A Closer Look at Windows Live Local
The undeniable attraction of Windows Live Local (WLL) is still its spectacular
View ArticleMore 3D Maps, an iTunes Video Podcast Directory, .CA Goes Mobile & Wildfires...
Gary posted a roundup of free open source 3D satellite and aerial imagery . Loving 3D satellite mapping tools? This weeks specialty search wrap up from Resource Shelf includes more 3D mapping tools, a...
View ArticleYahoo Revamps Real Estate Portal
Real Estate has added maps with satellite imagery so house hunters can easily see where homes for sale or rentals are located and their proximity to roads and other landmarks. The Yahoo Blog announced...
View ArticleGoogle Earth Helps Cops In Drug Bust
Drug agents plugged those coordinates into Google Earth to view satellite imagery of the location and pinpoint the exact area of the marijuana fields. The Journal Times reports Sheriffs in Racine...
View ArticleSearch Headlines & Links: October 20, 2006
Drug agents plugged those coordinates into Google Earth to view satellite imagery of the location and pinpoint the exact area of the marijuana fields. Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search
View ArticleSEW Experts: Local Search: Competing All Over the Map
Google Maps, launched with AJAX functionality, draggable maps, and satellite imagery in late 2005, started an "arms race" in development of new features and functionality. In today's Vertical Challenge...
View ArticleLocal Search: Competing All Over the Map
Mapping local search: from MapQuest to Google Maps to Everyscape. Who's going to win the map wars?
View ArticleSearch Headlines & Links: November 16, 2007
SEW Experts: Local Search: Competing All Over the MapGoogle Maps, launched with AJAX functionality, draggable maps, and satellite imagery in late 2005, started an "arms race" in development of new...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Add Collaboration Features, Terrain Maps
Google has been moving more and more features into Google Maps since it acquired Keyhole Software in 2004 for its satellite imagery technology. They are enhanced with subtle shading that can often give...
View ArticleOnline Travel SEM Addictions: Web 2.0, Paid Links, Social Media
Social media abuse, paid links PageRank, Web 2.0 overdose. Is online travel search marketing DOA?
View ArticleMicrosoft WorldWideTelescope Launches
You can check out satellite images of Earth, a street view, a hybrid of both or use the incredible cool "Earth at Night" mode. Each item you look at comes with various " Imagery " options. Microsoft...
View ArticleBing Maps Adds Updated Haiti Imagery Plus Streetside Coverage for Vancouver...
Their imagery comes from Digital Globe's new Worldview 2 satellite . Bing Maps has updated their imagery of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to reflect current conditions in the wake of last week's earthquake....
View ArticlePeter Norvig offers an insider's look at Google Research during SMX West
Earth Engine, a new computational platform for global-scale analysis of satellite imagery . At SMX West 2010 in Santa Clara, California, Peter Norvig, who spearheads Google's wide-ranging research...
View ArticleHot Topics: Volcano in Iceland, Ash Cloud Over Europe, and Air Traffic
Satellite imagery of Icelandic volcano ash plume (google-latlong.blogspot.com) Image by SESConferenceSeries via Flickr So, what's this mean to you? Well, if you're planning to fly from the United...
View ArticleGoogle Maps UI Changes
The not-so-stylish, white buttons for selecting Map or Satellite view as well as the drop-list for toggling photos, buzz updates and other geo-taggable features seems to be going away. The Maps team...
View ArticleBefore and After Images of Japan, Courtesy of Google and Yahoo
Google has been working with their satellite imagery provider, GeoEye, to obtain new images of the areas most affected. Many searchers are also looking for imagery of the areas of Japan affected. The...
View ArticleGoogle Brings Japan's Tsunami Damage to Street View
Google has released a compilation of Street View images that cover 44,000 kilometers of the region devastated by Japan's March 11th tsunami and earthquake. Users can view before and after footage as if...
View ArticleBing Maps Adds Thousands of Venues
Aided by Nokia, Bing has added thousands of "Venues" to its mapping offerings to help users in North America, Europe, and Asia find and navigate shopping malls, airports, convention centers, museums,...
View ArticleThe iPhone 5: What Does it Mean for Mobile Search (and Google)?
Earlier this week, Apple revealed the hotly anticipated iPhone 5 as well as giving a closer look at iOS6. We take a look at the latest iteration of the operating system that runs all the iDevices and...
View ArticleGoogle Crisis Response: From Search Engine to Information Provider
SEW met the people behind Google Crisis Response at I/O 2012. The work of this small, relatively unknown, team is indicative of the future of information retrieval on connected devices and their...
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