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FCC Net Neutrality Ruling: What Does It Mean for You?
By Nathaniel Jones - AOL NewsAre some versions of the Internet more equal than others? The Federal Communications Commission passed its first-ever regulation of the Internet today, in a net neutrality compromise that saw its 3-2 vote split sharply along party lines. The full text of the new regulations will not be published until later this week, but the broad strokes of the deal are now known. There will be two sets of regulations governing the way an Internet service provider is allowed to control your access, depending on whether you are accessing the Net wirelessly or via a landline. Broadband service providers ...
Area 51 Gets Cool Reviews on Google Maps
By Lee Speigel - AOL News
(Nov. 29) -- In the worlds of weird, conspiracy theories and government cover-ups, a leading contender for top honors would definitely be Area 51 -- the secret military installation located in a Nevada desert -- that's allegedly home to alien spaceships. And now, with the ever-popular Google Maps site, online users have been taking jabs at Area 51. Google Maps allows Web surfers to easily find and make maps by offering street maps, route planners and satellite images. Barry King, WireImage A sign posted outside of Area 51 near Rachel, Nev. So it's not surprising that visitors checking ...
Canal Plan May Have Prompted Nicaragua's Incursion Into Costa Rica
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Nov. 11) -- Reports of the recent Nicaragua-Costa Rica kerfuffle focused on Google Maps, which was blamed for inaccurately drawing the border line between the two countries. But the story behind the incident is much more serious. Nicaragua's incursion may have been part of a broader plan involving Iran and Venezuela to dig a channel to rival the Panama Canal, according to Haaretz. "Sources in Latin America have told Haaretz that the border incident and the military pressure on Costa Rica, a country without an army, are the first step in a plan formulated by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ...
Google Rains Cash Bonuses, Raises on All Employees
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 9) -- Try Googling the phrase "let the good times roll." Internet search engine giant Google is set to dole out $1,000 cash bonuses to all of its employees, Business Insider reported. If that wasn't enough to brighten worker spirits, CEO Eric Schmidt also announced that the company would give each and every person employed at the company a 10 percent raise, effective at the start of 2011. A source from within the company sent Business Insider the e-mail Schmidt is said to have written to Google employees. It reads: I'm pleased to share some very, very good news with Googlers ...
Google Maps Redraws Nicaragua-Costa Rica Border; 4 Other Google Controversies
By J. Richard - AOL News(Nov. 8) -- A giant global company like Google is bound to step on some toes now and again, and last week the Web behemoth found itself at the center of an international border dispute. When a former Nicaraguan guerilla, Edén Pastora, took some of his men across the border into neighboring Costa Rica, media reports said that Google Maps was to blame because it had inaccurately drawn the border line between the two Central American countries, causing some of Costa Rica's land to fall inside Nicaragua. On Friday, Google Maps met with the State Department, which confirmed the erroneous border. ...
Holy Swimming Pool, Batman!
By Lee Speigel - AOL News
(Oct. 19) -- Quick, Robin! To the Bat Pool! Batman fans know quite well that when Gotham City is in trouble, the police flash the Bat Signal into the sky -- a cry for help, when Penguin or the Joker are on the loose. So what should the Dark Knight's fans make of the latest Google Maps sensation: A satellite image of a backyard swimming pool in suburban Illinois with the Caped Crusader's famed logo. According to the Chicago Tribune, a Hinsdale, Ill., couple's property appears to be reaching out to the famous fictional crime fighter by blazing his well-known signal into the sky. View ...
Hungary's Toxic Sludge Pond: Before and After
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News
(Oct. 11) -- Google has released before-and-after satellite images of the area in Hungary that was deluged by a flood of toxic sludge last week. The caustic substance, which is a byproduct of aluminum processing, is partially made up of iron oxide, giving it a red color. And now the once verdant area around the Hungarian towns of Kolontar and Devecser are red too. The extent of the damage is clear in the striking dichotomies below (via Google Lat Long Blog). The containment pond can be seen in the bottom right corner. Kolontar is the town directly west of the pond and Devecser is to the ...
Google Street View Now Invading Penguins' Privacy
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Sept. 30) -- Can a penguin get some privacy? Not anymore. Google's Street View mapping function -- a service that allows users to navigate cities through street-level panoramic images -- goes live today in Brazil, Ireland and Antarctica. That's right, Antarctica -- not even the streets can contain Google Street View. "One of the challenges we wanted to crack is to go to these remote places, and one of the geo team at Google went to Antarctica so he took some kit and took some imagery," Google geo-spatial technologist Ed Parsons told the Guardian. "This allows people to understand the ...
Google Maps Loses Florida Town, Again
By Alex Eichler - AOL News
(Sept. 28) -- According to Google Maps, for most of September, the town of Sunrise, Fla., simply didn't exist. That is to say, you couldn't find Sunrise even by searching specifically for it. Queries like "restaurants in Sunrise Florida" or "bookstores in Sunrise Florida" would point users to results in Sarasota, which is about 160 miles away. Owners of restaurants and bookstores in Sunrise were none too pleased. "My Web orders are flat as a pancake! My phone calls are flat," Sherry Tannozzini, a Sunrise florist, wrote on her blog on Sept. 11. "Anyone who has not used our shop in the past ...
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