Another Google-dodging feature in the new browser: Highlighting a street address on a Web page launches a map, with the default set to Microsoft's Live Maps (though you can change this default to Google Maps).
On the opening page you see a map, and each of the little pins on that map represents a photo.
Whenever you visit a web page with an embedded map ( like this one), chances are overwhelming that the person who created the map used Google to do it.
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In June, China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) won a 60% stake in the privatization of Aktyubinsk (see map next page) in Kazakstan's northwest, a deal that got it two major fields -- Zhanazhol with reserves of 1 billion barrels and Kenkayak with 300 million.
Sarah Palin, the former GOP vice presidential candidate, included Ms. Giffords on a map posted on her Facebook page of Democrats targeted for defeat.
The map shown at the top of this page illustrates the wetness of soils worldwide.
The entire back page of the news section had a colored-weather map of the entire United States.
The back page of the news section had a colored-weather map of the entire U.S. The news section contained a state-by-state roundup of headlines from across the nation.
We've poked around the app for a few minutes, and it does feel peppy compared to what we experienced with Facebook (while it was available, anyway) -- the only oddity that's arisen lies with the map functionality, which opens a Google Maps page within the Vita's browser rather than its Maps app.
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Perhaps the coolest feature is the link map, triggered from an icon at the top of each article page.
They then receive a personalized Web page with news and other information, can look at a Web-based map for directions, and can even order goods online while waiting for their gas to pump.
If the house was for sale, I clicked on an "Open in Zillow" link to see the listing page for the home, which included the usual Zillow details such as a map of the house's location, estimated mortgage and square footage.
To go back to the default map showing the latest poll averages for each state, just refresh the page in your browser.
But those who sip from Twitter's fire hose can get much more information, including a sender's location, the biography on his profile page and how many people have subscribed to his messages (see blog post on the map of a tweet).
In addition to the interactive online map of results, 7-Eleven is using its website, Twitter feed and Facebook page to keep customers up-to-date on the results, promote special related offers, etc.
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The explore page that allows you to browse by users or hashtags is not there, and neither is the fun photo-map feature that lets you see where in the world a user took all their photos.
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