The South African wine industry feels that it has been boosted by being the first in the world to be included in Google’s Street View service.
“This is fantastic for our industry from a marketing perspective,” WineNet’s Kevin Kidson told News24.
“It gives you a view of the winery online and it’s a pity that there’s one [...]

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Be wary of SEO firms and web consultants or agencies that send you emails out of the blue.  “Dear Mr. Smith, I visited your website and noticed that you are not listed in most of the major search engines and directories  …” Reserve the same skepticism for unsolicited email as for “burn fat at night [...]

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When Google launched its panoramic photo mapping service back in 2007, it was the first time many cybercitizen had the chance to explore an envelop of detailed street-level photos from their armchairs.
In the U.S., Street View’s rivals now include Microsoft’s Silverlight-powered “Streetside” via Bing Maps and MapQuest’s 360 View. Elsewhere in the world, other international [...]

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Europeans are increasingly using their cellphones for satellite navigation in cars, directly threatening the personal navigation industry says comScore.
Competition for satellite navigation users has increased this year as the world’s largest cellphone maker Nokia in January followed Google in starting to offer free navigation on phones.
In February 21.1 million consumers in five large European markets [...]

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While most of the world happily enjoys the Internet’s free services such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Google, in China these are either inaccessible or might become so in the following months.
And, as shown by Google’s recent squabble with the Chinese government, it can be very hard to operate in the world’s most populous country. [...]

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Facebook is the fourth largest distributor of news content on the web as people spend more time on social networking websites.
Last year Facebook overtook Google News rising from just over 1% in January 2009 to 3.5% last week.
Google News accounted for only 1.39% of visits to news and media sites last month while Google Reader, [...]

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Google has unveiled a tool that lets scientists and protectors of the environment use the Internet to track what is left of the Earth’s forests.
“We hope this technology will help stop the destruction of the world’s rapidly-disappearing forests,” Rebecca Moore and Amy Luers of the US Internet giant’s philanthropic arm Google.org said in a blog post.
The [...]

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British publishing groups and authors have approved Google’s controversial plans to digitise millions of out-of-print books to create the world’s biggest online library.
The landmark deal between Google and authors’ associations in America is a watered-down version of the original plans. The new deal will still enable tens of thousands of British writers to profit, as readers can [...]

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Google officially launched Fast Flip on Monday. The tool allows users to flip through articles in the same way that they would a real magazine or newspaper.
Some of the publications that you can read using Fast Flip include the New York Times, Washington Post and Newsweek.
The product was made available on Google Labs, the area where Google launches new [...]

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James Matthews from London is tasked with booking accommodation for his group of friends which consists of three couples (requiring three double rooms) to watch the UK national soccer team during the FIFA Soccer World Cup next year. They’ve decided that Johannesburg will be their preferred base, to be closer to most of the stadiums.
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