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Thursday, June 09, 2005

Now THIS is COOL! Google Maps Hacks

ABC reports:
Google Maps Make Demographics Come Alive

Geeks, tinkerers and innovators are crashing the Google party, having discovered how to tinker with the search engine's mapping service to graphically illustrate vital information that might otherwise be ignored, overlooked or not perceived as clearly.

"It's such a beautiful way to look at what could be a dense amount of information," said Tara Calishain, editor of Research Buzz and co-author of "Google Hacks," a book that offers tips on how to get the most out of the Web's most popular search engine.

This really could be revolutionary, and the business community understands that fact. Already several businesses are trying to figure out ways to use this powerful, intuitive, and easily accessible tool.

Read about it here.

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