I’m gonna need to work my way up to doing that again, truly. Every now and then, when we’ve had a really nice weather weekend in the midst of winter, a bunch of friends would go for a little walk in familiar or unfamiliar areas. The larger the group, the slower we’d make our way pl...

This is a gallery of some of the best of Google Street Views. Most of the pictures are unexplainable, so feel free to make up your own story as to what's happening. Here, I'll get you started. "THAT'S MY BIKE PUNK!" Hit the jump for 14 more of the craziness....

I spent most of this afternoon at the Google East HQ at the Google Maps and Earth Hackathon. I am very glad I attended as I entered with basically zero knowledge about how to write code for Google Maps and now I know enough to get started. About 40 people attended the hackathon and surprisingly only...

What the hell is this? Neurons firing up inside a brain? An installation with several Tesla coils? A weird electrical storm phenomenon? A color-inverted photo of an spiders orgy? A new nano-technology organic-based processor? Actually, it's Google Maps "mapplet", like Ground Zero, the nuke your fav ...

The two most important things to look for when shopping for a new apartment on Craigslist are price and location. PadMapper maps Craigslist's apartment listings on a Google Map for an at-a-glance look at available offerings. Previously mentioned MapsKrieg covers the same basic territory, but PadMapp...

Last year a Pittsburgh couple sued Google because they deemed Street View of their house a violation of their privacy. Now, the judge in the case disagrees with the couple. As many have pointed out, their case has actually brought more attention to their home. Also, the couple says Street View deval...

Tag Crumb is a Location mapping service which allows you to mark the places where you went on Google Maps and then lets you share this unique map.. The magic begins when you connect with friends, who also use the service, and you start seeing what they had seen and tagged it on the maps. If you are ...

Two seemingly unrelated items: Today Hitwise reported on how Google Maps is catching up on Mapquest, which once was the king of online mapping.   Perhaps more important than just the numbers is the source of traffic:  61% of Google Maps traffic comes from links placed in organic Google Sea...

This is a Google Street View of what is undeniably God reaching out to give a cornfield and 2320 600th Avenue, Hartsburg, Illinois a big, loving hug. Beautiful, God. Now not to criticize or anything, but you want to join me at the gym tonight? I'm doing arms. God Caught on Google Street View Giving ...

As much as it sounds shocking, it is also really hilarious. Imagine you are minding your own business and illegally making a hell lot of money by farming marijuana at a much hidden place, away from prying eyes of law keepers. Well, in Switzerland, nobody can hide from the law. All thanks to the Goog...