Map My Trackshas announced a new dedicated social app for endurance sport participants, and this one promises to go really easy on your battery. Map My Tracks, based in Canterbury, UK, is the “outdoor social network for fitness enthusiasts”. It was first launched in 2008 and harnesses the power of GPS technology in mobile devices to stream live performance telemetry for sports like cycling and running. Map My Tracks now has users streaming activities live from over 190 countries and provides event organizers with live GPS tracking solutions for cycle races, sailing regattas, running events and more....

Back in June, we ran a feature calledSilicon Roundabout from a New York State of Mind, part of which constituted an interview with Rich Martell, the founder ofFloxx Media Group, a company specializing in location-based social networking tools. Martell was the guy behindFitFinder, a social networking website that was launched last year, causing a fair bit of controversy in the process. The site was ultimately forced offline by University College London (UCL), where he was a student at the time....

Google Arabiaannouncedthat it was adding new mapping domains for 11 countries across the Middle East/North Africa region, including all six countries in the GCC. Users will be able to add local businesses and create their own personalized maps. Surprisingly, Egypt is one of these countries. Shouldn’t Cairo, one of the most populated cities in the world and huge tourist hub, have been an earlier priority? Still it’s better late than never....

Google Arabiaannouncedthat it was adding new mapping domains for 11 countries across the Middle East/North Africa region, including all six countries in the GCC. Users will be able to add local businesses and create their own personalized maps. Surprisingly, Egypt is one of these countries. Shouldn’t Cairo, one of the most populated cities in the world and huge tourist hub, have been an earlier priority? Still it’s better late than never....

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