Category Archives: google

Getting Google Street View in your pocket

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

WHERE has released a clever hack that lets you pull up Google Street View pictures on your cell phone. Just find a business and if it’s in Street View coverage, you’ll see a link to view the picture. Google’s own … Continue reading →

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WHERE gets personal with easy-to-create custom widgets

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I’ve written before about the WHERE platform, a location-based service platform that allows developers to create custom location applications. Now just about anyone can do it, with very little technical knowledge. You go to Google’s My Maps, plot your points … Continue reading →

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Google Maps takes to the skies with JetBlue

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

JetBlue is now using Google Maps to show you where you are when flying across the country. Just hope you don’t find yourself staring at JFK on the Google Maps screen while stranded on the tarmac. It’s a unique brand … Continue reading →

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Catch the train with Google Maps expanded public transit data

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Google announced that they’ve added more public transit information, including schedules in select markets. Google points to a map of Zurich to illustrate schedule information. Click on one of the tram icons. In some cases, you must then click on … Continue reading →

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Flickr vs. The Washington Post

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

There was a big bike race outside my door yesterday. Thousands of people showed up to watch pro cyclists from around the world in the 100km CSC Invitational. What’s the best source to find out about what happened yesterday? Oddly, … Continue reading →

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Reading license plates with Google Street View

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

The New York Times’ Miguel Helft has a piece this morning on the privacy implications of Google’s Street View. I found this picture of a Civic Hybrid parked near Google headquarters the other day. You can clearly read the “I … Continue reading →

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Aloha to Mahalo, Calacanis’ new reference tool

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Mahalo launched yesterday to much fanfare. The reference tool comes from Jason Calacanis, the entrepreneur behind Weblogs, Inc. and the founder of the Silicon Alley Reporter. Billed as “the world’s first human-powered search engine”, Mahalo is a cross between Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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Google Maps: extreme close up with Street View

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Google today released Street View, allowing users to zoom in to street level in New York, Miami, San Francisco, Denver and Las Vegas. (I can’t help but think Denver was selected to get a dig in at Mapquest.) It’s the … Continue reading →

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User-created content search comes to Google Maps

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

One of the features promised when Google’s My Maps launched was that the content created would be searchable by users. I stumbled upon this feature in action while searching Maps today. This map was created by a local bar, showing … Continue reading →

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GPS for Blackberry and Calendar come to Google Mobile

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Google announced GPS support on the Blackberry 8800. This is a huge move. It’s great that a major U.S. carrier, Cingular AT&T, is allowing free access to location data. I would have expected them to disable GPS access. I love … Continue reading →