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Google Puts News On The Map
By: Chris "Silver" Smith 2008-04-09 Google has partnered with the New York Times to put news on the map " the NYT has apparently begun geotagging their news stories so that Google can associate news items with particular locations around the world. The Google Earth application can now be used to browse around a map of the world, and headlines are associated with their places of origin. Newspapers have been very fearful of the internet and have lost revenue from their print side to free internet alternatives. But, its clear that embracing greater integration with interactive technologies is one viable way to remain competitive. CommentsTag: Google Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Have a bookmark! - ![]() View All Articles by Chris "Silver" Smith About the Author: Chris formerly headed up the Advanced Technology Department for Verizon Superpages.com (later spun off under Idearc Media), where he worked for ten years, specializing in patent-pending work in mapping, local search, analytics, and SEO. As the natural search optimization expert for Idearc, he founded and chaired the company's SEO Council. Chris is currently a Lead Search Strategist for Netconcepts, a search optimization firm. Chris is a regular columnist for Search Engine Land, covering the 'local search' beat. He also blogs for Natural Search Blog, and speaks at industry conferences such as Search Engine Strategies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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