An interesting, innovative, and immersive 3D experience from Google – 3D photo maps. From Google… You can now access photo tours which stitch together user contributed photos from around the world to give you a 3D photo scene of a place – see more at http://maps.google.com/phototours
Google Offers Beta In Select Areas
Yes indeed, Google discount offers (think Groupon killer) has rolled out in Beta and is available in select geographic regions. In addition to daily notifications available via email, users of Android devices can grab the mobile app to receive daily notification of Google Offers. See more https://www.google.com/offers – Today’s offer is just $5 for a […]
Hey Developers, Time to Jam – Google Code Jam That Is! @googlecodejam
Via the Google Code crew.. details of Google Code Jam 2012. The competition consists of four online rounds, culminating in the world finals. This year, the final round will be held at Google’s office in New York City, USA this July. From Google – So stretch out your wrists, get that kink out of your […]
A Google Chrome Cheat Sheet
It seems Firefox is growing more painful and plagued with issues with every release (my observation) and there’s no doubt that the user base of IE and some other popular web browsers is tailing off, particularly in specific Internet user demographic groups. Google Chrome, however, seems to be steadily gaining momentum. For those of you […]
Video Screen Cast – Using Google Styled Maps For Impressive Custom Maps
Here’s an awesome screen cast from a Googler showing off the possibilities available to us via the new functionality in Google Styled Maps.. some awesome capabilities here to create custom maps… nice stuff! Documentation: http://goo.gl/VFuvK Follow Chris on Google+: http://chrisbroadfoot.id.au/+
Free Training opportunity on Google Fusion Tables
An interesting training opportunity is coming up with a free course on Google Fusion Tables. Some details from Eric at GeospatialTraining – Part 1 of this course will be released on Monday. Part 2: Programming the Google Fusion Tables API will be released later this year. All lectures for this course will be pre-recorded and […]
Google Maps US Election Results, Starting in Iowa
For those looking to follow the 2012 US Election, look no further than Google and the Google Election Results map and data resource. Google Politics and elections is in full steam with live data feeds currently being provided at the time of writing (Jan 3, 2012) this story. The resource provides a map with election […]
The Google Zeitgeist Video – 2011 Search In Review
Google in 2011.. from flooding, the space shuttle, the war, a royal wedding, riots in Greece, protests around the World, to Steve Jobs… Google shares the top search trends from 2011 in this Zeitgeist video
Google + Takes on facebook with Launch of G+ Pages For Businesses
If you’ve been on Twitter of facebook today then you’ve likely seen and heard brands touting their new Google+ pages… that’s because today Google has lifted the lid off the new Google+ Pages for businesses, seemingly an attempt to rival facebook pages. Word came via the official Google blog… From Google, So far Google+ has […]
Google Maps Brings WebGL to the Browser with Amazing Google MapsGL
Wow, now you can experience places using Google Maps like you’ve never done before… using WebGL the immersive 3D mapping experience that Google Maps has rolled out is beyond awesome! The 3D transitions and dynamically rendered maps are wild (supported by Chrome 14, Firefox 8 Beta and a few other clients) and will amaze you […]