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April 8th, 2008

Google Earth, New York Times team up to map out the news

By David Rothman

“I read a lot of news by surfing the Internet, as do many of my colleagues and friends, and I’ve always dreamed of a way to browse news based on geography. What’s happening in Paris today? What are the top headlines in Japan? In collaboration with The New York Times, we’ve come up with a solution: The New York Times offers geo-coded news, and Google Earth offers the platform for reading that news in a 3D browser. This is the first time we’ve endeavored to show news updated in real time, and we’re very excited to work with this first-class publication to bring you the latest and greatest news.” - Wei Luo, Tech Lead Manager, Google Earth.

The TeleRead take: So when will other international publications follow through with similar arrangements? And how soon until we see Google Earth-style features built in open source browsers like Firefox? A Techmeme roundup is here. Meanwhile you can click on the graphic for more details.

The e-book angle: How soon until certain e-books use geo-mapping as as one alternative to traditional indexes.

Related: Jon Noring’s proposal for a GPS repository, which, among other things, could ideally pick up news stories from a variety of publications. Also see Carol Jurd’s post on The Geography of E-Book Mentions.

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