Snapchat continues to seep outside the app with Snap Map on the web – Digital Trends / / No Comments Digital Trends Snapchat continues to seep outside the app with Snap Map on the webDigital TrendsFirst comes Stories, then comes Snap Maps — Snapchat is continuing its push for new users by opening up select options to live outside the app on the web. On Monday, February 12, Snapchat launched the Snap Map URL that allows web browsers to access a …Snap brings its heat map feature out of the app. Will any news …Nieman Journalism Lab at HarvardSnapchat brings Snap Maps to the web in latest push outside of …9to5MacHow to use Snap Maps without having the Snapchat appThe SunTechCrunch –WIRED –BGR –Zacksall 104 news articles » map... more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: continues, digital, Outside, seep, Snap, Snapchat, Trends
Vilas County trail map app seeing success – The Lakeland Times … – Lakeland Times / / No Comments Vilas County trail map app seeing success – The Lakeland Times …Lakeland TimesBefore discussing the revolving loan fund draft on Tuesday, the Vilas County Tourism and Economic Development Committee heard from tourism and publicity director Cindy Burzinski on her department's trail app. Created four years ago in partnership with …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: County, Lakeland, seeing, success, Times, trail, Vilas
Fitness apps are now one more reason to revisit your smartphone’s privacy settings – CBC.ca / / No Comments CBC.ca Fitness apps are now one more reason to revisit your smartphone's privacy settingsCBC.ca"If soldiers use the app like normal people do, by turning … on tracking when they go to do exercise, it could be especially dangerous," Ruser wrote in a tweet. "This particular track looks like it logs a regular jogging route. I shouldn't be able to …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: apps, CBC.ca, fitness, More, privacy, reason, revisit, settings, smartphones
Fitness app map that revealed secret sites raises privacy concerns – mySanAntonio.com / / No Comments mySanAntonio.com Fitness app map that revealed secret sites raises privacy concernsmySanAntonio.comThose privacy features include a privacy zone feature, which will let users hide locations on their activity maps, such as homes or workplaces; and the choice to opt out of contributing data to Strava's heatmap. To access Strava privacy settings on the …Strava's fitness heatmaps are a 'potential catastrophe'EngadgetHow data breach can profile and track you downgulfnews.comFitness apps are now one more reason to revisit your smartphone's privacy settingsCBC.caall 9 news articles » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: concerns, fitness, mySanAntonio.com, privacy, Raises, revealed, secret, sites
How a fitness app revealed military secrets — and the new reality of data collection – Vox / / No Comments Vox How a fitness app revealed military secrets — and the new reality of data collectionVoxOver the weekend, news broke that a fitness-centered social media app called Strava had quietly, inadvertently divulged the locations of secret military bases around the world via its recently updated global “heat map.” Anyone wearing a fitness tracker …New map uses app data to show where Chicagoans like to run, ride bikesChicago Sun-TimesAll your base are belong to us: Strava exercise app maps military sites, reveals where spies jogThe RegisterFitness App Releases Data, Accidentally Reveals Top-Secret Military InformationBrinkwire (press release)all 10 news articles » map... more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: collection, data, fitness, military, reality, revealed, secrets
App tracks public social media posts to create real-time map of flu – MLive.com / / No Comments MLive.com App tracks public social media posts to create real-time map of fluMLive.com"Everyday thousands of people around the globe update social media sites like Facebook and Twitter when they (or someone close to them) get sick," the app explains on its website. "Just as Doppler radar scans the skies for indicators of bad weather … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: create, Media, MLive.com, posts, public, realtime, Social, tracks
This Android app will turn your wallpaper into a live map of your location – The Verge / / No Comments This Android app will turn your wallpaper into a live map of your locationThe VergeThere's a new Android app called Skyline that will turn your current location into your wallpaper, as first spotted by Lifehacker. Skyline uses 3D terrain data from Mapbox to show either your current location or specific coordinates to create …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Android, into, live, location, this, Turn, Verge, wallpaper
Google Maps Go Beta Programme Goes Live on Play Store: Here’s What the App Can and Can’t Do – NDTV / / No Comments Tech Times Google Maps Go Beta Programme Goes Live on Play Store: Here's What the App Can and Can't DoNDTVMore than a month after its formal launch, Google Maps Go has reached got a beta programme on Play Store. The new beta programme allows users to test some of the upcoming features of the app – follow this link to sign up for the Google Maps Go beta …Google Refutes Claims Of China-Optimized Maps Version, Confirms App Not AvailableTech TimesGoogle Maps: Why China Still Refuses To Allow The World's Biggest Maps AppLADbibleGoogle denies mapping service returning to ChinaEJ InsightChicago Tribuneall 209 news articles » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Beta, Can't, goes, Google, Here's, live, maps, NDTV, Play, Programme, Store