Until now, it seemed the only thing Google didn’t know about you was where you were. Now that its mission to capture and categorize all information online is well in hand, Google has taken steps to add that missing piece with the introduction of
Latitude. Built into Google Maps for Mobile and iGoogle, this location-sharing feature tracks users’ comings and goings. After they sign up for the opt-in service and activate the friend-sharing feature, Google follows users by means of signals from nearby cell towers.
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Google Puts You on the Map
Posted by: Erika Morphy February 4, 2009 12:06 PMUntil now, it seemed the only thing Google didn’t know about you was where you were. Now that its mission to capture and categorize all information online is well in hand, Google has taken steps to add that missing piece with the introduction of
Latitude. Built into Google Maps for Mobile and iGoogle, this location-sharing feature tracks users’ comings and goings. After they sign up for the opt-in service and activate the friend-sharing feature, Google follows users by means of signals from nearby cell towers.