Google Maps

Exploring Historic Sites From Across The Globe

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.31.2012

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Google has officially announced the World Wonders Project, which will offer on-the-ground 360-degree views of 132 historic sites from 18 different cou...

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WATCH: This Video Will Take You To Amazing Places

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Google Maps Video, Panoramic, Giacomo Miceli, Chemin Vert, Chemical Vert, Video, Lima-Ghost-Train-Park, Google Street View, Google Maps, Google Street View Panoramic, Slideexpand, Google, Technology News

Google Maps' panoramic views have made it possible to follow the roads around the world in electronic musician A Ghost Train's video "Chemin Vert" in ...

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Google's Cool Congressional Redistricting Map -- Which Shows How Thoroughly Texas Liberals Get Screwed

Colin Delany | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Congress, Texas, Redistricting, Google Maps, State Politics, Texas Redistricting Map, Texas Redistricting, Texas Redistricting 2012, Politics News
Colin Delany

For a good example of why redistricting's so important in determining the make-up of Congress, let's zoom in on lovely Austin, Texas -- a liberal hub in a conservative state.

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Map Shows World's Most & Least Touristed Areas

Posted 05.21.2012

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On the heels of an adapted Google Map that allows users to see how quickly they can navigate a city using public transportation comes an adapted heat-...

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Country Sues Over Google Maps Dispute

AP | Posted 05.17.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps. The threat comes after the famous search engi...

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PHOTOS: 30 Minutes On Mass Transit Around The World

Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Mass Transit, Mapnificent, Google Maps, Destinations, Public Transportation, Travel News

Mass transit is a funny thing. Sometimes it's efficient. Sometimes it's comically bad. Stefan Wehrmeyer took the good and the bad and created Mapn...

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"Say It Ain't So, Joe, Again, and Again, and Again ...": A Legacy of Continued Bad Behavior at Google

Eric K. Clemons | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Google Wi-Spy, Google Privacy Issues, Google, Google Maps, Google Privacy Breach, Google Privacy, Google Privacy Policy, Technology News
Eric K. Clemons

I believe, as I have believed for some time, that more active regulation of Google is warranted. Google has demonstrated that it cannot be trusted. In fairness, no one could be trusted or should be trusted with so much power.

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LOOK: Google Street View Adds Stunning New Locations

AP | DANIELLA CHESLOW | Posted 04.23.2012

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TEL AVIV, Israel -- After months of consultations with Israeli security officials, Google has launched its popular Street View service in the country'...

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Google Maps: New Marlins Ballpark Is Closed

Posted 05.09.2012

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This really is a rough week for the Miami Marlins: according to Google Maps, the team's new $600 million ballpark -- which just opened April 4 -- is n...

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New Google Maps Features Roll Out

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Google, Video, Maps, Google Maps Traffic, Traffic Google Maps, Google Maps, Google Traffic, Traffic Google, Topicgooglemaps, Google Map, Technology News

Within a week, Google rolled out two updates to Google Maps that should make efficient traveling a little bit easier. The service now shows estimat...

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WATCH: Google Releases Retro Mapping Product

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 04.01.2012

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Google has done it again. Just in time for April Fool's Day, Google has introduced Google Maps Quest, a retro 8-bit version of its mapping tool tha...

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Ratable Google Maps Satellite Image

Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Video, Google Maps Images, Paul Rademacher, Rademacher, Google Satellite Imagery, Housingmaps, Stratocam, Google Geo, Google Maps, Arts News

Paul Rademacher's Stratocam is the one of those online gems which will take up way too much of your time. It is Stumble Upon meets Google Maps, wi...

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Google Maps Labels D.C. Hotel With Assassin's Name

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Ever since then-President Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton hotel in March 1981, the Brutalist concrete structure has...

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Apple Snubs Google Maps

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 03.09.2012

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When Apple unveiled the new iPhoto app for iPad and iPhone on Wednesday, there was one conspicuous absence: geotagging via Google Maps. While iPhoto d...

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LOOK: Google App Gets HUGE Makeover

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Google, Video, Google Earth, Slideadbigshot, Google Plus, Bing Maps, Google Maps, Google Plus Google Earth, Google Earth 6.2, New Google Earth, Technology News

Google Earth just got a much less patchy -- and a little more social. The search giant rolled out an update to its virtual globe application on Thu...

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Lost In The Casino? New Google Maps Feature Can Help

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 01.10.2012

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An estimated 140,000 techies have flocked to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest consumer tech fair. Anyone who's ...

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LOOK: Real-Time Google Map Of Iowa Caucus Results

Posted 02.26.2012

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As the votes from Tuesday's Iowa caucus begin rolling in, we have real-time results. The map below, provided by Google, breaks down the results by ...

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How To Track Santa On Christmas Eve

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 12.25.2011

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The holidays are here at last. And you know what that means. No, not family, togetherness or even presents. It means it's time to track Santa as he ma...

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Detroit At A 45Degree Angle

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.20.2011

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Because you might never get the chance to ride in a prop plane over downtown Detroit, Google Maps is offering new views of the city from on high with ...

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Meet The Google Maps For Time Travelers

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Gold Rush San Francisco, Pastmapper, Pastmapper San Francisco, San Francisco Historical Maps, Pastmapper.com, Vintage Maps, Google Maps, 1850s San Francisco, San Francisco News

Google Maps is great, but it has one glaring problem: it only provides information for the present day. For the avid time traveler, it's essentially u...

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Google Maps Goes Indoors

AP | By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 11.29.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Google's next frontier in digital mapping will span the world's shopping malls and airports. An upgrade of Google's mobile mapping s...

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PHOTOS: Plot Thickens In Mystery Of Giant Structures In China

Posted 11.15.2011

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The plot has thickened in the mystery of the giant structures in the Chinese desert. Earlier this week, images from Google Maps surfaced showing a ...

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Google Maps To Start Charging Money

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Video, Google Maps API, Google Maps Charge, Google Maps Charging, Charging Google Maps, Google Charging, Google Maps, Charge Google Maps, Google Maps to Charge, Technology News

Starting in January, Google will begin charging businesses for using the Google Maps link on their websites. According to Apple Insider, the compa...

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PHOTOS: A Look Inside Businesses With Google Street View

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 01.06.2012

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Google's new business street view has gone live, according to BBC. Whether people think Google's new business street view is creepy or cool, some bus...

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Google's Street View Now Mapping Railroads

google-latlong.blogspot.com | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Google, Video, Switzerland, Maps, International Destinations, Railways, Trains, Street View, Online Travel, Google Maps, Gotta See This, Destinations, Rails, Travel News

Street View is coming to the rails. Google's photo-mapping tool will now extend beyond roads, avenues and freeways and onto train tracks -- at leas...

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