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This article is a very interesting one for the computer geeks of the world and maybe even for government. Google is wanting to map out the inside of businesses and large buildings so that you can no only find your way to the building but the nearest door and which stair case to take and which hallway to turn down. Google is starting a new generation of maps online.   Government on the other hand might not like this. If you map out the inside of the building isn't that making it more accessible to terrorists to plan an attack or for thieves to plan and escape after a jewelry heist? Where will google go from there? Could this turn into and invasion of privacy?   What this means to the CIT majors is that almost anything is possible. If google can map out the indoors what is to stop us from doing anything? The sky.... The basement is our limit.

"A Verizon Wireless ad shows a beefy Verizon 3G map next to a less impressive AT&T 3G map. AT&T is suing, saying it leads people to believe AT&T has no phone service outside of its (admittedly skimpier) 3G areas." This makes me sad to be an AT&T user. First off, its all fair game when "brainwashing" the local media. I mean come on, politicians have been doing this for years! When viewing the map you see that there is a lot of white space for AT&T's 3G map. I guarantee you that someone who made a complaint was in that white space, and I bet you that they did it on their phone. "Why is my area not not covered." "It is, you are just stupid sir... you're calling from a 'no signal' spot now." What should Verizon do? Put a huge disclaimer saying THIS IS ONLY 3G AT&T still has coverage nearly EVERYWHERE." That is ridiculous! If anything, AT&T should just 1 either upgrade their 3G area, YEAH for me, or 2 make a comeback commercial. Just like Subway, BugerKing, Pizza Hut, President Bush, they all have negative ads that bounce back and fourth. People really just need to read, any person can see it says, "AT&T 3G Coverage".

This article is about ATT&T 3g coverage is even smaller than the Verizon map depicts. This is relevant to our class because previously in this semester someone posted a Diigo about AT&T suing Verizon over their 3G map commercial.

A few weeks ago I made a diigo on the Verizon AT&T lawsuit over the Verizon commercials. According to a note we just received from AT&T, "Verizon and AT&T have dismissed the litigation between them in Georgia and New York." Here is the note: "IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless ("Verizon Wireless") and Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff AT&T Mobility LLC ("AT&T") that pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: (a) Verizon Wireless's claims against AT&T in the above- captioned action are hereby dismissed without prejudice, and (b) AT&T's counterclaims against Verizon Wireless in the above-captioned action are hereby dismissed without prejudice." With the back and forth battle between AT&T and Verizon commercials have been less directed to the phones, and more directed to the service provided. I personally rather hear about the new phones and great applications, rather than in No Where, Nevada if I will be getting 3G YouTube goodness. What clearly defines 3G is more important to me. AT&T should target their commercials on how much faster the 3G network is compared to Verizon. I hope that in the near future we can find much more informative commercials than bickering.