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Google Desktop 2 Leaves Beta
As Gary noted, Google Desktop 2 has left beta. In addition to several product enhancements, Desktop 2 also has new third-party panels…
China Says No To Wikipedia, Dislikes Taiwan Change On Google Maps & Chinese Activist Takes Yahoo’s Yang To Task For Helping Maintain “Evil System”
Wikipedia is apparently no longer accessible to those in Shanghai and other parts of China, reports say, while Boing Boing reports a…
A New Service Named HomePages Combines Real Estate Listings, Local Data, and Aerial Imagery
Danny’s post from earlier today about Google possibly offering real estate listings that incorporate Google Maps in addition to his mentions of…
Craigslist Says No To Oodle’s Scraping
Via John Battelle, news that classified ads search engine Oodle has been asked by Craigslist to stop scraping their listings. Oodle says…
Mashing Up Google Maps with Wikipedia Articles
Google Maps, now integrated with Google Local, offers a lot of information about local merchants, but these detailed results typically don’t include…
Mapping Places in Wikipedia
Where in the world is the Kaministiquia River? Wikipedia tells us that the river empties into western Lake Superior at the city…
Google Says Taiwan is Now Taiwan Not Taiwan, Province of China
Via Inside Google word in a San Jose Mercury Story that Google is labelling Taiwan as Taiwan on Google Maps and no…
Google Merges Maps & Local, Brings North America Out of Beta
Google Local and Maps are now a single unified service, known as Google Local. “Google maps has always integrated local listings, and…
Maps & Resources Tracking Hurricane Rita
As Hurricane Rita bears down on Texas, we’re obviously hoping for the best. Some new resources for those who want to track…
Post-Katrina Images On Google Maps, Elsewhere, People Finding Project & Wiki Resources
Post-Katrina Images are now up on Google Maps, at least for New Orleans. There’s also a variety of other images you can…