Mike Blumenthal

Updated 12/10/2008 7:00 AM:Last night, Lior of the My Maps Team posted below that the problem has been fixed. Maps Guide Adam noted it as well yesterday mid afternoon. There was a sigh of relief in the groups that was audible even in western New York. Today in the Google Maps Troubleshooting Group there were …

Google Maps Doubles Streetview Coverage – Google Lat Long Blog we’re doubling the amount of coverage in the United States. This will bring Street View to some new cities, like Memphis, Birmingham, and Charleston (SC), and also to a few states for the first time, like Maine, West Virginia, North Dakota, and South Dakota.  Google …

Update 12/10/08 10:00 am: Google has apparently removed 7098 of these bogus listings. But for reasons beyond my comprehension there are still a few left in the index. Update 12/10/08 7:00 pm: Google has apparently removed all of these listings. PromoterLocal.com appears to be a local search firm like many others. They offer a Google Maps …

Google has decided to, well… put Google back into Christmas. Maps Guide Jade posted in the Google Maps support groups announcing Google Map’s “collection of Google Maps Holiday Solutions to help get you through the holidays with ease”. After having just returned from a visit with my in-laws I got a particular chuckle from the idea …