of the industry while on display in the Google Museum.The terrain fly over feature that has long been avai... |
28 November 2007
06:50 GMT |
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Whenever I hear the word "collaboratively" or any other word related to it, the first thing that pops into my mind is one of the many, many nights of "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six", "Delta Force" or any other team-strategy related games that used to occupy my thoughts at day and my time after sundown.Reading about t... |
28 November 2007
04:51 GMT |
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A most useful feature was added today and announced by the Google Lat Long Blog, the official blog for notes and news from the Google Earth and Maps team. Jie Shao, Software Engineer came to stand and said that a new feature was encompassed in the array of services available: Street View via search."In the past, a se... |
28 November 2007
03:44 GMT |
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Are you ready to be immortalized and be seen by the entire world? How about those sneakers you're wearing at the moment, do they look memorable enough? Are you a trendsetter that needs that little boost to get things going?Have no fear, Google's here! Well not exactly here per se, but it'll be coming i... |
23 November 2007
04:47 GMT |
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A most interesting mashup presented today by the Google Maps Mania blog is one that allows you to track a bunch of animals. Well not a lot, but you can use the tracker for observing the routes of polar bears, turtles, elephants, penguins and whales. I'm sure anyone would love to see the migration of the animals ... |
23 November 2007
03:21 GMT |
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"Wait a minute, I'm in the middle of frickin' nowhere! But my GPS and My Maps tell me I'm in the right place…" Ever happened to you? Not likely, but in case, you've got to agree it's damn frustrating to follow the map by the pixel and still end up in the wrong place.The Google Lat Long Blog a... |
20 November 2007
06:02 GMT |
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Sowmya Subramanian, an Engineering Manager at Google Maps came across a very, no, extremely interesting application of the mapping tool provided by the Mountain View based company. Google Maps for literature? You might ask if you're still hooked on the title and intrigued as I was when I saw the Google Lat Long ... |
16 November 2007
04:22 GMT |
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NASA and Google forged a partnership two years ago and their common goal was to spawn a new era of innovation in Silicon Valley with supercomputing, biotechnology and nanotechnology, the study of extremely small devices.Despite the two big names involved, both examples of ingenuity and continuous evolving, nothing a... |
15 November 2007
06:22 GMT |
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It can be a nuisance to always have the same political talks over and over again with that neighbor that always seems to come back to you to convince you that he is right and that you don't know squat about administration and policies. I know that. You know that (assuming you don't shut down your brain into... |
12 November 2007
03:29 GMT |
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Google's Lat Long Blog gave a heads up a couple of hours ago on the new features added with the recent Google Earth data update. Of course, the much talked about and new "Weather" and "MDG Monitor" layers have been included but that's not all!The data layers have been reorganized in the left-side layers pan... |
9 November 2007
02:48 GMT |
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Many might remember fragments of discussions from their childhood between their parents, while being in the back seat of the car, about whether to go left or right, checking road maps and most important, about stopping, rolling down the window and asking some complete strangers for directions. I know I do and it alwa... |
8 November 2007
04:45 GMT |
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Ever wondered if you could combine the internet with some healthy practice? Not as in "I should lose some weight, let me just check some diets online. Cabbage? Carrots? Apples? What do they think I am, a rabbit? Err…NO! Bring forth the cheese cake!", but rather in "I really want to be doing something". If you did (an... |
31 October 2007
11:36 GMT |
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The Google video sharing technology YouTube seems to be the first service powered by the super giant which started the Halloween party. As you can see if you visit its official website, the famous YouTube logo was replaced by a new doodle, especially designed for Halloween showing a pretty cool pumpkin instead of the... |
31 October 2007
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Because tomorrow is October 31 and everyone prepares their costumes for Halloween, the companies from all around the world adapted their websites in order to celebrate this holiday. Since Google is one of the most visited webpages on the web, it is very likely to see a new doodle which is especially supposed to bring... |
30 October 2007
10:31 GMT |
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A few weeks ago, the Mountain View company Google rolled out a new set of imagery for the web-based technology Maps which revealed stunning high-resolution photos with lots of regions of the world. Today, Google debuts another imagery update but just like the previous releases, the company avoided to mention the regi... |
24 October 2007
03:25 GMT |
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Although it might sound a little bit crazy, Google Maps is slowly turning into a social network. Sort of... First, the Mountain View company implemented the My Maps function which allows the consumers to create their own maps and share them with other Google Maps users. Today, the Profile Pages are officially rolled ... |
18 October 2007
03:44 GMT |
