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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: Google
Trulia
Trulia is a Google Maps mashup which combines the map, at whatever zoom you choose, and real estate listings. Hover over the marker and see the address and asking price of the property. Click and get the option to get … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Maps, Online Databases, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged Google, real estate listings
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Google Scholar — Related Articles
Google Scholar has added a feature which, well, makes their service more Google-esque. Do a search, then click on “Related Articles” on a result that is closest to what you are looking for. from the Official Google Blog
Googling Google Googlies! (continued)
See here for my first post on this topic… Google is looking to crack down on the use of the word “google” as a verb (as in googling) in order to protect their copyright. My take on this is when … Continue reading
Get yer Geocode here!
Address Map Coordinate (Lat/Long) Finder will convert an address to a latitude/longitude coordinate, as well as show you the location via Yahoo maps. Oddly enough, the geocode link within the map takes you to Google Maps. They also work with … Continue reading
Google Help
I’m a few days late in posting this one, but Google has set up a fairly extensive Help Center to provide information and assistance for the wide varieties of Google services. In addition, Google’s blog notes that they received a … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Maps, Search, Weather, WebSearch
Tagged Google, Help Center, Hurricane Katrina, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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Worldcat.org
Worldcat.org is arriving, starting next month, and OCLC is letting bits and pieces of info out about it. If they make the interface open enough for people and/or organizations to make adaptations, this could be a big deal in the … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged Google, OCLC, OCLC member library, search box, Yahoo
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Google Accessible Search
Yet another reason to create web pages that are accessible (although we shouldn’t need anything further than making sure that as many people as possible can use them): Google now has a search page for the visually impaired. They rank … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged Google, html, search page
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Weather Bonk
A new mashup of Google Maps and weather information. View the area you are interested in, and the weather stations, cams, and forecasts are all tagged in the map. It also includes a weather radar overlay – an excellent feature! … Continue reading
Googling Google Googlies!
The Xooglers blog (“a gathering spot for ex-Googlers…” – as in former employees of Google) has a post about the increasing acceptance of the use of “google” as a verb. It is a very interesting post, but you don’t need … Continue reading
Posted in Definitions, Google, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Google
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Google Maps updated
Looks like Larry and Sergey have added some functionality to Google Maps. What I have seen so far suggests that it is closer to Google Earth. Try using your mouse scroll wheel: http://local.google.com/maps?q=3280+northfield+drive+springfield+il Wheee!