Unfortunately, we cannot approve your request

So meanwhile I tried to go the official way and ask for approval to use the Google logo on my little page on Local Search.
And I was quite surprised that I got my answer within a couple of hours …. I wonder this had something to do with an article on valleywag or the one on blogoscoped.

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Google Earth Store – Dear friend,Trackstick II is now available.


Trackstick II

I’ve had an e-mail in my inbox this morning from the GoogleEarthStore

Dear friend,

Trackstick II Personal Tracker Tracksticks are tiny GPS location recorders capable of continuously logging their own location histories for extended periods of time.The Trackstick records its own location, time, date, speed, heading and altitude at preset intervals. Traveled routes can be viewed directly in Google EarthT. Includes GPX photo stamping feature for adding your favorite photos to you own maps.,
$179.00

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Yahoo! EU Homepage Design New Look

The design of the hompage of Yahoo! in Europe has changed since yesterday. Try uk.yahoo.com

masthead
Yahoo! UK since this morning

The Search box and area around it has a much higher visual weight – looks much more search focused IMHO.

oldmast
Yahoo! US

Yahoo! EU Homepage Design New Look (43 words, 2 images, estimated 10 secs reading time)

I am feeling Special – Google Cease & Desists Logo Use

So most of you will have probably already read about this at Philipp’s blog but for the two people reading my blog but not blogoscoped here is the story…

I checked my e-mails and found a refreshingly positive subject on one of the notes.

Unauthorized use of the GOOGLE logo on http://www.locallytype.com/pages/submit.htm

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Google Maps without a map – Launched in India

Take away maps from Google Maps and you will get Google Local Search – sort of.
The Indian business data core listings are provided by INFOMEDIA Yellow Pages and India.com.

Read more at contnetsutra. Google launches local search Or @ krishna’s weblog Google Local for India (Indian Google employee)

Google Maps without a map – Launched in India (49 words, estimated 12 secs reading time)
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