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Chine: une invasion de crapauds ne fait pas un séisme
via Rue89 | Votre révolution de l'info by Pierre Haski on May 15, 2008
Alors que le bilan de la catastrophe du séisme du Sichuan ne cesse de s'alourdir -on parle désormais de 50 000 victimes-, certains se demandent si cette tragédie aurait pu être évitée, ou pire, si le gouvernement chinois a ignoré des informations permettant de prédire le séisme. A première vue, cette dernière accusation semble sans fondements.en lire plus
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Illégitimes OGM
via Le Monde diplomatique by Agnès Sinaï on May 14, 2008
Le coup de théâtre parlementaire qui a empêché, le 13 mai, le vote de la loi OGM résulte du heurt entre deux visions antinomiques de l'agriculture et des territoires. Celle qui a prévalu dans ce vote-surprise relève de la défense de la diversité des pratiques agricoles et de la souveraineté (...) / France, Biotechnologie - La valise diplomatique
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Google Maps Adds Real Estate Search
via Google Operating System by Ionut Alex Chitu on May 13, 2008
As a Google employee recently said, "Google Maps is evolving from a driving directions and business search tool, to a comprehensive representation of all the world's information, on a map." That's why Google Maps started to integrate different layers of information when you search for an address and it added a new "More" button to enable layers for photos and Wikipedia articles. Google...
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More ways to find what you're looking for
via Google LatLong by elaine on May 14, 2008
Posted by Christoph Oehler, Product ManagerYou may have noticed a bit of a theme with some of our recent announcements, such as mapped web pages and geotagged YouTube videos -- we want you to be able to view any information in its geographic context. But we realized that an important step is making that information easier to find, so we've now added a new button to Google Maps:The "More"...
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Google China Homepage Links to Earthquake Information
via Google Blogoscoped by Philipp Lenssen on May 14, 2008
The homepage of Google China links to a special map showing eartquake information.Auto-translating the homepage text results in: “New! Google launched an emergency situation in the earthquake map, view the latest situation in earthquake relief”.[By Philipp Lenssen | Origin: Google China Homepage Links to Earthquake Inf ... | Comments][Advertisement] Google books at eBay: background info on...
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Summize Goes All In On Twitter, Adds Local Search Options
via Mashable! by Adam Ostrow on May 13, 2008
Last month, I enthusiastically declared that Summize “offers a better Twitter search.” The company has apparently taken that to heart, re-focusing their entire business on scouring conversations taking place on Twitter. The company eats their own dog food too, and has been monitoring their brand continually on Twitter to find feature ideas and respond, including increasing the number of...
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Séisme : Les pandas du Sichuan sains et saufs
via Aujourd'hui la Chine by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
Plus de 80 pandas de la réserve de Wolong, dans la province du Sichuan (sud-ouest), ont été retrouvés sains et saufs après le violent séisme qui a ravagé la région, a annoncé mardi l'agence Chine nouvelle.
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Google Maps Adds More: Wikipedia Entries and Geo-Coded Photos
via TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld on May 13, 2008
If you go to Google Maps, you’ll notice there is now a “”More” button right next to “Street View”" and “Traffic.” If you click on it after getting a map, you will be given the options to tick “Photos” or “Wikipedia.” Ticking the first option populates teh map with geo-tagged photos provided by Panoramio. Ticking the second gives you geo-coded Wikipedia articles. For...
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Hanging Up in Chinese
via Sinosplice: Life by John on May 13, 2008
I recall quite clearly the satisfaction I felt when I first became capable of conducting actual telephone conversations in Chinese. It made me feel I had really arrived, and I relished the achievement. It wasn’t long before some communication issues spoiled my victory, though. Chinese people were saying things to me on the phone that I wasn’t accustomed to hearing, and it didn’t seem very...
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How @replies work on Twitter (and how they might)
via Twitter Blog by Ev. on May 12, 2008
I see a lot of confusion around how "at replies"tweets that start with an @ and then a usernamework on Twitter. E.g.:@Veronica I vote they should be $2.00 each. Cut down on junk mail. Isn't that the only use of postal mail these days, anyway?10:59 AM May 09, 2008 from web in reply to VeronicaStarting my update with "@veronica" designates that I'm addressing her, specifically, much as...
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