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Mapquest.com has mobile features that deliver Mapquest on the move snappier and more carefree than ever before. You can allocate great driving directions from mapquest.com on your cell or Blackberry either absolutely free or an affordable charge for the more advanced features. Mapquest Navigator offers spoken driving instructions like an On Star navigation [...]
Mobile Tech Today (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
If you shelled out hundreds of dollars for a new GPS navigation device a couple of years ago, it may drive you crazy to see what they're selling for on Black Friday. In response to changes in the market, portable navigation devices (PNDs) will go for as little as $59 for a TomTom at Wal-Mart and $99 for a Garmin at Best Buy. Radio Shack lists the Mio M400 for $79.99. Those are bound to be hot tickets...
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
AOL's email usage is a key driver of valuable traffic to its web and search properties, according to a report issued by RBC Capital. Unfortunately for the company, this usage is cratering. The idea behind making AOL free was to try to retain more email users, who were otherwise quitting the service, fleeing to free web-based mail services, and taking their media pageviews with them. For a while, this...
Grubtunes (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
As all those who read my blog/follow me on Twitter/stalk me on Facebook/talk to me in RL know, this week hasn't been the best week of my life. But I just want to say thank you to the only one who's stuck with me through the hard times, the good times, the ups, the downs, the turnarounds, and such and such. That's right. I'm talking, of course, about my iPhone. When I was sad or angry, my iPhone sang...
Diary of a Crafty Chica (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
I already have big hair, but since I was in Texas, I made it even BIGGER! Our trip to the Michaels store in San Antonio was one for the memory books! The residents are enchanting, gracious, and best of all, proud of their city! Most people we met told us "Welcome to San Antonio!" The Michaels staff too, they made us feel welcome. I must say - that location is one THE prettiest Michaels stores...
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
AOL is hiring -- for its Patch network of local news sites. Last Friday, Patch's president Warren Webster was at an NYU Journalism event along with Darien Patch editor Cecilia Smith. Read the rest of this story » See Also: AOL's Patch Dumps Google Maps, But Not For MapQuest (TWX) AOL's Local News Outfit Patch Hiring 10 Reporters, Saving Journalism AOL Buys Tim Armstrong's Local News Startup...
ReadWriteWeb (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Late last night, AOL revealed a sneak peek at their new branding campaign for their soon-to-be standalone content-focused business. The rebranding effort will officially launch on December 10th when AOL begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange as a separate company from Time Warner, its current owner. The new logos - yes, there are more than one - feature a lowercase "aol" on top of...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
With swine flu spreading, federal health and transportation chiefs issued an unusual joint message last week to holiday travelers: If you're sick, don't travel. If you cough, cover your mouth. And wash your hands. A lot. Sounds obvious, but it addresses a major public concern this week. A third of Americans fear catching swine flu during the holidays, a survey by AOL and MapQuest finds. Is traveling...
paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The glimpse AOL ( NYSE: TWX ) offered late Sunday night of its new branding campaign looked more like icons for AIM, not a branding campaign for a company on the verge of reinvention. That’s because what we’re seeing now is only a teaser, as AOL CEO Tim Armstrong told paidContent in a rare evening interview. For instance, if you just glance at the new AOL logo— ‘Aol.’...
The Volokh Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
By nature, I am a highly verbal, nonvisual person. I learn best by reading books or listening to lectures. I rarely benefit from looking at tables, charts, pictures, and the like. I’m the kind of guy who can’t drive to an unfamiliar destination without a detailed mapquest itinerary telling me exactly which turns to take; [...]
Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Crossing the digital divide to Grandma’s house How do you get to grandma’s house in the digital age? It’s like asking five New Yorkers how to get to Brooklyn: Everyone’s got a different answer and no one’s necessarily wrong. Say you live in St. Petersburg and grandma lives in Palm Beach. Mapquest would send you southeast from Tampa. [...]
All Points Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
AOL which will be sprung from Time Warner at the beginning of next month laid off 1/3 of its workers and reports indicate it's putting its ICQ messaging service and perhaps MapQuest up for sale. Among the possible buyer suggested for the mapping biz:... Read more
geo2web.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
AOL which will be sprung from Time Warner at the beginning of next month laid off 1/3 of its workers and reports indicate it's putting its ICQ messaging service and perhaps MapQuest up for sale. Among the possible buyer suggested for the mapping biz:... Read more ::: via :::
Media: PDA | guardian.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
AOL plans to let 2,500 employees go in attempt to reduce costs $300 million annually We said last week that the cuts at the new AOL could go far deeper than the anticipated 1,000. At the time, execs declined comment but today the company admitted that it is it slashing its 6,900-member staff by roughly one-third. Employees around the world were told today via e-mail and a video from CEO Tim Armstrong...
GigaOM (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
As AOL lays off a third of its work force as it prepares to go independent, it’s looking to drop its ICQ and MapQuest units, according to reports by Kara Swisher. But with the deluge of information hitting web users these days, location and presence are two of the most promising ways to parse the [...]
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