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The Street View car which is supposed to be used for capturing street level panoramas to be included in Google Maps was spotted a few days ago in Knox, Indiana. Obviously, this makes us think the Mountain View company prepares new updates for Google Maps as similar vehicles were seen in other cities included in the w... |
15 October 2007
08:32 GMT |
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Google Maps can be easily placed among the top technologies powered by Google when it comes to mobile access because numerous consumers visit the service using their handheld devices. Since the number of the mobile users was increased, Google was more focused on the mobile version of Maps and today, new results are r... |
15 October 2007
05:35 GMT |
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The web-based mapping tool powered by the super giant Google receives some new goodies although the company's officials didn't say a thing about the updates. In a post published today on the official blog of Google Maps and Google Earth, Chikai Ohazama, Product Manager, informs the fans of the two applicati... |
15 October 2007
02:38 GMT |
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It's a well-known fact that numerous consumers create their own Google Maps mashups which are supposed to provide information about a certain location. Using the My Maps function, this activity is well enhanced as the interested Google fans can build a map in minutes. I'm sure many of you who used Google Ma... |
11 October 2007
03:22 GMT |
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Since Street View was officially rolled out on the web, the Internet consumers were split in two sides: some of them praising the Google Maps function while others criticized the parent company for showing too many details, a matter that infringes users' privacy. The Mountain View company defended itself saying ... |
10 October 2007
02:44 GMT |
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Google Transit updated Google Maps again as the web-based mapping tool is now able to provide public transportation routes for the areas which are already covered by this product. In fact, the entire update comes from Google Transit, the service which was released by Google in 2005 and was supposed to offer transport... |
9 October 2007
03:52 GMT |
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Although the Mountain View company sustained Street View will soon invade Canada, it seems like the Google Maps function is now aiming to expand into Europe and more exactly, in UK. There is nothing official at this time but several Internet users reported they spotted the Google WV Beetle which is used to capture st... |
1 October 2007
05:58 GMT |
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After announcing the introduction of new Internet services called Ovi, at the Nokia Go Play event in London, Nokia unveiled 4 new devices optimized to fully take advantage of these services: Nokia N81 and N81 8GB, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia 5310 XpressMusic and Nokia 5610 XpressMusic. Ovi (Finnish word for "Door") services... |
27 September 2007
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Google Maps Street View is again brought in the spotlights due to a potential Canadian release which will bring the mapping solution in a country considered quite strict about the content available for the users. Back in August, a Canadian official said Google might encounter difficulties from evolving into this nati... |
25 September 2007
05:39 GMT |
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Following the recent privacy concerns raised by the US residents who saw their faces on Google Maps Street View, the Mountain View company tried to defend itself by saying the product is not infringing the privacy and it even struggles to censor the content appearing on the maps. As you know, if you discovered yourse... |
25 September 2007
04:18 GMT |
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The web-based mapping tool designed by Google receives a new major imagery update as the parent company wanted to expand the Latin America coverage. Google Maps is now richer with no less than 54 countries and, according to Dave Barth, Product Manager at Google, it even doubled the coverage of this region. Among the ... |
14 September 2007
03:05 GMT |
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The recently introduced Street View function of Google Maps might encounter some unexpected difficulties in its attempt to expand in every corner of the world. The Canada privacy expert Jennifer Stoddart said that the search giant's feature might infringe the local privacy laws if the Mountain View giant plans t... |
13 September 2007
05:44 GMT |
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Have you ever tried to install Google Earth on a computer equipped with Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition? If the answer is yes, you probably noticed that Google's mapping tool doesn't work on them since the Mountain View company didn't include support for these versions of the Microsoft operat... |
12 September 2007
17:06 GMT |
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Google Earth and Google Maps are two technologies powered by the Mountain View company which provide almost the same features but in different ways. While Google Maps is available through the window of your browser, Google Earth is a downloadable application which can be installed on your computer in order to view t... |
12 September 2007
14:31 GMT |
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If you're a Formula One fan, you probably know all the circuits currently registered for the championship. No matter it's Silverstone, Magny Cours or Hockenhiem, they are all now available on a new Google Maps mashup that provides high-resolution imagery with the entire region. What's more useful is t... |
10 September 2007
03:53 GMT |
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Google's web-based mapping utility is now able to calculate the distance between two points selected by you. Basically, it is implemented into the My Maps side of Google Maps, a special function of the product that brings map creation capabilities straight to the user's mouse. My Maps help you build your ow... |
