Improve Google Maps
Improve Google Maps
To make Google Maps (even) better, Google have released a new API that means everyone on the Internet can make a contribution to Google Maps with text, shapes, photos and other stuff too. picked by TheStep 2 years ago
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 Google is Collecting and Storing Your Personal Information
Google is Collecting and Storing Your Personal Information
A Google company blog says that as of today all new users of Google will have their personal information tracked, collected and stored for a so-called better customer experience using Google... picked by monkeyman 2 years ago
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 Marco Polo Would Have Had An Easier Time With Google Maps
Marco Polo Would Have Had An Easier Time With Google Maps
Google Maps map annotated with all the places Marco Polo visited during his travels to China and back. Click here for larger map picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago
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 Google adds some street-level views to U.S. maps
Google adds some street-level views to U.S. maps
Google Inc. is introducing street-level map views of various U.S. cities, giving Web users a panoramic, 360-degree images as well as the overhead views Google Maps has offered. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 London to New York: the Google way
London to New York: the Google way
Look at direction #37 and see how Google wants you to get from London to New York. picked by TheStep 1 year ago
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 Shepherds might not have as much privacy with their goats as they might have thought, thanks to Google Maps
Shepherds might not have as much privacy with their goats as they might have thought, thanks to Google Maps
Google maps can be hacked in certain places to zoom in further than expected. To do this:
  1. Go into satellite mode
  2. Click "link to this page"
  3. Edit the "&z=" in the querystring of your address bar to 23 and go to that new address.
Anyone want to help me scan rooftops in hot sunny climates? picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago
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 Caught in the act on google maps
Caught in the act on google maps
Is it embarrassing or incriminating to be caught breaking in on google maps? picked by camro77 1 year ago
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 Elmer Fudd Google
Elmer Fudd Google
After Klingon Google and H4x0r Google, here's Elmer Fudd Google.

Also available are Pig Latin and Bork, Bork, Bork!. Have I missed any? picked by TheStep 1 year ago
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 Google Launches Apps Premier Edition
Google Launches Apps Premier Edition
The day that everyone knew was coming has arrived with the announcement that Google has launched Google Apps Premier, its subscription package of premium, hosted business applications in direct competition with Microsoft. picked by mo0nrider 2 years ago
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 Black Google Portal
Black Google Portal
This Black Google Portal is easier on your eyes and saves energy. All search results are displayed on google.com with a black background and light text. picked by plimytheelder 2 years ago
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 Product manager Google Apps YouTube's productivity increase
Product manager Google Apps YouTube's productivity increase [video]
Rajen Sheth, manager of Google's enterprise products, shows how a company can increase productivity by using Google Apps. 18 minutes. picked by henkspaan 1 year ago
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 51 Things NOT on Google Maps
51 Things NOT on Google Maps
A listing of a number of items which do not appear on Google Maps satellite and street view. Including d**k Cheney's house. picked by Moogle 1 month ago
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 Naked people on google earth
Naked people on google earth
One of the most remarkable posts I’ve come across while trawling through the blogosphere is Google Sighteeing’s ”Top ten naked people on Google Earth“. picked by secretsather 2 years ago
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 Map collection of the Boston Public Library
Map collection of the Boston Public Library
The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center has 200,000 historic maps and 5,000 atlases. Many are online in high resolution. You can explore the collection by location, subject, date, publisher, author and projection. They give virtual tours, select a map of the month and have a section called Maps in the News, where they profile Darfur and Iraq. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago
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 Google AdSense policies updated
Google AdSense policies updated
Hey, hey, dear bloggers, Google AdSense policies updated picked by moebel 2 years ago
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 A small city in Israel sues Google for false information
A small city in Israel sues Google for false information
Officials in Kiryat Yam, a small city in northern Israel, have filed a complaint with police against the Internet search engine Google. The city argues that one of Google’s programs, Google Earth, gives viewers false information that offends the city’s image. picked by Ionb 8 months ago
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 Google Earth shows Strange light phenomena near the Antipodes
Google Earth shows Strange light phenomena near the Antipodes
There are thousands of coloured lights. Some of these lights by scale (e.g., bright green on 4th screenshot) are 10m. This phenomena is focused around Antipodes. There are some less concentrated occurrences around Auckland and Chatham but these images seem to be nowhere else on Google maps. picked by DrNothing 12 months ago
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 Couple sues Google because of street view images taken from their private drive.
Couple sues Google because of street view images taken from their private drive.
The Google van(?) drove right up their driveway which was marked private. The family, whose terrible name is Boring, are suing for $25,000 saying that part of the property's value was privacy. picked by coldbladed 6 months ago
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 Real Time Satellite and Space Shuttle Tracking
Real Time Satellite and Space Shuttle Tracking
Select from a list to view the current position of satellites in real time. Uses Google mapping technology! GOOGLE ROCKS! picked by ogri2003 1 year ago
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 Google does it again!
Google does it again!
The McKees own a house that is featured in a much more intrusive set of Google StreetView images...

Update to this story. picked by extc68 6 months ago
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 Google Fight: settle any argument
Google Fight: settle any argument
Enter two search terms and see which one has the most results, and thus win the Google Fight.

Is the pen mightier than the sword? picked by TheStep 1 year ago
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