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Yahoo opens up Fire Eagle geolocation service

Fire Eagle, Yahoo's formerly experimental geolocation platform, is officially opening up to all users, and several companies are announcing products that work with it. Fire Eagle is a warehouse for personal location information. Full Article at ZDNet UK

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    SOURCE: TechNewsWorld 15 months ago
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