Saturday, 27th October 2007

Google Bits: Google Transit Graduates from Google Labs & Other Places to Plan and Find Real-Time Transit Info

+ Google Transit Graduates from Google Labs
Note: Remember, Google Transit only offers a small amount of the transport services that provide real-time travel information as well as interary planning online. Airplanes, trains, and buses are just some of the services that offer real time info. We've been building a large collection of services in the ResourceShelf Real-Time Collection. Here are a few examples, many more in our growing real-time info on the web collection:

+ Amtrak Train Status
+ Air Travel: FlightStats, FlightAware, FlightExplorer
+ Australia: Sydney City Rail Service Updates and Planner
+ UK: National Railroad ||| Mobile Site
+ UK: London Transportation Departure Boards
+ Canada: Calgary Next Bus
+ UK: New Real Time Audio Traffic Service for the UK: TrafficRadio.org.uk
+ DC Metro Train Arrival Info ||| Mobile Version

+ Google's Reputation System Roils Web World (via eWeek)

+ EPIC Urges Congress to Monitor Google-Doubleclick Review
5 pages; PDF.

In a letter to the Congressional Committee that funds the Federal Trade Commission, EPIC urged oversight of the Commission's review of the pending Google-Doubleclick merger.

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• Search News (ResourceShelf)
• Source File (ResourceShelf)

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