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Who Will Foster the Great Location API?
gigaom.com — Nextstop , a user-generated travel site, is releasing an API for its location-specific short-form recommendations. The self-funded company, founded by former Google product managers, only launched in June and has attracted low hundreds of thousands ... (more) Who Will Foster the Great Location API?
An update to Google Earth for the iPhone
google-latlong.blogspot.com — Browsing the world from the palm of your hand can be a thrilling experience, and viewing photos, Wikipedia articles, and place information is a great way to discover new parts of the globe. With the latest version of Google Earth for iPhone, we've ... (more) An update to Google Earth for the iPhone
Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 imports web maps
Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 imports web maps
ipodnn.com — Google has released v2.0 of Google Earth for the iPhone, its portable 3D mapping software. Users navigate a graphic representation of the Earth, on which various places, businesses, photos and Wikipedia articles can be located. The second edition is ... (more) Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 imports web maps
Street View Gallery on Google Maps
google.com — Toronto, Canada - The CN Tower is a communications and observation tower standing 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) tall. After holding the tallest free-standing structure record for 31 years, the CN Tower was surpassed in height by the ... (more) Street View Gallery on Google Maps
Convicted Murderer To Wikipedia: Shhh!
Convicted Murderer To Wikipedia: Shhh!
eff.org — In 1990, Bavarian actor Walter Sedlmayr was brutally murdered. Two of his business associates were convicted, imprisoned for the crime, and recently paroled. Who killed Sedlmayr? Its a matter of public record, but if one of the men and his German law ... (more) Convicted Murderer To Wikipedia: Shhh!
2012: The End Of The World?
informationisbeautiful.net — 2012 The End Of The World by David McCandless, Informationisbeautiful.net Read about the background to this image | Leave a comment | See more visualisations | Home Skeptical Sources: Wikipedia , Associated Press , Astronomical Answers: University of ... (more) 2012: The End Of The World?
Nose, face, cut, spite: Blocking Google
Nose, face, cut, spite: Blocking Google
buzzmachine.com — There’s been a swine flu of stupidity spreading about the Murdoch meme of blocking Google from indexing a site’s content (to which Google always replies that you’ve always been able to do that with robots.txt – so go ahead if ... (more) Nose, face, cut, spite: Blocking Google
Is Groats Disease or Groats Syndrome Fictional or Real?
Is Groats Disease or Groats Syndrome Fictional or Real?
kokeytechnology.com — Many have asked the realness or actual existence of Groats Disease or Groats Syndrome. Groats Disease or Syndrome (whatever you want to call it was named after its discoverer, Dick Groat. It is actually a fictional disorder discussed in “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 2 Episode 5 ... (more) Is Groats Disease or Groats Syndrome Fictional or Real?
Convicted Murderer Sues Wikipedia, Demands Removal of His Name
wired.com — A convicted murderer demands that Wikipedia remove his name from an entry about the actor he killed in 1990. The ex-convict cites a German law to bolster his censorship argument. (more) Convicted Murderer Sues Wikipedia, Demands Removal of ...
Thierry Henry's Wikipedia page defaced
webuser.co.uk — The Wikipedia page for Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has been defaced in the wake of a controversial handball incident. (more) Thierry Henry's Wikipedia page defaced
Amazon Slims Down Kindles, Prices
Amazon Slims Down Kindles, Prices
gearlog.com — Amazon has slimmed down both the number of Kindle e-readers the e-tailer offering, as well as the price. At its Kindle store , Amazon now offers just two versions of the Kindle: the widescreen DX, for $489, and a 6-inch version of the Kindle ... (more) Amazon Slims Down Kindles, Prices
SWITCH BACK TO THE OLD NEWS FEED!!!
facebook.com — On 10/23/09, Facebook changed the layout of their News Feed, cluttering everybody's homepage with unnecessary items and disarranged posts. PLEASE CHANGE IT BACK!!! -------------------------------- Oh, and invite your friends. MILESTONES: 10,000 ... (more) SWITCH BACK TO THE OLD NEWS FEED!!!
After the Deadline, Language Checking Software Used by WordPress, Now Open Source
After the Deadline, Language Checking Software Used by WordPress, Now Open Source
ostatic.com — by Lisa Hoover - Oct. 26, 2009 Comments (0) After the Deadline - Check Spelling, Style, and Grammar in WordPress and TinyMCE If your blogging platform of choice is WordPress , then you've no doubt noticed recent improvements to the way it catches ... (more) After the Deadline, Language Checking Software Used by ...
Official Google Blog: Contextual search within Wikipedia
Official Google Blog: Contextual search within Wikipedia
googleblog.blogspot.com — We are excited to announce that we've built a Custom Search Wikipedia skin that makes it easier for you to complete your research on Wikipedia. Wikipedia allows users to register and personalize their Wikipedia environment via the configuration of ... (more) Official Google Blog: Contextual search within Wikipedia
A contextual search experience for Wikipedia
googlecustomsearch.blogspot.com — A different specification is generated for every Wikipedia page (based on url ) by a tiny AppEngine application at http://googlecustomsearch.appspot.com . The specification defines a search engine with two facets, labeled "internal" ( Linked Wikipedia ... (more) A contextual search experience for Wikipedia
Watch the Ares I-X rocket launch live streaming video here
inquisitr.com — NASA is about to launch it’s Ares I-X rocket for a test flight and we’ve embedded the live video stream below. The Ares I-X rocket is NASA’s next generation space vehicle. Live Broadcasting by Ustream From Wikipedia’s page on the Ares I-X Ares I-X is the ... (more) Watch the Ares I-X rocket launch live streaming video here
Keep Dandruff at Bay With Aspirin [Health]
Keep Dandruff at Bay With Aspirin [Health]
lifehacker.com — Aspirin is a medicine cabinet staple for those prone to headaches. Combined in the right ratio with tap water, it's equally handy for keeping dandruff flakes at bay. Photo by Wikipedia With winter... (more) Keep Dandruff at Bay With Aspirin [Health]
Congrats, citizens of Mozilla! Firefox population surpasses that of the United States
downloadsquad.com — Over the past two months, Mozilla has been hoovering up new users with reckless abandon - nearly 4 million people per week. At 330 million, the projected number of Firefox users has actually outstripped the population of the United States (which is ... (more) Congrats, citizens of Mozilla! Firefox population ...
Google Maps Makes Real Estate Search More Visible
Google Maps Makes Real Estate Search More Visible
searchengineland.com — Google continues to make real estate listings more prominent inside Google Maps, and in doing so, it continues to inch closer to being a full-fledged real estate search engine. The company announced today that a new “real estate” option has been added ... (more) Google Maps Makes Real Estate Search More Visible
Reocities: because Geocities is gone, but not forgotten
Reocities: because Geocities is gone, but not forgotten
downloadsquad.com — When Yahoo! decided to close down GeoCities, a lot of us shed a single tear for our first home on the Internet and moved on. For one man called Jacques, though, that wasn't good enough. He took it upon himself to save as much of GeoCities as ... (more) Reocities: because Geocities is gone, but not forgotten
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