For more than 50 years Norad (North American Aerospace Defense Command) have been tracking Santa’s movements on Christmas Eve as he deliver’s presents around the world. The tradition began 55 years ago when an advert, with Santa’s number misprinted, asked children to call Santa. Instead of getting Santa they went through to CONAD Commander-in-Chief’s operations [...]
Topic Archives: Google Maps
Microsoft buys Multimap.com in the continuing battle of mapping
December 12, 2007 – 9:12 pm
Multimap.com an independent Britsh mapping company, famous here long before Google Maps, has been aquired by Microsoft for around $25m. The deal is an important one for Microsoft to keep pushing against the dominance of Google Maps and Google Earth. Neilson Net Ratings places Multimap as the UK’s second largest mapping site between Google [...]
Google mobile maps - helping you find where you are - without GPS.
November 28, 2007 – 11:35 pm
In 1995, when Jamie was first working in digital agencies, there was talk of mobile phones being able to triangulate where you were and send you a message offering a free coffee when you walked past Starbucks. Roll on 12 years (crikey!) and it’s still not happening. BUT, Google are launching a new product for [...]
