Google Maps

Google Maps is a free web-based mapping service that began in 2005. Over the years, Google has added many features including its extensive use of JavaScript code, satellite imagery, live traffic feeds, terrain features, and other popular destinations and landmarks.

The biggest feature for Google Maps is its easy-to-use API (Application Programming Interface) that allows users to customize their own maps to possibly embed on their own websites.

Another popular application is Google Maps for Mobile, which allows users to run on mobile phones to quickly find directions as well as their location based on either an Internet connection or a built-in GPS receiver.

As of May 13, 2006, Hitwise tracks Google Maps a distant third in Travel Maps market share behind leader MapQuest and runner-up Yahoo! Maps.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Google Maps”

• Google Search gets ‘real-time web content’; Google Trends “hot topics”; Mobile Search adds ‘Voice, Location and Sight’ features

  
  D' Technology Weblog — Authority: 527
  At Computer History Museum , Google shared a few new innovations in the areas of real-time, mobile and social search: Google introduced new feature that shows “real-time search” content from across web, including sites like: Facebook, MySpace, FriendFeed, Jaiku, Identi.ca, and Twitter, as well as headlines ...
  21 hours ago

• New Google Maps for Android adds Lab features

  
  Android and Me — Authority: 670
  Is Google Navigation the best GPS ever? Verizon thinks so . I’ve been using the new Google Maps for Android over the last few weeks and I’m loving it so far. Google continues to improve their Maps application and has just released an updated version that is packed with new features. New Labs features of Google ...
  21 hours ago

• Why Google’s Slapping Decals on Small Businesses

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 169
  QR codes are those funky-looking barcodes that you’ll sometimes spot on print marketing materials or even pedi read more
  22 hours ago

• Google Sends Scannable Decals to Local Businesses for Storefront Dislay

  
  Search Engine Watch Blog — Authority: 614
  Over 100,000 business have been selected as "Favorite Places in Google." Over 9,000 cities and towns in all 50 U.S. states are included. The businesses are being sent decals they can place in their storefront windows. The decals include a barcode, known as a QR code, that can be scanned by smartphones, including ...
  23 hours ago

• In the Future, We All Will Be Google-Approved [Google]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 883
  Furthering its advances into our physical realm, Google today announced a plan to display window decals in over 100,000 businesses that will designate them as the Googles "Favorite Places." More...
  23 hours ago

• The First iPhone App Series to Profile Significant Architecture

  
  iPhone News at Desinformado.com | The Complete Source for iPhone News — Authority: 149
  Prairie Design Group and software developer NaNil today announced their FanGuide series series of interactive, multimedia iPhone apps. Architectural enthusiasts wont have to worry about awkward guidebooks, unruly maps or rented listening devices any longer. Each app features text, maps, photos, audio and bonus video ...
  1 day ago

• Favorite Places on Google: Windows shopping Google search and Google Maps using smartphones

  
  D' Technology Weblog — Authority: 527
  Google launched " Favorite Places on Google ," a new effort to send window decals to over 100,000 local businesses in US in over 9,000 towns and cities, in all 50 states, that’ve been most sought out and researched on Google.com and Google Maps. Each window decal has a QR code that you can scan with any mobile ...
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• Google Promoting Maps with 100,000 Favorite Places Posters

  
  Understanding Google Maps & Local Search — Authority: 522
  Google, which started their Favorite Places campaign in July by placing large statues in front of high profile businesses in major cities, is expanding the campaign by sending a Google Maps “We’re a Favorite place” poster to 100,000 of the “most sought out and researched businesses on on Google and Google ...
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• Explore a whole new way to window shop, with Google and your mobile phone

  
  WORDPRESS-TEMPLATES-PLUGINS-RSS — Authority: 151
  Explore a whole new way to window shop, with Google and your mobile phone What if you could decide where to shop, eat or hang out, with a little help from local Google users?It might take you a while to ask them all, so to make it easier we’ve launched a new effort to send window [...]
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• Can Your Business Achieve Landmark Status In Google Maps?

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 557
  In August of this year, Google quietly began incorporating small, clickable areas within Maps, for parks, landmarks — and yes, even some businesses. These clickable “landmark icons” appear for any kinds of searches, even simple address searches. For a business, what does it take to achieve “landmarkIn August ...
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• Can Your Business Achieve Landmark Status In Google Maps?

  
  Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing — Authority: 766
  In August of this year, Google quietly began incorporating small, clickable areas within Maps, for parks, landmarks — and yes, even some businesses. These clickable "landmark icons" appear for any kinds of searches, even simple address searches. For a business, what does it take to achieve "landmark" status? ....
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• Google Tries Print QR Codes Again

  
  CenterNetworks — Authority: 556
  I’ve been a big fan of QR codes from the beginning. Years ago my goal was to get the barcodes added to the Sunday coupon advertisements so that a customer could clip the coupon but could also get more information about the products using a barcode scanner. About two years ago, Google discussed QR codes at the ...
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• Google Maps Starred Items Sync with Symbian and Windows Mobile

  
  Phones Review — Authority: 617
  Google has now released Google Maps 3.3 for Windows Mobile and Symbian mobile phones, which enables the user to keep the starred places on their handset and PC synchronised reports the Google Blog . Starring places works well when the user is out on the town and find cool spots with your handset and the user can ...
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• Application Updates Abound For Symbian Users

  
  Symbian-Guru.com — Authority: 549
  If you’re a Symbian user (and odds are, if you read Symbian-Guru, you are a Symbian user), you’ll be pleased to know that there are new versions of some of the most popular Symbian applications on the planet, ready for you to download and install! First up, Google Maps Mobile has been updated to v3.3.1 – this ...
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• VZ Navigator sold for $170 million

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 443
  Networks In Motion – the company behind Verizon’s VZ Navigator – was just recently sold to TeleCommunication System for $170 million. Maybe it is a good time to get out of this market now that Google has made GPS navigation free for all Google Maps Mobile. As you know VZ Navigator is not free and costs ...
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• Finding a Bank with Google Maps

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 443
  MyBank Tracker MyBank Tracker is a website dedicated to providing comprehensive financial information about US banks and other financial institutions. The site allows you to search for banks in any location by address or zip code and to see the results on a Google Map. The MyBank Tracker maps use a great map ...
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• See That Funny 2D Barcode In The Store Window? It Might Pull Up A Google Listing.

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 164
  [IMG: http://www.family-learning-center.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/99c70_GoogmapQRcode.jpg]
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• Street View now available in the ancient city ruins of Pompeii

  
  Doobybrain.com — Authority: 638
  Street View isn’t just for highways and streets! The Google Maps team and the people taking care of the ruins of Pompeii have allowed Google to do a Street View tour of the entire city ruins. If you can’t afford a plane ticket out there, this might be a good alternative to browsing page after page of tourist ...
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• Google Creates Local “Favorite Places,” Connects Online And Offline With Mobile Barcodes On SMB Window Decals

  
  Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing — Authority: 766
  Google is using a range of strategies to engage local, small businesses and get them to claim and update their information through the Local Business Center (LBC). In a provocative new effort, Google has identified 100,000 “Favorite Places” based on “how many times Google users looked for more information about ...
  1 day ago

• Google Creates Local “Favorite Places,” Connects Online And Offline With Mobile Barcodes On SMB Window Decals

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 557
  Google is using a range of strategies to engage local, small businesses and get them to claim and update their information through the Local Business Center (LBC). In a provocative new effort, Google has identified 100,000 “Favorite Places” based on “how many times Google users looked for more inGoogle is using ...
  1 day ago

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