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MapQuest rolls out 360 view in really slow game of catchup with Google Maps
A few years ago I really thought that MapQuest was going to go the way of Kleenex or Xerox. When I asked people if they had directions, they'd say "I mapquested it." These days, Google Maps, Microsoft's Bing Maps, and other services are constantly getting new features while MapQuest sometimes feels like it's stuck in 2005.
But in the world's slowest game of catchup, MapQuest added 360 degree ...
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Google has built Street View into a fairly comprehensive collection of images from city streets around the world. The problem is that Google's iconic street view vans can't get into every tight nook and cranny. That's why the big G is introducing a new camera-equipped vehicle: the Street View Trike. The trike is coming to a walkable space near you, if you nominate your favorite spot.
The trike ...
In an impressive case of two great tastes that taste great together, Google Earth for the iPhone is now available in the iTunes app store. If you like Google Earth on the desktop, you'll like it even more when you can manipulate the globe with your fingertips. Zooming and rotating are easy with the familiar iPhone pinch motion, and the iPhone's GPS adds a new dimension to Earth. I was hooked on ...
Welcome to Googleholic, your bi-weekly fix of everything Google! In this edition:
Street View expands
Docs gets PDF storage
Feedburner's new address
Google Reader, Contra-style
Grand Theft Google
GBroswer rumors
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Welcome to Googleholic, your bi-weekly fix of everything Google!
In this edition:
Street View for Google map directions
Google's PageRank for images: VisualRank
Stock Screener for Google Finance
Speaker Notes and YouTube videos for Google Presentations
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A couple is accusing Google of diminishing the value of their property and causing them "mental" suffering" for including their recluse home in the Google Maps Street View project. The road leading up to their house is apparently labeled "private", something the Street View operator must've missed. We checked the Street View footage up to the house and didn't notice any clear "private" signs, ...
Google has added Street View imagery for 4 additional cities: Orlando, Houston, San Diego, and Los Angeles. The San Diego Street Views feature high-resolution imagery similar to that used in San Francisco. Of course, the first thing anyone does when Google announces new features is indulge their inner voyeur by seeking out the strangest possible street views. So far, the best we've found is a ...
Google is hot on the task of taking streetview pictures, and Gizmodo has pictures to prove it. Earlier this month a fleet of cars was spotted in the Googleplex parking lot with cameras attached to the roofs, so we knew it was only a matter of time before they were unleashed to the world. It looks like the Chevy Cobalts have finally been allowed to roam around the US taking pictures of major cities ...
Google's Streetview maps project has only just launched in a few U.S. cities thus far, however, some shocking new discoveries by a tipster has us wondering what Google is planning. A Gizmodo reader followed a Google camera van that had been taking pictures around California back to the Googleplex, and stumbled upon a rather shocking surprise. A fleet of Chevy Cobalt cars suited up with what ...
If you were impressed with Google Street View, you ain't seen nothing yet. EveryScape is a new service set to launch this fall that presents a realistic 3D view of streetscapes and public places by putting together information from 2D photos. You can navigate through the streetscape by clicking on green arrow buttons. Where information is available, you can also click on icons to find out what ...
So it turns out Google Maps Street View is good for finding a lot more than aliens, cats in windows, and guys exiting porn shops. In fact, in the short time since Google launched its new service, finding oddball photos has become an addictive new way to kill time for some. But if you don't have the time to search the country street by street for photos of robots, you might want to check out ...
That certainly didn't take long. Google launches a new "Street View" mode for Google Maps, showing thousands of streets up close and personal, and within 24 hours, users start to get a bit creeped out by just how close up those photos are. BoingBoing reader Mary Kalin-Casey noticed that you can see in her apartment window. In fact, when you look into her living room, you'll see her cat peeking ...
