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New Google tool lets you track friends and family
San Jose Mercury News ^ | 2-5-09 | Elise Ackerman

Posted on 02/05/2009 10:09:04 AM PST by Justaham

For more than a year, Google has been able to provide an answer to the question "Where am I?"

Now it can also answer "Where are the people I care about?"

On Wednesday, Google announced an upgrade to its mapping application that lets people track friends and family members in 27 countries around the globe, using a PC or a mobile phone.

While some people might find this development a bit creepy or intrusive, others say such location-tracking services are surprisingly useful and fun. More than a million people have signed up for Loopt and Where.com, two of the most popular services.

(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...


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KEYWORDS: communistgoogle; google; googlesucks

1 posted on 02/05/2009 10:09:04 AM PST by Justaham
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To: Justaham
found in the article:

A list of the top keywords searched on Where.com provides a window into the American psyche. The No. 1 search is "pizza,"

"Pizza" is the search term found in the documentation example on my phone. First and only time I've used it (word and search).

2 posted on 02/05/2009 10:15:02 AM PST by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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To: Justaham
New Google tool lets you helps Google track friends and family every aspect of your life.
3 posted on 02/05/2009 10:19:09 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Party? I don't have one anymore.)
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To: Justaham
Google is always on the cutting edge of the newest developments, offering new products to new market segments almost weekly!

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4 posted on 02/05/2009 11:50:27 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: Justaham

5 posted on 02/05/2009 2:10:14 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro

I just modded this to say “I Won” underneath.


6 posted on 02/06/2009 8:56:33 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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