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Google to Charge for Heavy Google Maps Usage on Sites

Heavy users of Google Maps will be charged for using the service, reports BBC News. After January 1, Google will charge for the Google Maps API when more than 25,000 map “hits” are made in a day. READ MORE »

Google Asks for Help Fixing Maps

Google has decided to turn to the masses and ask us to fix its ailing Google Maps. Well, Google decided to turn to a few select users, actually. The Regional Expert Reviewer program will tap the best contributors to Google Map Maker to act as volunteer moderators. READ MORE »

Iridium Brings Wi-Fi to Places With No Cellular Signals

If you travel to remote places but need business-critical access to e-mail or the Internet, satellite phone provider Iridium Communications has introduced a new product that might be able to give it to you. READ MORE »

Google Cleans House, Discontinues More Products

As part of its recent efforts to streamline and focus on social media, Google is shuttering more products. We recently reported the company was winding down Labs and Slide. Now you can add these to the list of disappearing Google offerings. READ MORE »

Swype App Gets Major Update

Swype users are in for a real treat. The touchscreen keyboard app for Android phones is getting a major update. Just out of Beta, Swype “gestures” will let users more easily cut/copy/paste text, connect directly to Twitter, and access and search Google Maps—essentially, users will be able to access an almost limitless set of gesture functionalities using Swype. READ MORE »

New Google Site Finds What You Love

As if it didn’t have enough to do, Google just launched a new search site www.wdyl.com, or What Do You Love? that amalgamates results around topics users are interested in. But only via products that Google would love them to use. READ MORE »

Apps for the Wandering Entrepreneur

A number of new smartphone applications aim to help hikers, rock climbers, and adventurers of all kinds make their escapes. The iPhone and Android apps list campgrounds and outdoor activities in an area, and run from free to about $5 each. Some apps, such as Oh, Ranger! ParkFinder, which is free on Apple, focus on public campgrounds. CampFinder, produced by CampingRoadTrip.com, gathers together nearly 14,000 campgrounds. READ MORE »

Google Adds Real-Time Public Transit Updates

Anybody who uses public transit knows scheduled departure times rarely match up to actual departure times. To improve that situation comes Google to the rescue, which is now providing live transit updates on its Google Maps mobile and desktop platforms, initially in six international cities: Boston, Portland, Ore., San Diego, San Francisco, Madrid, and Turin. FastCompany’s Ariel Schwartz checked in with Google to find out why big cities such as London and New York weren’t included. READ MORE »

A Google View from the Inside

It was only a matter of time before Google went a step further with its Maps capabilities. Thursday, at the Social-Loco conference, the search giant announced its new Business Photos for Google Maps, which allows users to see a 360-degree view of a businesses interior. READ MORE »

Bin Laden News Galvanizes the Web

The death of terrorist Osama Bin Laden, announced by President Barack Obama from the White House at roughly 11 p.m. on Sunday evening, galvanized the Internet as few stories have. READ MORE »

Tag Archives: Google Maps

Google to Charge for Heavy Google Maps Usage on Sites

Google Asks for Help Fixing Maps

Iridium Brings Wi-Fi to Places With No Cellular Signals

Google Cleans House, Discontinues More Products

Swype App Gets Major Update

New Google Site Finds What You Love

Apps for the Wandering Entrepreneur

Google Adds Real-Time Public Transit Updates

A Google View from the Inside

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