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  Google now providing business analytics for Maps

  If you've ever wondered if the Google Map of your business location you've posted on your website is actually effective, now you'll get to find out.

  By Brad Reed | 06 April, 2012 03:27

  Tags: Google, Google Maps, software

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  April Fools: Google fills HUGE gap with 8-bit Google Map

  Google kicked off its usual April Fools’ Day barrage of gags early with a least a temporary option to turn Google Maps into 8-bit images remindful of those from Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games.

  By Bob Brown | 01 April, 2012 22:31

  Tags: April Fools Day, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, e-commerce, Google, Google April Fools, Google Maps, Google prank, hardware systems, internet, NES Google, Nintendo

• In Pictures: 10 cool and useful Google Maps mashups

  Get more from Google Maps with these ingenious mashups.

  By Daniel Ionescu | 29 March, 2012 08:48

  Tags: Google Maps, slideshow

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  Google's new cross-service info sharing: Why the hubbub?

  How you feel about Google's newest information-sharing policy all boils down to how comfortable you are with Google following your every move online.

  By Brad Reed | 27 January, 2012 02:36

  Tags: applications, gmail, Google, google analytics, Google Maps, information sharing, privacy, security, software, youtube

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  IN PICTURES: Best of Google Maps and Google Earth 2011

  Using these Google tools, you can now see the insides of large stores, views of the world's magnificent mountains, and a record of the devastation of Japan, among many other advancements.

  By Ian Paul | 20 January, 2012 10:08

  Tags: Google Earth, Google Maps, slideshow

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  Yelp launches community website in Australia

  Community based local search website, Yelp, has launched in Australia, partnering with Sensis to have localised content in both Melbourne and Sydney.

  By Lisa Banks | 30 November, 2011 11:20

  Tags: Google Maps, local insight, sensis, yelp

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  Google Maps mash-up charts London riots

  MediaUK.com managing director, James Cridland, has created a Google Map mashup that charts the progress of the London riots that erupted in the wake of the shooting of taxi driver Mark Duggan by police.

  By TechWorld staff | 09 August, 2011 11:10

  Tags: Google Maps

• Ford takes Google Maps for a ride

  Looking to take a road trip this summer? Ford Motor Co. and Google have joined forces to make it easier to get where you're headed.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 09 June, 2010 04:31

  Tags: Ford, Google Maps, GPS

• Woman sues Google over bad directions: It was dark

  Search Engine Land, the news and information site that broke the story about how Lauren Rosenberg was struck by a vehicle and is now suing Google, has an update to the story: it was dark outside, and Google maps instructed her to walk across the street.

  By Sarah Jacobsson | 02 June, 2010 23:54

  Tags: Google Maps, GPS

• Google Maps for BlackBerry gets a boost

  Got a BlackBerry for your business? Getting around is about to get a lot easier.

  By JR Raphael | 03 June, 2010 09:30

  Tags: Google Maps, RIM BlackBerry

• Woman sues Google because of bad directions

  One day I was using my cell phone's GPS service to find the nearest Target. I was driving down the road when suddenly my cell phone piped up, "Turn right here." I looked to the right. There was no road, just a tree and some grass. I chalked it up to a GPS glitch and turned right at the next corner.

  By Sarah Jacobsson | 01 June, 2010 01:13

  Tags: Google Maps, GPS, RIM BlackBerry

• Google launches voice navigation app for Android phones

  Google has launched a free app for Android-based mobile phones that offers users turn-by-turn voice and visual navigation.

  By Carrie-Ann Skinner | 23 April, 2010 08:59

  Tags: Google Android, Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation, GPS

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  Google Maps for Android gets improved user interface

  Google has released version 4.1 of Google Maps for Android, adding a constantly-updated map wallpaper, tweaking the way search results are displayed and adding a new Latitude widget for tracking your friends.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 19 March, 2010 07:46

  Tags: Android, Google, Google Maps, user interface

• Google Maps Labs: A fun new Google tool

  Google introduced Maps Labs Friday, a cool new set of innovative add-ons to its popular map service that offers a multitude of new ways to explore places near and far. Google Maps Labs is an incubator to test features for the Google Maps service, in the same spirit as Gmail Labs. When you go to Google Maps, click on the green flask icon at the top, where eight new test features await.

  By Daniel Ionescu | 13 February, 2010 01:41

  Tags: api, Google Maps

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  Google promotes Place Pages in shop windows

  Google is introducing a mobile marketing campaign for Place Pages, a service for businesses that faced some early criticism when it launched in September.

  By Nancy Gohring | 08 December, 2009 06:07

  Tags: Google, Google Maps, mobile marketing, Place Pages