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- Google Maps now shows you walking directions
- Google Maps now shows you walking directionsCOOL !!Ah now i can ditch my gas guzzling car :)
- Tags: Google Maps, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Google Maps now shows you walking directions
- Google Maps has had driving directions since launch -- and it has quickly become an indispensable tool for people who need to know how to drive somewhere. Today, Google announced a new feature that is designed to help people plan their walk from source to destination. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Pedestrian, Google Maps, Engineering, Productivity, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Google about to launch Flash API for Maps
- Google just published a page detailing how Flash developers can now use the Google Maps ActionScript API. Unfortunately, as of right now all the samples still don't work, but based on the documentation from a guy who has never made anything in Flash, it looks pretty easy to use....
- Tags: Developer, Google Inc., API, Google Maps, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Add videos of your business to Google Maps
- Google's Local Business Center is a great place for businesses to get some free exposure. The few who are actually using this service are getting better exposure through Google Maps and even organic search results. When adding your listing, you have control over things like your address, photos...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Video, Google Local Business Center, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Google Maps adds street view for 13 cities 1 national park
- Google Maps adds street view for 13 cities 1 national parkNew Google Street View Sightings....Check out some of the new Google Street View Sightings that are surfacing from these new cities on this guys blog. http://streetviewgallery.corank.comWasn't thinkin outside the box!Clearly I wasn't thinking outside the box on...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Street View Sightings, Google Maps Add, street view, Google Street View, Google Maps
- Discussion threads 2008-03-27
- Google Maps adds street view for 13 cities + 1 national park
- Google Maps has a really cool feature if you don't already know about it. It's called Street View and puts you at eye level and lets you explore the streets of supported cities. There are only a handful of them still, but it's great to see they are...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Team Management, Management, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- 49.7% of iPhone users accessed a social network in January 2008
- M:Metrics found that a staggering 30.9% of iPhone owners watched mobile TV or video, versus a 4.6 market average, and more than double the rate for all smartphone users, according to M:Metrics. Usage of social networking is also popular among iPhone users: 49.7% accessed a social networking site in January,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Network, Google Maps, YouTube Inc., Social Networking, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Early St. Patrick's Day easter egg on Google Maps
- Early St. Patrick's Day easter egg on Google MapsSt. Patrick's Day is the 15th this yearOk, it depends on who you talk to, but at least according to the Roman Catholic Church, they moved Saint Patrick's day to the 15th so as not to fall between Palm Sunday and Easter...
- Tags: St. Patrick, Day easter egg, Early St. Patrick, Google Inc., Google Maps
- Discussion threads 2008-03-15
- Early St. Patrick's Day easter egg on Google Maps
- Street View in Google Maps now shows a tiny leprechaun instead of the classic yellow guy -- it's a bit early, but you can only assume this has to do with St. Patrick's Day on Monday. A rainbow follows him when you drag the little guy around the map...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Easter Egg, St. Patrick, Rainbow, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-03-15
- Google Maps Terrain Downloader (exe)
- Google Maps Terrain Downloader is a tool that can automatically download Google Maps small terrain tile map images and then combine them into one big map image. It supports multithreads, so the download speed is very fast. And it is very easy to use. All downloaded small images are saved...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Google Maps Terrain Downloader, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-01-22
- Google Maps market share up 10% in one year
- If this trend continues, according to hitwise, Google Maps will become the "maps leader" in the United States within two years. Over the last twelve months, Google Maps gained 10% and almost every other major maps destination lost ground -- this sounds a bit like the search engine wars,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, E-mail Providers, Leadership, Search, Internet, Management, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- Google Maps Downloader (exe)
- Google Maps Downloader is a tool that can automatically download Google Maps' small tile map images and then combine them into one big map image.It supports multithreads, so the download speed is very fast. And it is very easy to use. All downloaded small images are saved on the disk....
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Google Maps Downloader, Productivity
- Software downloads 2007-12-24
- MobileTechRoundup #118, Thoughts on Mobius, Verizon LTE, Google Maps, Sony Reader, and more
- Listen here (MP3, 30.2 MB, 33:00 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS I was on the road again for MobileTechRoundup show #118 and recorded the show at 2 am in Amsterdam with James...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Podcast, Mobius, Verizon Communications Inc., Google Maps, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2007-12-16
- Google Maps for Mobile updated so you can find your location without the need for a GPS receiver
- Google Maps for Mobile updated so you can find your location without the need for a GPS receiverAnother good idea from Google......if you don't mind the estimate being +/- 2700m.Downloaded last nite--works like a charm.Google promises to improve accuracy with the assist of current GPS users.Most coOL Google Folks!Only works...
- Tags: Google Inc., GPS, GPS receiver, Google Maps, mobile
- Discussion threads 2007-11-29
- Google Maps for Mobile updated so you can find your location without the need for a GPS receiver
- My preferred mapping application on my mobile devices is Google Maps for mobile. I read earlier today that the application has been updated to provide your location without any need for a GPS receiver. The new My Location beta feature use cell tower identification to provide approximate location information. You...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, GPS Receiver, Google Maps, GPS, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2007-11-29
- Google Maps for Windows Mobile (CAB)
- Google Maps for mobile is a free download that lets you view maps and satellite imagery, find local businesses, and get driving directions on your mobile device. Since the application is designed for users on-the-go, it provides features like click-to-call and saved search history that are especially useful for mobile...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Google Maps, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-11-29
- Google Maps for Palm (prc)
- Google Maps for mobile is a free download that lets you view maps and satellite imagery, find local businesses, and get driving directions on your mobile device. Since the application is designed for users on-the-go, it provides features like click-to-call and saved search history that are especially useful for mobile...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Palm Inc., Google Maps, Cell Phone, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-11-29
- Google Maps gets wikified
- Google Maps gets wikifiedMove the address not the businessIt's true that you can't move business but you could move that address. Meaning there is a Pizza Hut at 3451 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659. Search for Pizza Hut in 60659 and you will get the store in middle of...
- Tags: GrandCentral, Google Maps, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Google Maps gets wikified
- Google Maps added a new feature today that makes it act more like a wiki in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Starting today, you are now able to move the location of any marker if it's not in the right spot. This feature has good intentions,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Games, Wiki, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- Google Patent app describes efficient database storage of Google Maps, Google Earth objects
- A new Google Patent application entitled Ranking and Clustering of Geo-Located Objects appears to describe a method in which geographical location objects of the type seen in Google Earth and Google Maps would be more efficiently classified in a database. This is potentially...
- Tags: Google Inc., Database, Data, Google Maps, Google Earth, GIS, Storage, Databases, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-27
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