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Google Ride Finder Announced

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the cabbie-stalking dept.

nthitz writes "Need a ride? Now Google has included the ability to lookup where taxis are in real time! The new service is called Google Ride Finder. Using a combination of Google Maps and Google Local you can see where certain taxis are at the moment. Currently there are only 11 major cities that are supported, and there are still only a few cab companies that are involved. The service is pretty cool, but if they don't add more cities/companies, who knows how well it will do. For more info check out Google's Blog."

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  1. Would be nice for public transportation! by sjrstory · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Neat idea, but I'd like something that tracks public transportation vehicles. Accessible via a WAP browser, it would be a great thing to have while waiting at a bus stop at 3am wondering WHERE the frigg the bus is!

  2. Yes but, can it find my keys? by rhennigan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looks like they are getting closer and closer to being able to locate my keys in my house for me. Awesome.

    1. Re:Yes but, can it find my keys? by coastal984 · · Score: 5, Funny
      To hell with that, I want to google "Where's the remote?!?"

      *click 'I'm feeling Lucky'*

      "Living Room Sofa - left cushion, beside the molding popcorn, 2 pennies and a dime.... Sponsored links: Oreck Vacuums, Movie Time Popcorn, Discount Disinfectant Spray"

  3. Google Gmail April Fools: Infinity and Beyond Stor by snotclot · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Did anyone else see the GMAIL login page become this: well i'm not good enough to download the page, there's a funny handdrawn picture, but here's the text: Welcome to Gmail A Google approach to math. On the eve of Gmail's one-year birthday, our engineers were toiling away furiously. Notes scribbled all over the walls. Complex calculations on napkins and empty pizza boxes. Millions of M&Ms. The result?... starting today, we're beginning the roll-out of our new and top secret Infinity+1 storage plan. The key features are: Write, don't worry. You want to stop caring about storage. We want to keep giving you more. Today, and beyond. The gift that keeps on giving. 1102.353769 megabytes of storage (and counting) for every user. No complicated equations. No tough algorithms. Just this one graph: Gmail turns 1 today. And we've always loved a good joke. We know we won't reach infinity, but check out what we will do ... Gmail Sign In Username: Password: Don't ask for my password for 2 weeks. Forgot your password? Learn more about Gmail. Check out our new features! A few words about Gmail and privacy.

  4. Google Gulp Anyone? by porp · · Score: 5, Funny


    Screw the Taxi tracker. I'm looking forward to a Google Gulp, found here. My favorite bit:

    From forest to freezer: A Google Gulp history

    It is estimated that nearly half of Planet Earth's plant and animal species live in tropical rain forests, the vast majority of them undiscovered by humans and therefore not yet subjected to commercial exploitation. For Google, this cornucopia of undigitized data represented an irresistible acquisition target. So, for the past two years, as his 20% project, VP of operations Urs Hoelzle has spent one day a week collecting flora samples in several Bolivian sub-equatorial rain forests. For the most part, the compounds he returned with were nothing special - the usual grab-bag of future steroids, muscle relaxants, skin care appliqués and long-shot cancer drugs.

    I bet Google Gulps are good with vodka. Shit, anything is good with vodka.

    porp