Comments on: How Placebase Survived Google Maps http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Report: Apple Acquires Poly9 Mapping Company http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202023 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:39:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202023 [...] for Apple. Last year, Placebase was also brought over into the fold as well. Placebase was a competitor to Google Maps that specialized in customizing the maps with customer data and locations. Placebase developed its [...]

]]> By: Report: Apple Acquires Poly9 Mapping Company | Mobile Compatible http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202022 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:38:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202022 [...] for Apple. Last year, Placebase was also brought over into the fold as well. Placebase was a competitor to Google Maps that specialized in customizing the maps with customer data and locations. Placebase developed its [...]

]]> By: Apple Acquires Poly9 Mapping Company | iPhone, iPad Weblog http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202021 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:00:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202021 [...] for Apple. Last year, Placebase was also brought over into the fold as well. Placebase was a competitor to Google Maps that specialized in customizing the maps with customer data and locations. Placebase developed its [...]

]]> By: Apple Acquires Poly9 Mapping Company http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202020 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:36:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202020 [...] for Apple. Last year, Placebase was also brought over into the fold as well. Placebase was a competitor to Google Maps that specialized in customizing the maps with customer data and locations. Placebase developed its [...]

]]> By: PolicyMap » Apple, Google and the map wars http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202019 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:42:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202019 [...] and private datasets over data tiles targeting more sophisticated business applications. Waldman told GigaOm two years [...]

]]> By: Apple, Google and the map wars « counternotions http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202018 Tue, 25 May 2010 20:24:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202018 [...] and private datasets over data tiles targeting more sophisticated business applications. Waldman told GigaOm two years ago: Google Maps is great for consumer usage, but we are making it easy for large [...]

]]> By: Apple iAd i budućnost mobilnog oglašavanja | Netokracija http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202017 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:22:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202017 [...] kupio Quattro, platformu za mobilno oglašavanje, koja je poslužila kao osnova za iAd. Kupio je i Placebase, tvrtku koja agregira lokalne sadržaje. Placebaseov proizvod, Pushpin (službene stranice [...]

]]> By: Apple Job Listing Suggests Big Changes for IPhone Maps App - New Technology Online http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202016 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:05:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202016 [...] summer, Apple acquired Placebase, an online mapping business. Placebase managed to compete with Google Maps by offering rebranding, customizations, and features beyond what the competition could do. They [...]

]]> By: Apple Gets A Mapmaker. Where Does That Leave Google? http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202015 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:46:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202015 [...] especially in the mobile space, and wanted to acquire talent in that field. While Placebase was a competitor to Google Maps, it also was slightly different, focusing on different layers and [...]

]]> By: Is Apple Getting Ready To Go Head-To-Head With Google On Maps Apps? | All iPhone Apps Review http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202014 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:50:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202014 [...] acquired a mapping company called Placebase which hadbeen known for differentiating itself from Google’s offerings. The former CEO of Placebase is now part of the “Geo [...]

]]> By: Apple job listing suggests big changes for iPhone Maps app « Creativity Flows http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202013 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:37:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202013 [...] summer, Apple acquired Placebase, an online mapping business. Placebase managed to compete with Google Maps by offering rebranding, customizations, and features beyond what the competition could do. They [...]

]]> By: PK http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202012 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:58:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202012 It would be impressive

If the world was confined to the United States of America
however some of us live in little places like “London, United Kingdom” that don’t seem to be mapped.
Google’s map covers the whole world

]]> By: Dr. Lewis http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202011 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:28:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202011 This is the leading edge of what will soon be acknowledged by society as a huge war between Apple and Google. Its is a fact that when programming with MapKit, particularly for a private app, Google Maps policy is “hey, use it for free but if yu start making a load of money will be butt in for mmmm who knows how much!” This is not acceptable for Apple or the market.

Hello Pacebase.com!

Dr. Lewis
Computer Science Department
University of Colorado Colorado Springs

]]> By: Technology blog » Apple Buys Their Very Own Maps Company (See Ya, Google Maps) [Apple] http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202010 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:06:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202010 [...] at ComputerWorld, who put this together, points to a post on GigaOm last year detailing the awesomeness of PlaceBase vs. Google Maps—mainly, customization and tons of ways [...]

]]> By: Apple Maps könnte der endgültige Abschied von Google bedeuten | Basic Thinking Blog http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202009 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:53:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202009 [...] Externe Daten könnten einfach per API über auf die aktuelle Ansicht gelegt werden (mehr Hintergründe und hier eine [...]

]]> By: Apple Buys Their Very Own Maps Company (See Ya, Google Maps) [Apple] « Gadgets Club http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-202008 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:09:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-202008 [...] at ComputerWorld, who put this together, points to a post on GigaOm last year detailing the awesomeness of PlaceBase vs. Google Maps—mainly, customization and tons of ways [...]

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