Tag: yahoo_maps

  • Google has rolled out a web version of Google Talk

    As the title suggests, Google has rolled out a Flash based version of Google Talk called Gtalkr. It includes a Yahoo Maps extension – as Google Maps is not Flash based – this is unfortunate because Yahoo Maps is US only ๐Ÿ™ Gtalkr also includes your Gmail account automatically (you log in using your Gmail…

  • Google Maps – now available for mobile phones!

    Google announced yesterday that they are releasing a version of their acclaimed Google Maps which can work on mobile phones! This is a major announcement as it is the first downloadable cellphone application Google has produced – doubtless, more will follow (Google Payments for mobile anyone?). The app works on a range of nobile phones…

  • Scoble is disruptive!

    Robert Scoble wrote a significant post in his blog yesterday calling on Microsoft and Google to Clone the Google API. In a nutshell, Robert went to see a Microsoft customer company called Zvents (an online events listing company). When he asked them why they aren’t using Microsoft’s Virtual Earth on their site, (or Yahoo! Maps…

  • Yahoo! new Map? Don't even bother!

    Yahoo! has launched, the next generation of Yahoo Maps. Like everything else, it is in beta, right now so any bugs found are because of that, not because they couldn’t be bothered hiring internal testers. The site is done in Flash, which has some advantages (it looks pretty) I suppose, but where are the satellite…