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Google Maps API to get opt-out advertising?

Google Maps API to get opt-out advertising?Brandon Badger talked about this in AmsterdamAt the Google Geo Developer day in Amsterdam (29 March) there was somebody asking Brandon Badger a question about this (see http://tinyurl.com/23ednd). Brandon told ads on your own mashups will always be opt-in. He also told the...

Tags: Brandon Badger, Google Maps API, Google Inc., advertisement, Google Maps, API

Discussion threads 2007-04-13

Google Maps API team says: Stop it!

Google Maps API team says: Stop it!Not Monetizing ClicksASS GAS or GRASS nobody rides for free after of course your 50000 clicks in a 24 hour period.MASH UP LICENSE REV/GOOGLE PARTNER.Organized Crime/ GOOGLE STYLE is coming.You will partner with us.You Will!Old NewsThese restrictions are not new.They were present when I...

Tags: Team management, team, Google Inc., STOP IT, Google Maps API, Google Maps, Google Maps API team

Discussion threads 2006-12-21

Google Maps API team says: Stop it!

Just a few moments ago, the Google Maps API Terms of Use was updated to impose some restrictions on the service. One of the newer features allows developers to retrieve latitude and longitude coordinates by simply specifying an address -- this is often an essential service for any mashup...

Tags: Maps API, API, Google Maps, Google APIs

Blog posts 2006-12-21

How to develop a Google Maps mashup

How to develop a Google Maps mashupI *might* start beleiving in "Web 2.0"...... when all of the "Web 2.0" and "mashup" folks have an ecology of applications where less than, say, 5% of them rely upon Google Maps.If this is the best you guys can do, you don't have a...

Tags: Development tools, Google Maps API, JavaScript, mashup, Google Maps, Web 2.0, programming, Google Inc., Web

Discussion threads 2006-04-05

Google Maps API Version 2 released

Google has just announced the new version of their hugely popular Google Maps API. As I wrote back in January, Google Maps is used in 55% of the mashups that John Musser has indexed in his excellent Mashup Feed website. In fact as of the current date, that figure...

Tags: mashup, Google Maps, Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-04-04

Additional Resources

RapidMaps 1.0.6 (Mac)

RapidMaps is a RapidWeaver plugin that lets you add Google Maps to your site in a few clicks. Just center your map, fill in your Google API key and publish!Easy creationVisually center your map Automatic positioningEmbedded location searchGive directions to reach youCode freeNo needs for Google APIsJust get your free...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Omnidea, RapidMaps

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Apple acquires map purveyor Placebase

MacRumors discovered that Apple quietly acquired mapping service Placebase back in July. Placebase CEO Jaron Waldman's updated LinkedIn profile now lists him on the "Geo Team" at Apple. So what's Apple's interest in a mapping company? The obvious guess would be as a replacement for the Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Placebase, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Google Earth Plug-in 5.1.3509.4636 (Mac)

The Google Earth Plug-in and its JavaScript API let you embed Google Earth, a true 3D digital globe, into your web pages. Using the API you can draw markers and lines, drape images over the terrain, add 3D models, or load KML files, allowing you to build sophisticated 3D map...

Tags: 3D, Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Google Earth

Software downloads 2009-09-22

Facebook to acquire FriendFeed

Facebook said today that it will acquire FriendFeed for an undisclosed amount. As part of the agreement, all 12 employees will join Facebook and the company's founders will take on senior roles in Facebook's engineering and product teams. Techmeme In a statement, FriendFeed co-founder Paul Buchheit said:...

Tags: Facebook, FriendFeed, Team Management, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-10

NZ Earthquakes Screen Saver 1.0 (Mac)

This screen saver you're about to experience uses the real-time data provided by GeoNet (www.geonet.org.nz) and the Google Maps API (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps) to show the location of the latest earthquakes that occured in New Zealand. It's a great, informational screen saver that highlights how shaky these islands are!

