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11 Feb 2012 15:04

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Politics, Tech: The official 3G dead-zone map, courtesy of the FCC

The Official 3G Deadzone Map, Courtesy of the FCC

  • FCC announces creation of mobility fund: In a press release Friday morning, the FCC reaffirmed its commitment to increasing broadband and mobile coverage in rural areas. The agency announced the creation of a new Mobility Fund, a new addition to the Connect America Fund, created to “accelerate our nation’s ongoing efforts to close gaps in mobile wireless service.” Included in the press release was a reminder that the agency will soon host a $300 million reverse auction, with the winner receiving $300 million to provide rural broadband coverage. They also revealed an interactive map of the nation’s worst coverage areas, created with online map-making tool MapBox. source
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15 Dec 2010 11:21

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U.S.: NYT decides to show off by making insane demographic map

  • There’s everyone else, and then there’s the NYT. And we’re proven this fact yet again with his crazy demographic map based on U.S. Census data. You can get very detailed with this thang. We think they’re just showing off this time. source
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11 Sep 2010 12:14

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Tech: Protip: Create “Google Instant” variations to secure employment

Hey @FreeTheFeross! Loving YouTube Instant… http://feross.net/instant/ Want a job? 😉Fri Sep 10 18:55:10 via webChad Hurley
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  • youtube A guy created an awesome Google Instant-inspired variation on YouTube. Within hours, Chad Hurley was Tweeting him.
  • maps Someone else has created a different variation on Google Instant, this time using Maps. He’s available, by the way. source
  • » Update: Oh, it gets better. The creator of Google Maps Instant also did something similar with Google Images. And that’s simply a rad idea.
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31 May 2010 10:21

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Offbeat: Protip: Google’s walking directions could get you hit by a car

  • Park City, Utah resident Lauren Rosenberg is an idiot. Rosenberg was trying to walk from one side of town to the other and ended up on a highway without a sidewalk. She kept following Google’s instructions on her BlackBerry and (surprise) got hit by a car. Now she’s suing for $100,000. OK, we understand that Google’s walking directions may perhaps be a little off sometimes, but when does common sense step in? (Groan.) source
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22 May 2010 15:30

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U.S.: The oil spill’s evolution: Right now, it’s freaking massive

  • Here’s a shot of the spill from April 17. Google’s been keeping an eye on this disaster using satellite shots like this one. And let’s put it this way: The evolution is scary. source
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10 Mar 2010 10:51

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Tech: To those who bike, Google Maps (finally) salutes you

  • No. 1 biking trails’ rank on the
    most-requested Google Maps
    features list (hiking is next)
  • 150 number of cities that will
    finally be getting bike trails
    of their own source
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02 Dec 2009 21:19

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Biz: Verizon and AT&T quit their idiotic legal battles over ads

  • Verizon The tech giant sued AT&T for its “More Bars in More Places” claim – and because AT&T’s service completely sucks. Lawsuit settled.
  • AT&T The iPhone provider sued Verizon for map ads, which noted how anemic AT&T’s 3G coverage is. Lawsuit settled. source
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19 Nov 2009 09:40

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U.S.: Here’s a map of the delayed major airports from the FAA

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  • Most of the airports are fine, but the ones that are broken are major fail. Recap: West Coast, fine. Newark (a massive airport outside of NYC), screwed. Dulles (a massive airport outside of D.C.), screwed. Whoever hacked the Gibson, great job screwing everyone!source
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03 Apr 2009 01:45

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Tech, World: Google Streetview pisses off a quiet British villiage

“Don’t you dare come in here and take pictures of our affluent villa!” Some rich people ran them out of town, apparently. source
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