Google

'Gold Rush' for Geothermal

Warren Buffett, Google and others are investing heavily in geothermal energy development, spurred on by state incentives for renewables and higher gas prices.
7 November 2008 - 8:00am
The Los Angeles Times

Tesla Laying Off Employees and Delaying All-Electric Sedan

Electric car start-up in Silicon Valley said Wednesday that it would lay off employees and delay production of its second car, the Model S, until 2011.
18 October 2008 - 9:00am
The New York Times

Google Maps Adds Walking Directions

Google announces walking directions feature for Google Maps.
23 July 2008 - 2:00pm
Google

Google Sued Over 'Street View'

Pittsburgh couple sues Google for invasion of privacy after photos of their home are published on Google's "Street View" mapping feature.
8 April 2008 - 1:00pm
The Smoking Gun

Undressing the naked city

11 January 2008 - 10:12am

Often times I’m struck by the advances we’ve made in mapping, modeling and depicting our cities.  What was once the purview of mapmakers, surveyors or architects is now a democratized, engaging process that brings unexpected results.  And the more advanced the technology, the more transparent our cities seem to become. 

Street Beat

30 May 2007 - 10:31am

4 tools that support community building at the street level.

Just heard from my co-worker, Chris Haller, who is at Where 2.0 that Google has announced yet another cool tool for visualization. Street View provides panoramic views embedded as an additional view to g-maps. Initially this tool is only available in 5 cities: Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, New York and San Francisco.

Was able to locate the following YouTube demo. Corny video, but cool technology.

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