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Google Acquires Keyhole Corp.

Posted by timothy on from the combine-with-maps-service-please dept.

telstar writes "As part of their ever-expanding online presence, Google has acquired online map provider Keyhole Corp.. Keyhole's technology allows users to perform virtual flyovers of satellite imagery of the earth's surface. The immediate impact of this acquisition is a price drop in Keyhole's service charge. Beyond that, Google does 'not have any announced plans regarding how this technology will integrate with our current products and services.'"

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  1. CYBERSTALK! by ayf6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now i can cyberstalk for real!

  2. Googleing for people! by Kenja · · Score: 4, Funny
    So once we get our government mandated RFID tag installed you'll be able to google for a person and see there location on a satellite map!

    This is of course..... not true.

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  3. Mission Statement by TheJavaGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is very much in line with google's mission statement.
    Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.

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  4. I can see it now... by Saint+Aardvark · · Score: 5, Funny
    Millions of queries out of Maryland...

    http://maps.google.com/q=nuclear+OR+Cbiological+OR +chemical+weapons+-usa+-china%+-uk&sourceid=mozill a-search

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  5. In other news.... by System.out.println() · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, The NYT have picked up on a story from Slashdot with "undeniable proof" that Google is planning to use RFID tags to take satellite photos of people.

    You read it here first.

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  6. Re:No Mac version by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 5, Funny

    Screw that. If it doesn't readily work on OS X or through X11... I'm out.

    <google> Dang, there goes an entire percent of our market! I guess we'll just have to be happy with the 99% that's left running windows.</google>

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  7. Re:Who's going to register this domain? by Otter · · Score: 4, Funny
    Fortunately, I'm now halfway through a marketing course and can inform you that the ideal name for this business is:

    Geyhole

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  8. On this map... by jaguar5150 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "X" Marks the gSpot

  9. Re:Google Maps? by justforaday · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...perhaphs you'll be able to search the surface of the earth for things in the future through google.

    Oooooh! Y'mean like "where will I be at 10:45am tomorrow"???

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  10. Re:Bad planning? by Mattintosh · · Score: 4, Funny

    If there's one thing I've learned from cartoons, it's that the wisest move is always to announce your plans to at least someone who might be able to stop them, if not the whole world.

    Mua-ha-ha...