That’s the case in voting in an internal prediction marketplace within the company. Those who sit near one another vote like one another. No other factors better predicts how individuals vote. Of interest to me: Googlers change location on average every 90 days. I wonder how long it takes for the local geography to get [...]
Microgeography Matters at Google
March 5th, 2008 · Comments Off · Maps
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Microsoft Shows of More "Phone as Sensor" Options
March 5th, 2008 · Comments Off · Maps
Microsoft Research shows off its latest idea each year at TechFest. Among those of geo-interest this year were:
LucidTouch allows users to touch an alternate location to activate a touch screen. The demo showed users touching the back of a display. The big leap? Such a system gets around the fat finger problem – where a [...]
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