Whereonearth
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Parent | Yahoo! |
Whereonearth is a company based in the United Kingdom and was acquired [1] by Yahoo! Oct 18, 2005.
[edit] Company Timeline
The company was founded in 1995 with a purpose of producing geocoding technology for partners. The company was awarded a contract in 2002 to deliver [2] the underlying technology for Hutchison 3G geo services.
In 2003 the company reorganized with a view of generating web technology for geolocation, named InternetLocality [3] ,[4] for the extraction of location information out of web content and web searches, which eventually led to the Yahoo acquisition in 2005 for integration with Yahoo! Search Marketing project Panama. The whereonearth internet toolset is partly available as part of the Yahoo Developer network .[5] Vodafone.com
[edit] References
- ^ "Yahoo! and Whereonearth Get More Relevant Together". Yahoo. 2005-10-18. http://www.ysearchblog.com/2005/10/18/yahoo-and-whereonearth-get-more-relevant-together/. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ "Hutchison 3G (H3G) selects Location Based Services technology partners; whereonearth". http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=15558.
- ^ http://www.digitalenvoy.net/news/press_releases/2005/pr_030105.html
- ^ "Digital Envoy and Whereonearth Partner to Revolutionize the Delivery of Local Search and Online Advertising". Business Wire. 2005-03-02. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_March_2/ai_n11838188/.
- ^ http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/
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