My Our Maps  —  The My Maps feature of Google Maps lets people create maps to share their hobbies and expertise with the world.  For example, a surfing enthusiast could map out their favorite surf spots or a surfing club could plot all the best beaches in Southern California.

Source:   Google LatLong
Author:   Jess Lee
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Cyber Monday into Resolution Tuesday  —  By now you have probably heard about the problems that many of our small business merchant customers experienced yesterday.  Unfortunately, the system outage occurred at one of the worst possible times, and despite our concerted efforts to fix the problem …

Source:   Yodel Anecdotal
Author:   Rich Riley
Link:   http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/11/27/cyber-monday-into…

Sony Attracts Dubai Cash  —  TOKYO — An investment company owned by Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, bought a stake in Sony Corp., in the latest sign of the growing appetite for overseas investments by Middle Eastern investors.  —  Dubai International Capital said yesterday …

Source:   Wall Street Journal
Author:   Yukari Iwatani Kane
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New Terrain Layer in Google Maps  —  There’s a new tab in Google Maps: “terrain”.  The view combines street maps with visual information about terrains.  Elevation data is not limited to geographic features like mountains, but it’s also displayed for buildings.

Source:   Google Operating System
Author:   Ionut Alex Chitu
Link:   http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-terrain…

Yahoo’s Cyber Morning After: A Case Of Merchant’s Wrath  —  [YHOO Loading…  (%) ] ! better break out the hammers and nails.  There’s a lot of fence-mending the company needs to do.  The day after the so-called Cyber Monday where online merchants usher in their own holiday shopping seasons …

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Why Verizon Went Open & What It Means  —  The about-face taken by Verizon Wireless today when it said it will open up its network and platform is, at first blush, a good thing for consumers and developers.  But I just got off the company’s conference call, and there are certain details that have left […]

Verizon Wireless Says ‘Bring Your Own’ Device  —  Verizon Wireless has stunned the wireless world by announcing that by sometime next year it will open its network to “any apps, any device.”  —  There is a lot of fine print, but the essence appears to be that Verizon will offer two flavors of service …

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Universal’s CEO Once Called iPod Users Thieves.  Now He’s Giving Songs Away.  —  It’s Monday afternoon, and Doug Morris, chair and CEO of Universal Music Group, is eating lunch in his private dining room at the company’s Manhattan headquarters.  Morris hasn’t been here much in recent months …

Source:   Wired News
Author:   Seth Mnookin
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Brightcove Gives Up on Consumer Video  —  Brightcove has never really been more than a half-hearted consumer video play, opting instead to function as a content distribution network for a large number of high profile media partners.  Today Brightcove informed members of its Brightcove.TV site …

Source:   Read/WriteWeb
Author:   Josh Catone
Link:   http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives…

Google’s Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal  —  Creates renewable energy R&D group and supports breakthrough technologies  —  Mountain View, Calif. (November 27, 2007) - Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources …

Source:   Google
Link:   http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel…