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Google should rename to Geogle

Published by Bruce on February 12, 2009 in Quicklinks. 3 responses Tags: email, geotagging, google, gps, Quicklinks.

Google seems to be in a geo-frenzy, with the recent release of Google Latitude, and a Google Earth update that supports GPS receivers (formerly a 'Plus' feature; works with my NMEA-compatible GlobalSat BT-335) plus historical imagery, ocean floor topography, Martian and annotated virtual Earth tours. Now Google Labs offer Location in Signature, the IP-based auto-detection of your Gmail posting location. Not without potential downsides for the dishonest (see example) although it can't tell if you're in the bathroom or lounge; in my testing it had a 16km inaccuracy—making cell signal triangulation on my iPhone 2G seem useful.

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3 responses to Google should rename to Geogle

1 David
Feb 16th, 2009 at 12:30 am

Don't forget GE Pro - real-time GPS tracking for that spy-in-the-sky feeling :-)
2 Bruce
Feb 16th, 2009 at 8:26 am

Re-read the above D—GPS tracking is no longer exclusive to GE Plus :-)
3 David
Feb 16th, 2009 at 2:04 pm

hmm... I see their blog is more up to date than their blurb then: screen shot

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