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• Google now providing business analytics for Maps

  If you've ever wondered if the Google Map of your business location you've posted on your website is actually effective, now you'll get to find out.

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  April Fools: Google fills HUGE gap with 8-bit Google Map

  Google kicked off its usual April Fools’ Day barrage of gags early with a least a temporary option to turn Google Maps into 8-bit images remindful of those from Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games.

• In Pictures: 10 cool and useful Google Maps mashups

  Get more from Google Maps with these ingenious mashups.

• Google's new cross-service info sharing: Why the hubbub?

  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.

• Woman sues Google over bad directions: It was dark

  Search Engine Land, the news and information site that broke the story about how Lauren Rosenberg was struck by a vehicle and is now suing Google, has an update to the story: it was dark outside, and Google maps instructed her to walk across the street.

• Google Maps for BlackBerry gets a boost

  Got a BlackBerry for your business? Getting around is about to get a lot easier.

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  Woman sues Google because of bad directions

  One day I was using my cell phone's GPS service to find the nearest Target. I was driving down the road when suddenly my cell phone piped up, "Turn right here." I looked to the right. There was no road, just a tree and some grass. I chalked it up to a GPS glitch and turned right at the next corner.

• Google launches voice navigation app for Android phones

  Google has launched a free app for Android-based mobile phones that offers users turn-by-turn voice and visual navigation.

• Google Maps for Android gets improved user interface

  Google has released version 4.1 of Google Maps for Android, adding a constantly-updated map wallpaper, tweaking the way search results are displayed and adding a new Latitude widget for tracking your friends.

• Aussies vote Lord Howe Island as best off-road Street View attraction

  Australians have picked Lord Howe Island as one of the top off-road attractions which they would like to see on Google Street View by the Google Street View Trike.

• Google Maps Labs: A fun new Google tool

  Google introduced Maps Labs Friday, a cool new set of innovative add-ons to its popular map service that offers a multitude of new ways to explore places near and far. Google Maps Labs is an incubator to test features for the Google Maps service, in the same spirit as Gmail Labs. When you go to Google Maps, click on the green flask icon at the top, where eight new test features await.