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Google Maps Graduates
Anonymous writes "It appears that Google's dynamic, interactive map program, Google Maps, has finally made it out of the labs. Now it has merged with Google Local and has been updated on the homepage. Another great stride in Google's quest to conquer the internet." Graduation covered by PC Magazine. From the article: "Now, when you query Google Local (local.google.com), a map pops up, displaying the many businesses and services that match you query. If you search on "Pizza in San Francisco," for instance, it displays a map of San Francisco sprinkled with red tabs pointing to various pizza parlors. It also lists each restaurant down the right side of your browser."
For reals. When did this left-side change come about?
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From the title of post, I thought Google had mapped all (college) graduates. Ya know, so they could offer them jobs before Micro$oft did?
Sig? - yeah, whatever.
Not likely.
http://www.google.com/apis/maps/
Google retains the right to put advertising on the map in the future.
There are nail parlours of course. If you had a wife or a girlfrie....ah yes, Slashdot.
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... but as a recent graduate, can I opt-out? (what if I don't want to be mapped?)
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LOL, wish I had some "funny" mod points.
When I saw the headline of this slashdot article (coincidentally, I saw it on my Google Personalized Homepage, which lists only the headlines), the first thing I assumed was that Google had created a new system to map graduates. I imagined a system in which you could put in your name and it would give you the current cities-of-residence, and even careers, of other people in your graduating class. Which has been thought of before, as we all know from seeing dozens of "where are they now?" banner ads. But on the other hand, it seemed so much COOLER because now it was GOOGLE doing it! Oh well.
That's what I was thinking when I first read that! I figured it had something to do with recruiting (either Google's, or Google is starting a job search site or something).