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GO Mobile with Google Mobile!
Saturday October 14th 2006, 1:19 pm
Filed under: News, Google

Cruising around looking for a nearby coffee shop? Driving to that new restaurant but can’t remember which street to turn right on? Now you can get business locations, maps and directions while you’re on the go. And it’s all free.

Real-time traffic — See where the congestion is, and estimate delays in over 30 major US metropolitan areas.

Detailed directions — Whether you plan to walk or drive, your route is displayed on the map itself, together with step-by-step directions.

Integrated search results — Local business locations and contact information appear all in one place, integrated on your map.

Easily movable maps — Interactive, draggable maps lets you zoom in or out, and move in all directions so you can orient yourself visually.

Satellite imagery — Get a bird’s eye view of your desired location. (It’s like you’re there, we swear.)

Google Blog Post



Google Sitemap Renamed to Webmaster Tools
Saturday August 05th 2006, 8:53 pm
Filed under: News, Google

I just came across the new and improved google sitemap now Google Webmaster Tools. There is also a new webmaster blog. I think that the name change is more than just a name change and we should be seeing more improvements and upgrades to webmaster tools soon. I guess they are created a new webmaster group as well.