Amit Chowdhry | April 11, 2010 | 973 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under MetaCarta, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Vine, Nokia Corporation
Nokia has acquired private geographic intelligence company MetaCarta. Nokia plans to use MetaCarta’s technology for local search and other services. MetaCarta was founded in 2001 and is based in Cambridge, Mass. MetaCarta has a partnership with Microsoft for providing its Geographic Search and Referencing Platform to the Microsoft Vine service. [InformationWeek]
Amit Chowdhry | April 28, 2009 | 826 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Vine, Tammy Savage
Tammy Savage, a general manager at Microsoft came up with an idea about four and a half years ago when Hurricane Katrina took place. During times of emergencies, it is difficult for phone calls to go through. Phone lines start to jam.
Vine can be used through a Windows desktop client, text messages, or e-mail. Vine also gathers local news around where you are from 20,000 difference sources along with public safety announcements from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Vine also gathers status updates from Facebook and recent tweets from Twitter.
Currently the service is in private beta so the company can receive feedback.
[via TechCrunch]
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