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The paper discusses the development of maps and their function within society. It links the genesis of early maps with the current development of urban apps and the success of Pokémon Go. Thus it questions the practice of mapping and gives an overview over the critical perspectives of digital mapping, with a focus on Google Maps.

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easyJet and Gatwick airport has been trialling a new boarding process: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-50214631. "One challenge in any controlled boarding process is our ability to communicate the pattern to passengers and the willingness of passengers to comply."

I found the perfect gift for people who bought a Juicero. The Commuter Trucker Jacket Levi's with Google Jacquard. https://atap.google.com/jacquard/collaborations/levi-commuter - It's a smart jacket. I didn't know regular jackets were just dumb pieces of garment.

That early Google logo is some next level WordArt stuff.

Well this is news to me: Instagram had a dedicated app for direct messages, which they are now discontinuing? What are they, Google?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.direct
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/16/instagram-killing-dedicated-direct-messaging-app/

Meanwhile: An OSS replacement for Google Inbox by oldhen — Kickstarter

The Internet Archive is working to preserve public Google+ posts before it shuts down - The Verge

Goodbye Facebook, Goodbye Google+ | snarfed.org

Finally! a way to re-platform your Google+ ...

How I Quit Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon

Interesting article on what steps to take to ditch the services of the big five. Spoiler alert, ditching them all is doable but not straightforward.

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@KVBeats Congrats on the release my friend! To everybody reading this, checkout KV's "The Breadwinner" - solid trueschool hiphop with some great appearances on the mic. It's on Google Play Music, Spotify, and you can get it on vinyl as well over here: https://www.fatbeats.com/products/kvbeats-the-breadwinner-lp

It looks like the Data Portability Project site got hacked. At least Google thinks so (https://i.imgur.com/ZN03g7S.png). Either way, the wiki that should hold all the info about the project, is unreachable. @chrissaad do you know what happened?

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