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Pentagon's Facebook: Do ask, don't tell
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes The burning question in the hallways of the Pentagon today: Will Adm. Michael G. Mullen have to take down his Facebook page? The Pentagon has launched a study of the use of social networking websites designed......Tags: United States, Craig Thomas, Computer Networking and Internet, Arts and Culture, MySpace
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Obama seizes Internet, Drudge goes viral
The Swampby Mark Silva Al Gore invented the Internet. (not) George W. Bush didn't use the Internets. (true) Barack Obama wants to take over the Internet. (Drudge hype?) The truth is that "cybersecurity'' is a big problem. The White House was......Tags: Government, Barack Obama, White House, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Mobile Google Feature Tracks Side Street Traffic
KickingTiresIf you???ve ever opted for a side street while trying to avoid a congested highway and ended up in a worse mess, you???ve experienced a problem that Google is trying to solve. Most live traffic websites don???t report side-street congestion.......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Transportation, Road Transportation, Travel, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Google Tries to Dominate Handheld Navigation
KickingTiresGoogle Maps, Google Earth satellite images and Google Street View ??? all in one navigation system? That???s right. Google has just announced its upcoming Google Maps Navigation beta, which will be available on Android phones like Verizon???s upcoming...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Motorola Droid, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Magellan RoadMate Navigation: iPhone Review
KickingTiresThe world of personal navigation devices is rapidly changing, and the big players are adding full-featured software applications for devices that don???t bear their names. Magellan is the latest to offer a serious navigation app for the iPhone. It???s...Tags: Cell Phones, Passenger Cars, Consumer Electronics Industry, Starbucks Corp., Music
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Google Plus OnStar Equals Connected Chevy Volt
KickingTiresGeneral Motors??? OnStar ??? best known for vehicle telematics ??? is partnering with Google to develop mobile apps for the upcoming Chevy Volt. The company had already announced the app itself, but now it will tie in Google Maps with......Tags: Vehicles, Automotive Equipment, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Ford Sync to Add Ability to Upload Google Maps
KickingTiresFord will add Google Maps to its Sync system with the ???Send to Sync??? feature, which will allow drivers to upload Google Maps destinations and directions. The feature comes just after Ford announced it will also add GPS tracking to......Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Mapquest Overhauls Site, Adds Features
KickingTiresAfter five years, Mapquest.com has redesigned its website and added features for those of us still using printed maps. (What is this ???paper??? substance you speak of?) Once the king of online mapping, Mapquest now loses out to Google Maps......Tags: Twitter, Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry
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MapQuest 4 Mobile 2.0 App Review
KickingTiresEarlier this week, MapQuest released a new version of its app for iPhone and Blackberry users. MapQuest 4 Mobile 2.0 is now available for iPhone 4, and it can run in the background while you???re multitasking. It???s also a very......Tags: Apple iPhone, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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As a GPS Device, Motorola Droid Shines
KickingTiresThe Motorola Droid promises a lot of features that aren???t available on Apple???s iPhone, but the one that stands out is Google Maps Navigation, a free mobile application that runs on Google???s Android operating system. Unlike the maps on the......Tags: MP3s, Apple iPhone, HTC Droid Incredible, Starbucks Corp., Twitter, Inc.
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Heed those towing signs — they're for real
Q: I parked my car in my restaurant's lot yesterday because of street construction. I looked up at the usual towing warning sign and noticed two very unusual qualifications: "$400/hr. for motorcycles" and "vehicles with for sale signs will be towed." Is...
Tags: Zionsville, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, AAA, eBay Inc.
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Walk.by steps into online clothes shopping
Chicago entrepreneur Joshua Hernandez's newest startup is testing a service that allows people to snap a photo of a clothing item they covet and, via their mobile phone, request a version of it from area boutiques. Walk.by uses the photo to query its...Tags: Startups, Social Media, Feeding America, Groupon, Inc., United Nations
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