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  How you feel about Google's newest information-sharing policy all boils down to how comfortable you are with Google following your every move online.

• Yelp launches community website in Australia

  Community based local search website, Yelp, has launched in Australia, partnering with Sensis to have localised content in both Melbourne and Sydney.

• Ergon Energy seeks data centre services

  Queensland energy utility Ergon Energy has gone to tender for data centre space in the state's south-east.

• RMIT builds on Twitter, Google Maps, geolocation to entice online poets

  The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) is using social media and geolocation to entice aspiring writers to use its mobile website.

• Ford takes Google Maps for a ride

  Looking to take a road trip this summer? Ford Motor Co. and Google have joined forces to make it easier to get where you're headed.

• 10 things you can track in real time with Google Maps

  Looking for an apartment to rent or wondering what the latest global health crisis is? Look no further than Google Maps. Many professional and part-time map addicts have created useful Google Maps mashups that show you (in real time, or at least in near-real time) the latest information for a variety of subjects, including the latest happenings on Twitter, news from the Associated Press, and even the most recently reported UFO sightings. Check out these ten Google Maps mashups to be in the know before anybody else.

• Happy Birthday, Google! Five Reasons I Can't Live Without You

  Google turned 11 yesterday, and it's hard to believe Google is only 11. Long ago it became its own verb, replacing "to search for" with its ubiquitous moniker, and permanently etched itself into Internet culture. Now, with its many offshoots, Google is no longer just a quick and easy alternative to, say, Yahoo search or AOL Web crawling, but rather, an institution.

• Gmail, Google Maps and Google Search: 19 cool tips

  You can bookmark a Gmail message, track stocks in Google's search box, quickly estimate a taxi ride's cost in Google Maps, and do much more. We tell you how.

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