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Google Updates New Orleans Imagery

An interesting start to the week as Google's John Hanke offers up an explanation on the recent outcry concerning the company's decision to use pre-Katrina imagery in Google Maps. If you haven't followed the story (we commented as did many others), users recently noticed (and freaked out about) that Google was serving pre-Katrina images.

EarthLink Saves Big Easy From BellSouth

EarthLink will continue to provide free wireless access in New Orleans by assuming management of the city's WiFi network and investing some $15 million over three years to improve and build out that network.

Big Easy Broadband Battles BellSouth

Hurricane Katrina prompted New Orleans' chief information officer to open the municipal 512kbps mesh network to anyone who wanted to access it, but now faces the prospect of a shutdown and legal fight prompted by BellSouth.