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Techmeme Mobile Available Now for Smartphones

Now, not only can we check out similar images of those Z-list celebs, but thanks to a new feature being tested in Google Labs, we could see a whole swirl of related images.

Google Image Swirl uses advances in computer vision research to group together a dozen images based on a certain keyword.

Google gives the example: “if you search on Image Swirl for [washington], you’ll see 12 image thumbnails including President Washington, the Washington Monument, a map of Washington D.C. and the Capitol Building”

The “swirl” comes when you click on one of those thumbnails, which expands to show similar and related images based on that image. It’s Google’s own mashup of related images and the Wonder Wheel that you might have used for text-based search queries.

It’s interesting to see image search evolve, and presumably if enough people provide positive feedback this will eventually graduate from the labs and become part of the standard Google search.

Via

Google continues to push image features with Image Swirl

According to the Nielsen report, Facebook streamed more than 217 million videos with 31.5 million unique views in October. It’s 400,000 video streams away from leaders YouTube and Hulu but at the rate videos are streamed on Facebook, it will just be a matter of time before it surpasses Hulu.

YouTube got around 600,000+ streams with 100,000+ unique viewers while Hulu only got around 10,000+ unique viewers but with almost the same streams as YouTube.

What puzzles me though is whether the videos streamed on Facebook are actually hosted on YouTube or original content uploaded to Facebook servers.

via NewTeeVee

Look Ma! Facebook is Now the No.3 Video Site

It seems every large corporate has to do something on Facebook these days, with UK mobile operator Orange deciding to launch its People Projects app that encourages people to become part of local community volunteer initiatives.

It’s not the only community-focused web site doing the rounds, but the fact that it’s integrated with Facebook rather than sitting on the Internet on its own may mean that it gets picked up and used by Facebookers, who are often accused of being armchair campaigners and protesters.

Maybe this will encourage them to get off their butts and actually join in with something in the real world.

If altruism isn’t quite enough, once you’ve contacted the project owners and volunteered, you can tell everyone how wonderful you are.

Of course it needs people who are running community projects to set them up in the app in the first place. Tools provided include a dedicated project page, promotional tools, virtual rewards for volunteers, task list, events tool and a timeline for keeping goals on track.

Orange will also highlight up to eight inspiring projects on its own People Projects website. Orange plans to launch a mobile version of the app in due course.

People Projects Facebook app
People Projects websote

Orange launches People Projects Facebook app for willing volunteers

Viewing your created maps whereever you go – Google Earth now syncs with your Google Maps account on your desktop computer. So when you save a map from your computer you can immediate see the map the next time you fire up Google Earth for  iPhone.

Easier browsing of businesses, photos and places - Tap on icon and a small glow will appear under your fingers to tell you which icon you have picked.  Toucing more than one icons will bring you to a list of icons used by the app.

18 Languages added – This brings the languages supported by Google Earth for iPhone to 31.

The new version of Google Earth for iPhone will be available worldwide in the next couple of hours.  I’m currently waiting for it to appear on my iTunes Apps Store configuration so that I can test it out right away. Have you downloaded the app? How was it?

Google Earth for iPhone Gets Updated to v2.0