iPhone 2.0 and GeoTags Freeline Report 05.27.09

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Ever wanted to talk to Martians on MySpace? That future could be a distinct possibility soon, if NASA has its way. They're bringing all the details and goals of the new mars mission online. They plan on providing real time images of the space craft landing. This will allow millions of people across the world to experience the Martian landscape first hand. And if we see any little green men, we'll make sure to let them friend us on MySpace and Facebook.

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If you believe you are one of those people who have already met a little man from outer space, then Spielberg's new venture should be right up your alley. It's a website called The Rising, and it's out to create a Facebook style social platform for UFO abductees. ET no longer needs to phone home- he just has to post a bulletin on his profile.

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For those of us still trapped here on earth, we've got a link to Wired's new How-To section, about using the internet to live green. It's set up in a wiki format, so if you know anything about living with a low carbon footprint, you can go and share your knowledge with the world.

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Earlier on the Free Line we showed you several free online applications that let you add Geo Tags to pictures, including one that used your cellphone. Looks like someone at Apple watches these videos and knows what the public wants. The next version of iPhone, 2.0, will have geo tagging for photos built in directly. Take a picture with your iPhone, and the geo tags automatically pop up.

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While we're on the subject of tags, we've got some startling news about the next version of FireFox. It will not have microformat support after all. Microformats are a form of semantic web browsing, a technology now used in Yahoo and Google searches and one that will be used in Digg in the near future. This new technology is hailed as the future of the web, and it seems sad that Firefox won't have them built in. Fear not, though, for you can always download the Operator plugin and experience web 3.0 first hand.

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