December 16, 2010
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Google’s 3D maps for mobile: really that useful?
Google announced the 5.0 version of Maps for Android today, 3D map integration being the key new feature. Check out the the screen captures from their blog below. (A video is also embedded at the end of this post). Just had a debate with an industry friend and some colleagues around the office about this. … Continue Reading
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From Paris, with love! The web.
We’ve been keeping an eye on this, some great stuff coming out of the annual Le Web conference in Paris, France the past few days. It’s a refreshingly cool event because of how the Bordeaux informs the dialogue. Everyone seems to be a bit more relaxed. “When in Paris…” The show brings in over 3,000 … Continue Reading
Spanning the language divide
The Huffington Post recently ran a great piece by Nataly Kelly about how translation is changing the world. The barriers to communication previously imposed by language are disappearing, thanks to online tools that provide translation quickly, and easily. As the article elaborates on, the world’s population is projected to reach seven billion by the end … Continue Reading
Should you take someone’s content and deal with the consequences later?
I started thinking about all the hot water Google got into with regards to the launching their different services, such as Google Street View, Google Books, and Google News. Google worked on each project, appropriated content that may or may not have been theirs to take, and then released the project, only to receive responses, … Continue Reading
Google employees’ convicted in Italy. Watch out phone company, you’re next.
Here in the U.S. ISPs and phone companies are not liable for content transmitted over its networks. Meaning, they don’t have to monitor every single thing that comes through and make sure it goes through an approval process. If someone brings legally objectionable content (e.g. violated intellectual property rights) to their attention, then they’re required … Continue Reading
