Google, either encouraging physical fitness or zero population growth, offers the above helpful suggestion when mapping the route from Chicago to London.
Click here for the full directions and map of the route.—MEGHANN MARCO
Google Suggests You Swim Across The Atlantic Ocean
By 3.29.07
Google Changes Privacy Policy
By 3.15.07
Google is changing their privacy policy. From the Google Blog:When you search on Google, we collect information about your search, such as the query itself, IP addresses and cookie details. Previously, we kept this data for as long as it was useful.
Google Maps Has Real Time Traffic For 30 Major Cities
By 3.1.07
Holy crap, this is awesome. Oh wait, we don’t use our car anymore because we moved to Brooklyn. For the rest of you: Holy crap! This is awesome: Google Maps has real time traffic! Now the endless line of cars shining brightly to the horizon can be expressed in pretty, yet oddly depressing, colors via Google Maps. Bliss. —MEGHANN MARCO
You Tube to Offer Old TV Shows
By 2.12.07
Digital Music said on Monday the deal also includes an agreement to allow certain music, for which it controls the rights, to be used in users’ videos uploaded to YouTube.
Keep Google From Storing Your Search History
By 2.6.07
Perhaps you’ve noticed that Google has been quietly associating your account with your search history. Perhaps this pisses you off. Well, Ex-Googler Nelson Minar has some tips for deleting and turning off the search history feature, should that appeal to you.
Where Do I Go If There’s A Problem With My Google Checkout Order?
By 1.26.07
If you order something using Google Checkout and there’s a problem with you order, there is a standard mediation process to follow.
Google Tips Irk Firefox Guy
By 12.29.06
According to their own web search, Picasa is not the best service for photo sharing. What do you think? After being so loved for so long, has Google finally managed to mess up with “tips”? Does it bother you that they’re shilling their crap? Or is this ok? —MEGHANN MARCO
We Interview Google Checkout; Promises To Protect Consumers
By 12.14.06
Google Checkout looks like a Paypal-killer, but will it stand up for consumers when transactions go wrong? Google says yes.
Your Doctor is Googling
By 11.10.06
“Two Australian doctors have found that entering the symptoms of a tricky case into the internet search engine often results in accurately diagnosing the illness.
Top 10 Companies for Customer Service
By 11.10.06
CRMLowdown sifted through countless customer service surveys, studies, and real-life experiences to come up with a pretty damn impressive list of the best/worst companies for customer service.
PrudeTube’s Next Victim: Dancehall Vixen Jenny Kendrick
By 11.6.06
The YouTube user experience continues to downgrade with the removal of a 19yr old’s solo dancehall videos.
Google Goes to Print
By 11.6.06
If you’ve been fretting over your favorite newspaper’s inevitible demise (thanks, Internet!)… never fear! Google is set to begin offering print ads in 50 newspapers as a test to see how far it can extend itself into offline media.
Philadelphia BYOB Google Map
By 11.2.06
Philly’s BYOB Google Mashup shows what restaurants you can brown bag it in the city of brotherly love. They even show the nearest liquor store!
The (3rd) Definition of Belying
By 10.24.06
“We never stop working for you… This page is temporarily unavailable…”
Help Us Not Be Poor
By 10.12.06
For secret reasons, we’re coming up with a list of Consumerist preferred service providers. These are companies that provide a better or cheaper or simply less lame alternative to the “name brands.”
How Do You Get Walmart To Pay For Your Family Vacation?
By 10.11.06
Before the Washington Post made Jim Thresher take down the pictures from pro-walmart blog, Walmarting Across America, BusinessWeek noticed the effort and cried foul. But how did Jim and his girlfriend Laura St. Claire get roped into the affair?
Google Checkout Promises To Be Less Evil Than Paypal
By 10.10.06
Unlike Paypal, Google Checkout promises to not suddenly freeze your bank account.
Chicago BYOB Dining Google Map
By 10.5.06
Brown-bagging it is a time-honored money-saving tradition for alcoholic nonconformists. Dr. Vino’s new Google Map mashup shows what Chicago-area restaurants let you be a BYOB cheapskate.
