Foursquare Aims To Improve Venue Database By Expanding Superuser Program
Foursquare’s superuser program, now 40,000 people strong, is getting an overhaul. The company says it’ll soon launch an automated test that will make it easier for users to become superusers — they’re...
View ArticleYahoo Finally Unveils New Logo by @wonderwall7
After a thirty day wait that came with unveiling a new potential logo every day, Yahoo finally posted their pick at midnight last night. The new version still retains the same purple that the previous...
View ArticleNew Google Antitrust Offer A “Significant Improvement” Says EU
After Google’s competitors loudly complained about the company’s antitrust settlement proposal, which displayed three “rival links” to alternative’ search results, European Competition Commissioner...
View ArticleMaps Roundup: Google Avoids Waze Antitrust Fight, Scout Social Mapping,...
Google spent just over $1 billion to take Waze away from Facebook, Apple or Nokia and Microsoft. It equally sought the real-time driver feedback that Waze crowd-sourcing provides. Given the size of...
View ArticleSearchCap: The Day In Search, October 1, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Maps Roundup: Google Avoids Waze Antitrust Fight, Scout Social...
View ArticleHebrew & Arabic For Google Maps For iPhone
Perfect timing, I am headed to Israel soon and I can get my Google Maps for iPhone fix in the native languages there. I can get it in Hebrew or Arabic, I can read Hebrew but not Arabic – but I’d prefer...
View ArticleThe Return Of Pegman And Other New Google Maps Features
The new full-screen Google Maps were announced this summer at Google’s developer conference. However the company is still rolling it out to users. Today on the Google LatLong blog a number of new (or...
View ArticleGoogle Now Adds News, Blogs, TV & More
Google quietly announced on the Android Google+ page an update to Google Now for Android users being pushed out now. The new features include news topics, website updates and what to watch. Website...
View ArticleGoogle Now Adds TV, Movies, News Topics, Blog Posts, Waze Data, In Store Pick...
Google announced improvements to Google Now for Android users. The new update brings more Google Now cards to Android users including: Website update card can bring you things like the latest post so...
View ArticleSearchCap: The Day In Search, November 14, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Court Finds Google’s Book Scanning Is Fair Use: Highlights From...
View ArticleNew Google Maps Adds More Search Results To Info Window
The (relatively) new Google Maps is certainly visually richer than the old Maps UI. However it may be somewhat less functional. As one example, it eliminates one of my favorite and most-used features:...
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