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POPSGoogle released new version of Picasa with Web album and geotagging Google released new version (Beta) of Picasa to manage desktop pics, and features like upload to web album, share and geotag on Google Earth. Honestly,I start feeling uncomfortable with Google pushing so many new services, not compatible with what we already have and use. Flickr is very popular, so many pictures are geotagged there, why would I drop it and start uploading to Google? Would it not be great if the two services are integrated, but of course they compete (Goolge & Yahoo), so do we as users gain or lose? I used 30box as calendar, I enjoyed it, Google published their calendar, it looked promising, so I moved, and it seems they published the service just to stop all competitors. Starting to sounds like our good friend Microsoft
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POPSPanoramio - great free service Greta new service. Upload your pictures and share by locating it on a map. Example http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=39.928889&ln=116.388333&z=5&k=2&a=1 It becomes more more exciting when looking at the results form Google earth, just add new network link and use this URL http://www.panoramio.com/panoramio.kml Now, when you enable it (check it), wherever you have your view point, you see pictures, which people uploaded and linked to that specific location I do not think it repayment for Flickr, its different service, and its nice. Also I see they have ads by Google, so everyone is happy, we get free service and they get their share, that is how it needs to be.
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POPSGoogle earth beta version Google earth released beta version, will look at it later today, but I think its amazing they see important feature as the need to simplify UI. No doubt its key feature for every new app. I see myself as geek but ever application which require me to think, how to operate it, rather than do it intuitively, I will drop quickly, and other users less experienced will get frustrated, I see my wife daily struggling with simple feature. You want your application to be successful? Make it simple, real simple, few features available of basic screens, not like MS, where even I use like 2% of what available on office or outlook.
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POPSAbu Musab al-Zarqawi's Safe House on Google earth If someone wants to see it on Google earth, time to get to know this marvellous free tool. You need to download and install it. Or use this link to Google map http://www.google.com/maps?q=33.800695%2C+44.513473 Or on Tagzania http://www.tagzania.com/item/17422