Google begins to blur faces in its StreetView photography. Will Carl Icahn go after Yahoo? Can anyone stop Google? And more.
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Earth Imagery & Begins To Blur Faces
Google has announced a new earth imagery update has been pushed out to their mapping product. With that update, Google has updated their Manhattan images, which includes higher quality images, better naming of specific buildings and areas, plus Google has begun blurring the faces of people in their street view... - Google
Incorporates Geodata In API, Partners With ESRI, Yahoo Introduces "Internet
Location Platform"
Google's John Hanke keynoted the Where 2.0 conference this morning and discussed the development and evolution of the "geoweb." But he also announced that KML files (now a public standard) and GeoRSS data (I believe) being indexed by Google are now going to be available to third parties via the... - EveryScape
Improves, Beefs Up Community Strategy
Google and Microsoft have invested huge sums in their competitive mapping platforms. Yahoo, for its part, opted out of that arms race some time ago. But independent EveryScape is building an interesting alternative platform and destination. Today at the Where 2.0 conference, the company announced upgraded site features and a... - Summize Gains
"Local" Twitter Search Option
Summize has already turned into my preferred tool to search for what people are saying on Twitter. Now it's gained a way to see what people are twittering about near a local area. Say I want to see what's been happening in Newport Beach, California, in terms of Twitter activity.... - Can Icahn Or
Microsoft Stop Google's "Natural Monopoly"
Reports are that Carl Icahn has acquired about 3 percent of Yahoo's shares, apparently in hopes of taking over the company. And then? Well, you know -- maybe go back to Microsoft. Except Microsoft may no longer want to talk, plus that poison pill of a Google-Yahoo ad deal still... - 10 Steps for
Digg Success When You're the Villain
If you're using Digg as a linkbaiting tool, then you're perceived as a villain. Everyone from Digg itself, to the community, to other self-proclaimed social media experts thinks you're the bad guy. Even though good linkbait provides value to the community (because who doesn't like remarkable content?), if they... - Search Engine Watch Forums Names Chris Boggs Associate Editor [SearchEngineWatch], Search Engine Watch Blog
- comScore: Yahoo! Buzz Overtakes Digg in April, Read/Write Web
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Extension For Internet Explorer Adds Firefox Features
The Delicious Blog announced the release of a new beta version of the del.icio.us bookmarks extension for Internet Explorer. The new version helps the IE version catch up with the Firefox version, which was released on April 30th.... - Travel Search
Engine Kango Relaunches As UpTake
Does the world need more travel sites and search engines? UpTake (formerly Kango) thinks so. Travel is one of the most developed and "mature" vertical online. It's also one of the most competitive segments. However, there's still considerable frustration in doing online travel planning notwithstanding the plethora of tools and... - Searching for
"Kitten Videos?" Me Neither
A new survey from ClipBlast! about how people find video content has started a discussion about search and how it relates to entertainment content. In the survey, ClipBlast! asked 1000 online consumers if they had a preferred method for finding video content on the Web. Of those surveyed, almost...
