Last month, our fair city became the 44th (give or take) to be included in one of Google’s more ingenious offerings – the Street View.
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I was reading my paper at lunch like I normally do and I ran across that article. The intersting part about it, was about a month ago I noticed they had [...]
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I ran across this days ago… and I’m sad to say I’ve been so sucked into it (and busy) that I hadn’t posted about it. There isn’t really much to say.
Flickrvision is a mashup of Flickr and Google Maps. Just by visiting you see as photos are uploaded to Flickr and from where.
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This is humorous in retrospect. And you’ve got to enjoy the feeling of “omg” that you get from the actors. And I get left with one question…
What did they see.
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In wandering today I ran across a great resource of old maps that have been scanned and put up. They aren’t the normal old maps I’ve seen here and there. But there are some real gems among them.
[Hipkiss' scans of old maps]
Eye On You: Google Streetview Camera Car Fleet Set to Invade AmericaA camera-toting tipster saw what appeared to be a giant armada of Chevy Cobalt cars in the Google parking lot, getting ready to take pictures of the entire world (or thereabouts) with special 360° cameras. The tipster says he followed a Google camera van [...]
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You’ll never use MapQuest again. With a new addition to its Google Maps service, Google has completely reinvented the notion of online driving directions, letting you adjust routes in with a simple drag and drop.In the past, when you asked services like MapQuest or Google Maps for driving directions, you took what they gave you. [...]
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Putin’s Arctic invasion:
Russia lays claim to the North Pole - and all its gas, oil, and diamonds
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making an astonishing bid to grab a vast chunk of the Arctic - so he can tap its vast potential oil, gas and mineral wealth.
His scientists claim an underwater ridge near the North Pole [...]
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I was doing quick time searches (type initial start point, and the different destinations to see how long it’d get there). Looking for places to go for our anniversary. The wife wanted nearby, so I was getting different ideas together.
Well silly me wanted to see drive time from Napa, California to Santa [...]
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BERLIN (Reuters) - A German motorist followed the command “Turn right now!” from his navigation system and crashed into a small toilet hut by the side of the road — about 30 yards before the crossing he was meant to take.
The overly obedient 53-year-old from Freiburg drove his sport utility vehicle off the road onto [...]
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Official Google Blog: Saved locations on Google Maps
One of the most common requests we’ve received is for the ability to store a list of personal addresses on Google Maps — and now you can. To get started, click on the “Saved Locations” link in the upper right corner of the site and sign in to [...]
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