Google Maps is another step towards local search dominance for Google.
I've always been a fan of Yahoo! Maps and Mapquest. So the high praise for Google's new offering seems particularly significant coming from Yahoo's Jeremy Zawodny.
The experience of using Google Maps just feels that much smoother and faster. To move your point of view west, for example, you'd need to wait for the page to reload if you were using Yahoo Maps. On Google Maps, you just slide smoothly over.
And yes, they do Canada. My first search was for "1266 Queen Street West, Toronto." I ascertained that this location is a five-minute drive from my home. Walking down to the streetcar and riding it across Queen... well, that might be more like 20 mins. Interesting to ponder why these mapping programs have an "automotive" bias even within big cities... as if I'm not biased enough that way as it is! Here's hoping Google has someone working on the Top Ten Ways to Promote Alternative Fuels and Public Transit on Google Maps.
Posted by Andrew Goodman
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