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Microsoft to partner with local newspapers for MSN Local News Map
Microsoft, through their MSN Local portal, are hoping to provide local news on a map, in partnership with local newspapers across the UK. Peter Bale, executive producer of MSN, said: “We are hoping to take feeds from local newspapers and tag every piece of information to a map. Hyper-local news online has never been more [...]
Street View from Google
Thanks to the newest development from Google Maps and, one assumes, countless hours of people effort spent taking photographs across several of the biggest cities in the US, you can now stand outside of Macy’s and look around Union Square, San Francisco from the comfort of your PC. Take a look at the introductory video:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91wuBqlny50] [...]
