MapQuest Founder on the Past, Present and Future of Location Tech [INTERVIEW] MapQuest.com launched in 1996 as an early pioneer of both location-based services and the interactive web -- two fields that have since exploded. Barry Glick led the... January 21, 2011 by Sarah Kessler Like Tweet +1
HOW TO: Track Hurricane Earl Online Hurricane Earl is expected to wreak some havoc on the East Coast this Labor Day weekend. According to the the National Hurricane Center, Earl is expected “pass near the... January 21, 2011 by Sarah Kessler Like Tweet +1
Tech Tourism: 10 Great Geek Destinations As summer approaches, our thoughts turn to taking a break. Rather than bring you boring beaches or tacky theme parks, we're planning pilgrimages for our inner- geek. From... January 21, 2011 by Amy-Mae Elliott Like Tweet +1
Hurricane Bill: How to Track it Online Felicia is fading, but Bill is building. Forming early Monday, Hurricane Bill sustained winds of 90 mph which are expected to climb to 110 mph -- putting it in the running... January 21, 2011 by Barb Dybwad Like Tweet +1
Google Maps: 100+ Best Tools and Mashups Most people think of Google Maps in terms of finding a place or business, or getting directions from one point to another. Others use the satellite images and terrain... January 21, 2011 by Cameron Chapman Like Tweet +1
California Wildfires: 10 Ways to Track their Spread An outbreak of wildfires in California’s Santa Barbara County has reached national news feeds and sparked Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency... January 21, 2011 by Paul Glazowski Like Tweet +1
15+ FREE iPhone Apps to Navigate Your World There are a lot of iPhone apps. Thousands of them. And a good percentage are location-aware. They function with the help of cellular tower spotting or GPS to give users... January 21, 2011 by Paul Glazowski Like Tweet +1
12 Resources for Navigating Your Local Mass Transit Rising gas prices have made mass transit an increasingly important mode of transportation. Though in the United States there isn't a subway station every two feet. How do... January 21, 2011 by Sean P. Aune Like Tweet +1
The 10 Best Google Maps Extensions for Firefox 3 While Google Maps is an awesome application, it has its limits and can sometimes be a pain in the behind to transfer addresses to from other websites. Luckily, there are... January 21, 2011 by Sean P. Aune Like Tweet +1
Wish List: 8 Ways to Improve Google Maps Remember when people used to say "MapQuest it" if they didn't want to explain to someone how to get somewhere? That phrase stuck around for quite a while after Google Maps... January 21, 2011 by Doug Hamlin Like Tweet +1
17 Google Maps Mashups To Waste Away Your Day Do you prefer your mashups useful or fun? If latter is the answer, we've got a treat for you: 17 quirky Google Maps mashups that probably won't cure cancer or stop world... January 21, 2011 by Sean P. Aune Like Tweet +1
Check Gas Prices Online: 11 Handy Tools Crude oil prices keep breaking through record high prices, and it is quickly reflecting itself at the fuel pumps. About the only thing you can do is try to find the... January 21, 2011 by Sean P. Aune Like Tweet +1
Maptacular! 7 Google Maps Tools For Firefox Firefox has tons of extensions, and when you drill them down to specific items, such as Google Maps, it's amazing how powerful of a tool this open source browser can... January 21, 2011 by Sean P. Aune Like Tweet +1
Online Maps: 50+ Tools and Resources Mapping is a huge and growing sector, from social maps for sharing with friends, to mashing up Google Maps in every possible way. Trawling through all the mapping sites... January 21, 2011 by Sean P. Aune Like Tweet +1
Google Maps Local Reviews: 8 Big Losers Google Maps added user-generated local business reviews this week, leading us to wonder how many local business review services would come under threat. The bigger irony:... January 21, 2011 by James Mowery Like Tweet +1
Top 28 Google Street View Sightings Google's Street View feature for Google Maps, which enables users to see certain parts of several big US cities through panoramic images, has caused a new trend:... January 21, 2011 by Stan Schroeder Like Tweet +1