If you've ever thrown a party and invited all your friends on Facebook, then you're well aware: RSVPs mean nothing. If you're on the other end of things and you want to know whether a party's happening or a dud - again, RSVPs mean nothing. Today, Facebook updated its iPhone...
Ah, the frustrations of trying to access a map on your phone when you've got limited Internet connection. Well now you needn't worry with ForeverMap.Google gets a lot of kudos (and, okay, triggers a fair amount of concern) about its mapping efforts with Google Maps and Google Street View. But...
One of the great features of the Android is its integration with Google Maps, including the turn-by-turn navigation directions. Those directions just got even better, as Google has announced that Google Maps Navigation will now automatically route you around traffic.The app has always directed users to the fastest route. But...
Twitter has just released a fairly substantial update to its iOS applications. There are some nice new features here: a cleaner interface for composing your Tweets, an easier tool for uploading photos, auto-shortening for links (to the official t.co shortener), and autocomplete for usernames and hashtags. It also appears to...
If you like the idea of a quilting bee but prefer your bits electronic instead of fabric, you might be interested in a "ladies mapping party." 70 Kenyan women were, and showed up to a Google-sponsored ladies mapping party at Nairobi's iHub in February. The women used Google Map Maker,...
As a folklorist and a history buff, I've long thought about taking a road trip that involved stopping solely at interesting and obscure historical markers. A new iPhone app released today might not be what makes me follow through with those plans, but it'll certainly help locateHistorical iMarkers includes a...
Google Hotpot, the restaurant review system that looks like a game of flashcards, is now pushing recommendations to Google Maps search results pages for participants. A new Google Places app with Hotpot included just hit the iPhone app store, too. Hotpot launched in November and looks firmly aimed at undercutting...
For those that have been busily searching Google's new Ngram Viewer to assess how language has changed over time, here's another project that might pique your interest, one that involves another great literary work, Roger Hargreaves's children's book Mr. Tickle. The British Library wants to map different words and accents...
Cyborgs, part human and part machine: that seems like a reasonable way to understand the new group of mobile phone driving navigation apps that use your travel to build a collective real time map of roads, driving hazards and more. They are right in the middle of an important continuum...
OpenStreetMap is a global map edited by volunteers, like the Wikipedia of the mapping world. Founded in 2004, the project is a fascinating collection of local knowledge and is a lot of fun to participate in. Last month OpenStreetMap founder Steve Coast announced that he was leaving for-profit Cloud Made,...
Humans' relationship with "place" is a lot richer and more complex than simply "checking in" for mayorships, badges, or free Gap jeans. All the buzz about location-based apps fails to address why we deem some places sacred, why we put up historical markers, and why we seek to preserve certain...
When Lars Rasmussen announced on Friday that it was his last day at work at Google, he joined the ranks of a number of prominent Googlers who have recently announced they're switching teams and heading to Facebook.Rasmussen is probably best known as one of the creators of Google Maps, the...
Google has updated Google Maps for Android and is launching Google Maps 4.6 this morning. The latest edition of Google Maps for Android comes with updates to Place page reviews, upgraded search filters and an option to view you and your friends' locations in real-time, using Google Latitude.Google knows that,...
It was National Banned Books Week here in the United States earlier this month and the organizations behind it put together a Google Map of bans and challenges to books around the country over the last three years. It's worth a good look.Banned Books Week has been running for 28...
Sometimes you need a map and the standard maps don't fit the bill. That means you need to make your own map. Luckily, this can be done online so put away your crayons and construction paper.Let's take a look at using Polymaps with CloudMade.There's a map for thatPolymaps provides you...
If you were thinking of getting your iPhone 4 from China to avoid signing onto a two-year contract or being locked into using AT&T as your carrier, you might want to reconsider. According to geopolitical blog Ogle Earth, the new iPhone being sold in China comes with a Maps app,...
Given that Google is Apple's default search and mapping engine, Microsoft's Bing is fighting an uphill battle on Apple's iOS platforms. Microsoft has launched an avalanche of iPhone apps that are "powered by Bing," but the company's main offering on the iPhone remains the Bing app that offers access to...
Nokia debuted a new feature for its Ovi Maps service at this week's Nokia World 2010 event in London: check-ins. But, thankfully, the company isn't hopping on the bandwagon of location-based social sharing with its own self-branded service (also known as "yet another social network I have to sign up...
For smartphone owners, asking people on the street for directions is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Why bother trying to remember a series of turns and landmarks when your phone can do that and more? Who needs confusing descriptions when you have satellite and Street View imagery? Android...
As part of our "Never Mind the Valley" series here, we often feature communities outside the Silicon Valley that have become thriving centers for entrepreneurship. We've profiled cities like Boston, Montreal, and Austin.Sometimes we notice there's a flurry of startup activity in a particular location that warrants coverage, and sometimes...
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