This morning, Pierre Omidyar‘s local news startup Peer News hosted a conference call with journalists to provide an update on their venture, which was first announced in November. Among the key announcements made was that John Temple was coming aboard as editor, and that they were planning to launch by April or May. The company will [...]
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Peer News Outlines Local Focus
January 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Hawaii, Media, The Web
Tags: civilbeat·journalism·Media·news·omidyar·peernews·temple
Google Street View in Hawaii?
April 17th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Hawaii, Technology, The Web
Google Street View is an immensely popular, though sometimes controversial, feature of its mapping products (like Google Maps and Google Earth). It allows you to go beyond “zooming in” on a map or aerial photo and get a driver’s eye view of cities and neighborhoods. It’s available all across the U.S., Japan, Australia and New [...]
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