Celebrating the 50th country on Street View – Google Lat LongYou can now explore Hungary and Lesotho, plus updated images of 350,000 miles of roads in 14 countries. Facebook replaces ‘brand resource center’ with new website and assets – Inside...
For those in Australia who want to turn their house into "virtual artwork" on Street View, Google has unveiled Google SCHMICK – the Simple Complete House Makeover Internet Conversion Kit. Hover over the colored boxes and Bing will give you the...
His cartoons have grown by word of mouth to reach 100,000 business readers each week and have been featured by the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, and the New York Times. Busted: Content can be repurposed, re-used and utilized a number...
The Street View images appear to show a donkey in the road in one frame, then down on the ground across the tire tracks in the next frame, seemingly struck by the Google vehicle. But, after pictures taken by a Google Street View car in Botswana...
While facial blurring is largely considered to be a tool for protecting freedom of speech and human rights, the technology has also been used as a measure for preserving privacy and anonymizing users whose images are captured in public places...
Google's Street View service has fallen under scrutiny in much of Europe, where privacy groups worry that the service is violating the rights of citizens by collecting images without permission. The Swiss Federal Tribunal ruled that the company won...
In March 2011, the search giant was fined €430,000 for breach of copyright and €100,000 for collecting wi-fi data from unsecured networks while collecting Street View images for Google Maps. Google has no obligation to “police (YouTube) content...
The fallout from Google's Street View Wi-Fi data grab continues. Department of Justice (DOJ) to further investigate Google's Street View service, specifically whether Google violated the Wiretap Act when the company collected Wi-Fi data from...
Doisneau, who was born 100 years ago today, essentially did at the time what Google now does on a grander scale with Google Street View. These pictures captured the scenes of the day as people of all ages lived their lives, much as Google Street...
Google Street Roo View To provide panoramic pictures of the Australian outback, Google has announced Google Street Roo. The search giant plans to equip more than 1,000 kangaroos with 360-degree cameras powered by solar panels stitched into custom...
Google Street View has often been the subject of controversy. The latest: Google and Apple are facing a patent lawsuit for Street View technology used on the iPhone and iPad, while a urination image is causing legal troubles for Google in France.
In March 2011, a French court fined Google €100,000 for collecting payload data from unencrypted WiFi networks while collecting Street View images for Google Maps. A commercial court in Paris has ordered Google France and parent company Google Inc...
Google has released a compilation of StreetView images that cover 44,000 kilometers of the region devastated by Japan's March 11th tsunami and earthquake. The project that would capture and share these images was announced back in July and has been...
To help make sure the instant consumer lands on the mobile version of your site when they’re strolling down the street reading their smartphone, you have to do some quick website revamping to turn your site from computer-friendly to mobile-friendly.
Videos also started to emerge on YouTube within only a few hours, with video footage of the looting being shot from the street or second floor apartments. Realizing how the information from there was verified, it occurred to me to screenshot images...
That's certainly been demonstrated with the Google Maps API, where the Grand Theft Auto community has implemented full Street View on their map of Liberty City. The Google Street View feature, which allows users to navigate sweeping panoramic views...
Affinity score is a one-way street. Include links and images within updates. View Facebook Analytics and gauge your audience. As with Google, Facebook wants to feature reputable sources in the Top News feed, so the goal is showing Facebook you...
A New Streetside View - Bing Maps BlogTake a virtual stroll with new street-level panorama imagery, which replaces bubble jumping. Features overlay of business listings, street names, and store fronts.
Google Street View in India Faces Challenges - PCWorldGoogle began collecting images yesterday, and is hoping to avoid government run-ins and privacy concerns by coordinating with local police and government agencies.
Swiss Court Orders Google to Manually Blur Street View Images by Danny Goodwin Google's Street View mapping service infringes privacy, a Switzerland's Federal Administrative Court has ruled. A group of 12 "mid-ranking" officials from North Korea...
