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At TC50: Crowd Sourcing the Neighborhood Watch
I’m at the TechCrunch50 show where Google and Microsoft yesterday announced new visual interfaces for news and image search, respectively. Today, I’m…
Police Use Online Mapping Services to Help Fight Crime
USA Today has a story on how police departments across the US are adding a new tool to their crime-fighting arsenal: online…
Location-Based Services: Discovering Old and New Paths
Search has improved content delivery and ad performance over many existing media, due to clearer expression of user intent. But does the…
Google Maps Adds Arterial Roads to Traffic Layer with Data from Your Phone
If you commute along a heavily-trafficked highway, you’ve probably often thought – and tried – alternate ways home. This is a trial-and-error…
Swiss Official Calls for Google Street View to Be Shut Down
Hanspeter Thür, Switzerland’s federal data protection commissioner, is not remaining neutral on the issue of Google Street View, according to the New…
Search Engine Wars, the Local Front
Users and advertisers are winning as the local search space innovates and evolves. As content continues to grow, we're seeing a major…
Google Maps Adds Countries to Map Maker and Street View (Plus, View LEGO Land!)
Google Maps has made some updates that give them a more worldly view. First up, some European countries are gaining access to…
CitySquares Incorporates Facebook Connect
Fast-growing local search engine CitySquares has incorporated Facebook Connect. Now, you can use your Facebook account to sign into the site. When…
Surrounded by Search Engines: A New Kind of Mobile Search
Voice search could have a bright future in mobile, and even evolve beyond the phone itself. An area known as speech controlled…
Google Maps Adds Points of Interest, Needs Some Tweaking
Google Maps has added a feature I’ve been wanting for a long time: points of interest. When you’re searching a particular area,…