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screensaver, Jan Barnholt

Software downloads 2009-07-28

Google Latitude arrives for iPhone, wither Loopt?

I've been a fan of the social-location app Loopt since it was announced for the iPhone about a year ago. It provided a fun way to keep friends in the loop during my travels. It also had a feature allowing me to "find friends" close to my...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Web Application, Dell Latitude, Google Latitude, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-23

GPS Tracker 1.2.2 (Mobile)

Use InstaMapper to track an iPhone online, share your location with friends and family, and record tracks for later analysis. InstaMapper tracks your phone on Google Maps from the Internet, positions are updated as often as every five seconds, record up to 100,000 positions per device, embed a map with...

Tags: Mobile, Position, Location, InstaMapper, GPS, Internet, Blogging, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-11

WWDC 09: the announcements (Updated 10x)

Following is a wrap-up of the announcements at WWDC 2009 in San Francisco today. iPhone 3GS: “The S stands for speed." Launching Messages: 2.1x faster Load SimCity: 2.4x faster Viewing an Excel attachment: 3.6x faster Load NYTimes.com: 2.9x faster...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Car, Battery, ScrollMotion, Engineering, Construction, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?

Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?RE: Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?I would say it looks like ask and google,since ask has the colored backgrounds and overlapping screen widgets like the map in the bing videowhile google recently...

Tags: Bing, Google Inc., IS IT, Encarta.com

Discussion threads 2009-05-30

With Wave, did Google jump the (Microsoft) shark?

With Wave, did Google jump the Microsoft shark?From what I've seenwave will only be of interest to bloggers and teenage girls. Others will try it, become bored, and leave it, much as many other so-called innovations long left by the wayside.As far as being Microsoft like, I don't see that,...

Tags: E-mail, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

Clear Channel Outdoor Simplifies Targeted Advertising, Shows Clients the "Real Picture" With Google Maps API Premier

Clear Channel Outdoor - Plakanda AG CCO is the Swiss subsidiary of Clear Channel Outdoor Holding, one of the world's leading outdoor advertising companies. Companies who are planning to take advertising measures want to make sure that their advertising reaches the target groups which they are aiming for. Clear Channel...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, API, Google Maps, Clear Channel Communications Inc.

Case studies 2009-05-17

Alcatel Lucent to offer Phone 2.0 features

Alcatel-Lucent has designed a new interface that promises to bring your telephony experience - whether landline, mobile or IP - further into the 21st Century. Its new Rich Communications Manager, being unveiled today, is designed to do everything we've come to expect from cell phones today - things like text...

Tags: Alcaltel-Lucent, Alcatel, Alcatel-Lucent, Phone, Sam Diaz, Telecom & Utilities

Blog posts 2009-03-30

Live coverage of Apple's iPhone 3.0 preview event

Welcome to live coverage of Apple's iPhone 3.0 preview event. The event is over now but you can read about it here as it unfolded. [ See also: Apple announces copy and paste, MMS, Spotlight, more for iPhone ] 08:47am: While we're waiting, what...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Gameloft, Developer Beta, Games, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-03-17

Crate and Barrel Enhances the Customer Shopping Experience With Google Maps API Premier

Crate and Barrel first opened its doors in 1962 as a family business: a husband and wife team - Gordon and Carole Segal - plus one eager sales associate. Today's Crate and Barrel family has grown to 160 stores and more than 7,000 associates nationwide - and it is still...

Tags: Google Inc., API, Google Maps

Case studies 2009-01-01

Trak-iT and Google Maps for Enterprise

Trak-iT is a leading provider of wireless fleet tracking, communication, and management solutions. Trak-iT wanted to expand their offering by creating a web-based version of their application, thereby enabling their customers to choose the most appropriate deployment path for their own purposes. Also, Trak-iT required the integration of a third...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Trak-iT, Channel Management, Leadership, Marketing, Management

Case studies 2009-01-01