In response to my recent Tidbit on wildfire maps that use Google Maps, journalist Hans Laetz, who is in the Los Angeles area, was skeptical of their value. In his comment, he wrote: “People in fire ...

New York startup CityMaps thinks Google Maps needs a makeover, or at least some lessons on how to be social. The tool incorporates data behind several popular companies like Twitter, Foursquare and ...

While this aspect is widely understood and appreciated, the ability to take targeted action has been limited due to imperfect data around air quality at the hyperlocal level, Google said. These ...

Google is making an attempt at a new social network that the company calls Shoelace, where users can browse a set of handpicked activities or add their own to Google recommendations and maps -- not ...

Two days after Hurricane Sandy last week, The Observer met up with Liena Zagare, the publisher of Brooklyn local news network Corner Ditmas Park Corner’s fallen-tree map “It’s mostly about having ...