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'Hate Map' Collects, Charts Texas' Racist, Homophobic Tweets

Andrew Weber

Language on social media is honest, instant and, sometimes, inappropriate. And the Internet’s elephantine memory holds on to every last questionable…

Google's Craig Robinson and James Hoffacker prepare to hike into the Grand Canyon. Robinson is wearing the new Google Trekker — a Street View camera mounted to a backpack. The Trekker's two lithium ion batteries can last eight hours and power 15 cameras. The pack — designed and built by Google — weighs 40 pounds.

Life & Arts

Google Street View Takes A Hike. So?

Claire O'Neill

Google recently hit the trails with a panoramic camera called the Google Trekker. And now you can see the Grand Canyon in Google Maps. Is this a good thing?

Austin

Google Poses Challenge to the Austin Tech Community

Mary Mattia

The City of Austin has agreed to participate in the first ever Google Place API Developer Challenge.If you’re a developer, designer or generally…

Transportation

Weekend Street Closures: Bun Run, Texas Roundup, Eeyore's Birthday

Nathan Bernier

View Austin Street Closures - Texas Roundup 2011 in a larger mapThe Texas Roundup 5K will close several streets downtown Saturday morning. Check out the…

Transportation

Google Map Of Street Closures For Texas Relays Weekend

Nathan Bernier

View Austin Street Closures For Texas Relays 2011 in a larger mapThe Texas Relays are not just a serious competition for track and field athletes. The…

Transportation

Google Maps Of Austin's Weekend Street Closures

Nathan Bernier

View Sunday street closures in a larger mapIt won't be quite as gridlocked as it was during South by Southwest, but this weekend is filled with events…

Education

Google Map of Campus Shootings

Nathan Bernier

Our friends at Reporting Texas, an internet news site edited by journalism graduate students at the University of Texas, just put together this…