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Google Earth 6: Here’s What’s New
In: web resources
30 Nov 2010Google has announced the release of Google Earth 6. The latest version is available today for Windows, OS X and Linux. The update includes: Integrated Street View – The Google Maps Street View experience is now fully integrated into Google Earth. Pegman (the little guy that represents your Street View position) is now docked alongside [...]
Google Gets Sued Over Street View Privacy Concerns [After Admitting to Accidentally Collecting Private Data, Google Gets Sued]
In: gadgets
20 May 2010Google has long been under public fire regarding privacy concerns but as early as May 14th news of Google accidentally collecting private data, while making their rounds for their Google Maps Street view, have been circulating the Internet. Although there was an obvious breech of security Google assured us that all data accidentally collected would [...]
Google has been granted a quite interesting patent for "Claiming Real Estate in Panoramic or 3D Mapping Environments for Advertising". The company filed the patent back in the summer of 2008. The abstract reads: Techniques for identifying groups of features in an online geographic view of a real property and replacing and/or augmenting the groups [...]
Google Reportedly Readying Property Portal in UK
In: web resources
4 Dec 2009According to the Financial Times, Google is in talks with estate agents in Britain to launch an online property portal for the UK, similar to one that already exists in Australia. Through that one, agents list properties and show pictures from Google Maps Street View. FT cites Douglas & Godon (an estate firm) commercial director [...]
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