We've just launched a new feature called the Place Page, which aims to give a dedicated webpage to every place on the planet. In doing so, we are finally retiring the old super-sized bubble that used to dominate the map when trying to get more information about a place, and giving a lot more content with a lot more room to breathe:
Official post on Google blog
Official post on Google LatLong blog
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 07, 2009
Chinese Fitness part II
In the aftermath of Beijing 2008, Jones and Boonstoppel again visit the Olympic city to find that they are not the only ones getting in shape.
Watch this fullscreen on YouTube
Watch this fullscreen on YouTube
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Translated tiles on Google Maps
We've just launched something very cool that I've been working on: Google Maps translated into Japanese. With over 60 million transliterated/translated labels, it's interesting to see how your city looks with a Japanese twist:
Official post on Google Japan blog
(... and the English translation for those who can't read Japanese)
Official post on Google Japan blog
(... and the English translation for those who can't read Japanese)
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
China
I've uploaded some photos from the last month spent traveling around Beijing, Guilin, Yangshuo, Kunming, Lijiang, Dali and Yuanyang:
View the complete set...
View the complete set...
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