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Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim: Camelot, Atlantis and Now, Argleton
TG Daily - All News: Google Earth invents a town
AppScout: Google Maps Makes up British Town, Baffles Everyone
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A new euphemism for skipping work is born: "Sorry I didn't come in yesterday, I was stuck in Argleton." http://bit.ly/2K70fF 31 hours ago |
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http://tinyurl.com/yl7x8xv I want to live there... 34 hours ago |
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shared link: Mystery of Argleton, the 'Google' town that only exists online - Telegraph http://bit.ly/1vAD4m 41 hours ago |
Camelot, Atlantis and Now, Argleton
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... The UK’s Telegraph reports on the fictitious town Argleton that’s appearing in Google Maps. The town doesn’t actually exist, but because it’s in Google Maps, it’s causing a few headaches: ...
Google Earth invents a town
TG Daily - All News —
Google Earth seems to think that England does not have enough towns and has decided to put one of its own in. According to the Telegraph , people have been wondering what Google was on about when it identified a place called Argleton in Lancashire. It appears on Google Maps and online directories but is about as real as the mythical MooMoo bird which eats the negative thoughts of insects and weaves nests in the shape of Norway. The “town” appears on Google Maps in the middle of fields close to the M58 motorway, just south of Ormskirk and thanks to the wonders of computer ...
Google Maps Makes up British Town, Baffles Everyone
AppScout —
... The Telegraph notes that the name Argelton is an anagram for both "Not Real G" and "Not Large," leading many to speculate that the town was put on the map entirely on purpose--perhaps to capture those who might attempt to nab map information from Google. ...
The Legend of Argleton: A Town That Only Exists in Google
Switched —
... Aughton or Aughton Park have ever heard of Argleton. What's stranger, if you follow Google Maps to where Argleton supposedly sits, all you'll find is an empty grass field. Continue reading The Legend of Argleton: A Town That Only Exists in Google The Legend of Argleton: A Town That Only Exists in Google originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Gizmodo —
... you can plainly see it. What happened? Apparently, the name was quite possibly sucked up with other data when Tele Atlas' map makers were busy inputting info from old maps. This isn't unusual, though you'd think there'd be a more rapid fact checking process. By the way, we didn't cover it because nowadays, the story isn't really whether or not Tele Atlas is stealing maps from old dead cartographers, but whether or not Google is stealing the map business from Tele Atlas. [Telegraph UK via Valleywag] MacLife created a choppy but thorough ...
Nonexistent town in Google maps
MAKE Magazine —
Interesting article in the Telegraph about "Argleton," a town that appears in Google maps but does not, apparently, exist in the real world. The best theory I've heard is that the town is a "trap" intended to catch those who steal map data. [Thanks, Glen!]
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