Tag archive: Google Base

Google has officially launched its Mapplets add-ons to Google Maps, a new collection of tools and mini-applications which enable users to layer third-party data—like real estate listings, events, photos, gas prices, and even YouTube videos—directly onto Google Maps. Originally announced in May when Google debuted street-level photography in Google Maps, the new tools are directly accessible within Google Maps—click… Read More

eBay has picked up its ball and gone home. The Internet auction giant has stopped buying Google AdWordsfollowing a spat with the search engine.   The row started last week, with Google’s announcement of an event that coincided with the beginning of eBay Live in Boston. eBay Live is theannual convention for the site’s buyers and sellers.   The Google event, dubbed the Google Checkout Freedom Party, was evidently aimed at… Read More

Internet titan Google and financial software giant Intuit have announced what might turn out to be a landmark deal giving Google services a place in a major desktop application. The companies have announced that Intuit will incorporate a number of popular Google services into QuickBooks 2007, Intuit's flagship small business accounting package. “This alliance combines the strengths of both Google and Intuit to deliver… Read More