Google Latitude

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Google Latitude is an application that allows you to access information on the whereabouts of close friends and family via Google Maps over your cell phone or a Google gadget on your computer. You sign up for the service, choose whether to reveal exactly where you are location by location or city by city, and are able to access similar information on participating friends while also being in contact through text messaging and Google Talk features. Google triangulates positions based on GPS and cell phone tower information, but users can also bend the rules by manually choosing to disappear, hiding from certain contacts, or setting a specific location to serve as your position.

Check out a video introduction to the service on the Product Details page.

Company

Google
URL

http://www.google.com/latitude/intro.html
Site Type

Mapping, Social networking, Location-based service
Launch date

February 2009
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mihswat - Google Latitude API coming in the next few months http://ow.ly/1ltLU
PeteFyfe - Google to open up Latitude API to mobile developers http://bit.ly/cDj9Dr
manielse - Google Latitude API coming in the next few months - http://bit.ly/drmhFD I love Latitude over Foursquare/Gowalla because checkins is work
kevincs - Google Latitude API coming in the next few months http://ff.im/-hBqcV
WMGDigital_Lab - #IDLx google latitude is a fun tool for finding friends and colleagues using their mobile http://tinyurl.com/findlatitude

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Technology news All Google Latitude News

07/24/09 10:00am Mobile Google releases iPhone Web App version of Google Latitude

02/04/09 10:45am Computing, Mobile Google Latitude launches, lets you track your friends

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