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European Startup Plazes Raises â‚¬2.7 million

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:03:04 +0000

[TechCrunch] I know of several VC-funded start-ups that have been better funded than Plazes but have gone tits-up after a couple of years.

Plazes Regroups, Learns From Twitter

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:01:50 +0000

[TechCrunch] As good as Plazes was, the friction from requiring users to download software and use it whenever they changed location created friction and slowed user growth. Taking pointers from the simplicity of Twitter, Plazes is changing the way it handles location, and is also adding time and activity dimensions to the product.

Wordpress Update Ping Service | Dallas Clark

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:03:51 +0000

[Dallas Clark] ... http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2 http://www.feedsubmitter.com http://blo.gs/ping.php http://www.pingerati.net http://www.pingmyblog.com http://geourl.org/ping ...

All the blog search engines, directories, and web-based RSS ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:33:10 +0000

[WBCOM] Following are all the blog search engines, directories, and web-based RSS aggregators I could find, along with brief instructions on getting your site listed. I’m sure I missed something so use the ‘comments’

Ashtech Introduces MobileMapper Software for GIS & Mapping | GPS World

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:05:22 +0000

[Latest News] According to the announcement, the new software suite provides a new graphical interface, common to Field and Office, and it includes all the features and options previously available in Mobile Mapping and MobileMapper 6 Office software. In addition, MobileMapper Field enables collection of multiple features at the same time, the ability to label collected features, configuration of antenna height, and support of the DXF, MIF or CSV formats.

Intellectual Property Watch » Blog Archive » WTO GIs Group ...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:02:14 +0000

[Intellectual Property Watch] The World Trade Organization group tasked with negotiating an international register for geographical indications (product names associated with a particular place and characteristics) on wines and spirits will continue to discuss a set of questions and principles about the GI register.

Exclusive Look at Plazes for iPhone

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:03:20 +0000

[TechCrunch] The phone detects the user’s location through the iPhone API, then presents the user with a number of suggested descriptions (for example, opening Plazes from our office presented us with choices of “TechCrunch HQ” and “The Mansion”, both of which were assigned to the coordinates by previous visitors).

Breaking: Germany's Plazes Acquired By Nokia

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:02:26 +0000

[TechCrunch] Put together the Ad system they have, and they control a strong section of the mobile ecosystem from ad generation, delivery through branded channels, with good profile information about the user, especially since most new handsets from Nokia now have GPS built in.

HoudahGeo 2.4 reinvents iPhone geocoding | Daily App Show - Video ...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:32:48 +0000

[Daily App Show - Video App Reviews for iPhone and iPod Touch Users] Houdah Software today is pleased to announce the immediate availability of HoudahGeo 2.4, the premiere photo geocoding solution for the Mac. HoudahGeo is tightly integrated with iPhoto Places and is able to access both Aperture and Lightroom libraries.

Google Earth Arrives in Android Market for 2.1 | AndroidGuys

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:08:07 +0000

[AndroidGuys] Honestly, the Nexus one has 2.1, then got an update to 2.1 with pinch/zoom, now google earth...they really do take care of their own don't they? That's almost reason enough to get a phone straight from google, and cut out the carrier "middleman".

Google Earth For Stock Droid 2.0.1 | Android Phone Fans

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:07:25 +0000

[Android Phone Fans] I was playing with Google Earth on an iPod Touch and it used the accelerometer to tilt, and so far I haven’t found that feature on this Android version which was a small disappointment.

How to Make Sense of a User's Geolocation

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:33:32 +0000

[ProgrammableWeb] At the Google Buzz event, Vic Gundotra showed off how it converts a user's latitude and longitude to useful name. Buzz even lets you select from a list of many results, something that is .

Map Suite Geocode USA 3.1.299.77 | Software, Games, Internet ...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:32:21 +0000

[Software, Games, Internet, Website, Scripts, PC Tools and more - 4usoftware.com] Map Suite Geocoder ships with an optimized set of United States street data based on TIGER(R) 2009 from the U.S. Census Bureau, and in the future will be extensible to support geocoding almost anywhere. Why guess where your customers are coming from when you can know for sure?

GIS News:Bentley introduces 3D city GIS information modelling software

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:06:11 +0000

[GISDevelopment News] Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 1) now allows advanced visualisation of smart 3D models, creates thematic maps, captures smart 3D features of buildings, roads and other infrastructure, integrates 3D data from different sources, performs smart 3D object editing and quality control on the 3D data model and creates realistic renderings and animations. Moreover, its spatial database capabilities have been enhanced through the introduction of Oracle Spatial 11g 3D object support, enabling new and unmatched enterprise workflows.

GIS Education Community Blog : Help Wiki.GIS.com Grow and Develop ...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:02:25 +0000

[ESRI Blogs] A familiar refrain is that the most important component of GIS is not hardware, software, data, or procedures, but rather, the people who make up the community. The importance of the community in the field of GIS seems to grow each year.