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Who Will Foster the Great Location API?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:04:09 +0000

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 of monthly visitors, however it has ...

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An update to Google Earth for the iPhone

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +0000

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 made this even easier. Now, when you touch an ...

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Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 imports web maps

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:03:24 +0000

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 a major update, allowing users to import ...

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Street View Gallery on Google Maps

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:42:22 +0000

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 still-under-construction Burj Dubai in 2007. It is the signature ...

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Convicted Murderer To Wikipedia: Shhh!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:45:00 +0000

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 firm gets their way, Wikipedia (and EFF) ...

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2012: The End Of The World?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:36:00 +0000

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 Utrecht , The New York Times , John ...

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Nose, face, cut, spite: Blocking Google

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:57:20 +0000

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 you want). I love that The Reach Group (TRG), ...

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Is Groats Disease or Groats Syndrome Fictional or Real?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:59:39 +0000

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 ...

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Convicted Murderer Sues Wikipedia, Demands Removal of His Name

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

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.

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Thierry Henry's Wikipedia page defaced

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:39:00 +0000

The Wikipedia page for Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has been defaced in the wake of a controversial handball incident.

Rover found this 3 days ago on webuser.co.uk

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