By JortK on March 12, 2010
You can now see Chatroulette users’ locations, thanks to a new Google Maps mashup that pinpoints where in the world people are signing in to the voyeuristic video-conferencing service.
Posted in Tech news | Tagged chatroulette, google, maps
By JortK on March 8, 2010
Showing Google Maps with many markers in PHP Sometimes you need to display Google Maps with a large number of markers. However, adding too many markers makes the map page load too slow. This article explains how you can use marker cluster feature of the forms map location plug-in to cluster large numbers of markers [...]
Posted in MySQL, php | Tagged google, maps, markers, MySQL, php, sql, tricks, tutorials
By JortK on February 8, 2010
Google keeps adding new features to Google Maps and Google Earth. The latest: As of today you can type in a restaurant or other place you like in Google Maps and receive recommendations of nearby places you might like just as much or more. Sure, it’s not quite as radical as something like the rumored [...]
Posted in google | Tagged google, maps, suggest
By JortK on January 3, 2010
Here’s a list of my favorite Google services that were launched or were significantly improved in 2009. 10. Google Public DNS – a DNS resolution system that doesn’t offer too many features, but it’s free and fast. Very fast. 9. Google Fast Flip – a service that lets you quickly browse news. It’s easy to [...]
Posted in google | Tagged android, apps, chrome, google, maps, translate
By JortK on January 3, 2010
Google City Tours, the service that generates walking tours for important cities, has a new feature that lets you import custom maps. After logging to a Google Account, you can go to the importing page and select one of your maps. The service would more useful if you could customize a tour by reordering sights [...]
Posted in google | Tagged city tours, google, maps, system
By JortK on December 29, 2009
Posted in google, Movies | Tagged google, maps, mobile, shortcut
By JortK on December 25, 2009
See what Google Chrome can do in (less than!) 15 seconds. Google Chrome is fast and snappy when running web applications like Google Maps. Zoom in 45,000,000 feet from the air and into Street View in just 15 seconds.
Posted in google, Movies | Tagged browser, chrome, google, maps, speed
By JortK on December 1, 2009
Posted in google, Movies | Tagged business listing, google, maps
By JortK on November 24, 2009
Yet another Google (NSDQ: GOOG) property, Google Earth, is getting ads. The move comes as Google has introduced advertising over the last year to a set of its properties that were previously unmonetized, including Google Finance, Google Image Search, and even its “search suggest function”; the company has also lately emphasized geo-targeted advertising on Google [...]
Posted in google | Tagged adsense, google, maps
By JortK on November 16, 2009
With Google Maps you can find the best places to eat, shop and stay. After you find a place, click on “more info” to get reviews, ratings, business hours, and check out its Street View. If you are on the ground, remember to use Google mobile to find where to go and get there [...]
Posted in google, Movies | Tagged google, local, maps, mobile, restaurant, travel