6 September 2007
15:41 GMT |
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Just after Google released Google Maps Street View, the Internet community started talking about the cars which were used to capture the photos. As you might know, Street View provides detailed street level panoramas so it requires a vehicle equipped with numerous cameras in order to capture photos from multiple angl... |
4 September 2007
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Every once in a while, the Internet users are discovering interesting images published on Google Maps or Google Earth that show all kinds of unexpected things. Because these two mapping solutions provide one click access to satellite imagery, it is extremely easy to view hidden stuff (unless it is not censored). This... |
31 August 2007
05:13 GMT |
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Google Maps received a new improvement implemented by the Mountain View company which will now allow the consumers to view high-resolution photos with several locations in the world. This new feature provides one click access to the images captured by the users and published on Picasa Web Albums, bringing a new pers... |
31 August 2007
02:16 GMT |
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Earlier this day, the Mountain View company Google proudly announced that several BMW owners from Europe will now be able to benefit from the Google Maps features by using route destinations straight on their in-car navigation system. Now, Mercedes-Benz USA announces that their customers are also able to work with th... |
30 August 2007
17:06 GMT |
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Nowadays, there are numerous software solutions that are able to provide satellite imagery for free, allowing the users to view any corner of the world straight from their web-browser. But there are users who would want to use a certain application because the other technologies available on the market are not as pow... |
30 August 2007
04:07 GMT |
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Following the implement of the in-car Google Maps access made by the Mountain View company especially for the German users, Google improved the technology and is now making it available for the entire Europe. Basically, this solution helps you choose the best route to reach your destination by selecting it on your PC... |
30 August 2007
02:49 GMT |
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Since Google introduced the Mapplets technology into the web-based mapping tool, a lot of users created their own maps with different purposes. Either they were showing information about floods or traffic, they were all very useful and kept the main technology - Google Maps in spotlights. Today, Scott Haefner and Din... |
28 August 2007
03:29 GMT |
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Since Google Maps introduced Street View, the Mountain View company was assaulted by criticism because some of the users sustained this functions shows a little bit too much information about them. For example, some people said that that the Street View photos reveal details from their houses although they are captur... |
24 August 2007
04:33 GMT |
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Google Maps Australia has always been a top service at the Australian Googleplex and sometimes, the users from outside this country were somehow envious that the Australians are the first to receive the latest updates. Well, we now have an explanation for the numerous updates introduced in Google Maps for Australia: ... |
23 August 2007
02:28 GMT |
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The feature that was announced a few days ago is finally out: you're now able to embed Google Maps into your blog, or any other website for that matter, by using a special function added to the service. It works just like the YouTube technology that allows you to place a certain clip straight on your page by cop... |
22 August 2007
04:42 GMT |
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Gaiagi Photo Explorer is an interesting project that bundles the power of Google Maps, Panoramio and Flickr into a single product, allowing the viewers to explore the world using a few mouse clicks. The product works quite well, the search technology is useful and, what's most important is that it will help you ... |
20 August 2007
04:22 GMT |
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Since Google released the My Maps feature that allows users to build their own Google Maps mashups, numerous consumers manage to build more or less attractive maps. Today, a new interesting mashup is published on the Internet and, following the tragedy from Peru where an earthquake made so many victims, it can be ext... |
17 August 2007
04:19 GMT |
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The search giant Google updated the Australian flavor of Google Maps making the service embeddable in the search results. Basically, every time a new user searches the Internet for a certain business such as bars or restaurants, the search engine will automatically display a map above the results. Just like usual, th... |
14 August 2007
06:25 GMT |
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Google's mapping solutions, Google Earth and Google Maps, received an impressive pack of new and updated imagery that is able to show details from several locations in the world. In a blog post published a few days ago, Matt Manolides, GIS Specialist, revealed that multiple areas of the United States as well as ... |
9 August 2007
09:30 GMT |
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As you probably know, Google Maps is a web-based mapping solution that provides valuable traffic information that can help you find the best route to reach your destination. But sometimes, the users are criticizing the Google solution because the route or the time needed to reach the destination were not what they we... |
9 August 2007
08:03 GMT |
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