{"id":496,"date":"2008-02-24T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-24T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/24\/local-links-of-interest-39\/"},"modified":"2008-02-24T09:36:11","modified_gmt":"2008-02-24T13:36:11","slug":"local-links-of-interest-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/24\/local-links-of-interest-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Links of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solaswebdesign.net\/wordpress\/?p=184\">Google Local Maps Is Not Yellow Pages<\/a> &#8211; Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo<\/p>\n<p>An insightful piece on the conflict between SMB expecations and reality in Google Maps and what Google can do to help improve the situation.<\/p>\n<p>In the &#8220;<strong>not every Map Idea is a Good Map Idea<\/strong>&#8221; Category:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogto.com\/tech\/2008\/02\/my_neighbours_are_nucking_futs\/\">My Neighbors are Nucking Futs<\/a> &#8211; Jerrold, blogto.com<\/p>\n<p><em>Sometimes truly ill-conceived ideas meet easily-accessed technology and make it to the web. Rotten Neighbors (pardon the American spelling) is one such not-so-bright idea that somehow made it through development and has gone live online.The idea is simple. Using the Google Maps interface, you point to a house or building and tell the world how crazy\/sleazy\/ugly\/horny\/etc the occupants are.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/google_apps_serious_threat_to_microsoft_office.php\">Why Google Apps is a Serious Threat to Microsoft Office<\/a> &#8211; Bernard Lunn, ReadWriteWeb.com<\/p>\n<p><em>Not only is Google miles ahead of MS on collaboration, they have moved ahead on mobile access. I have long believed that mobile would be a key driver for Web Office. Now I can get access to my Docs from my Blackberry. When I switch to an iPhone with that bigger screen, I will be able to say \u00e2\u20ac\u0153sayonara\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to my laptop even more. 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