Microsoft finally has added draggable routes to their Bing Maps service. ‘Bout time guys since Google has had it for over 2 years. That said I’ve been using Bing Maps more lately because I don’t trust the Google Maps layers (great API, horrible data). Is anyone going to host a Bing Maps Party? Related posts:Huge Bing [...] Related posts: Huge Bing Maps Worldwide Update Bing Maps for...
Dear GPS on my Cell Phone, You suck. Seriously. Suck. I strongly believe you are trying to kill me. Or at the very least, get me arrested. There are certain things you just don't do to people. Especially when they are paying $10 a month for access to your supposed vast knowledge. For example, you don't tell me to onto a highway and then never acknowledge my making the turn. You don't continue to tell...
from my email: Random Thoughts of the Day: 1) Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. 2) I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. 3) There is a great need for sarcasm font. 4) How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? 5) I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to...
AOL, preparing to go public, announced a slew of hirings and promotions for its finance team today. From the release : Mike Suffredini joined AOL as Vice President and Treasurer. Eoin Ryan joined as Vice President of Investor Relations. Ned Brody will rejoin the company as Executive Vice President of Paid Services. Don Neff, currently a Senior Vice President of Finance at AOL, will take on the role...
AOL has named Susan Lyne to its board of directors, Marketwatch reports. Finally a non-boring choice! Read the rest of this story » See Also: AOL's Patch Dumps Google Maps, But Not For MapQuest (TWX) CHART OF THE DAY: AOL's Revenue Plunge (TWX) AOL's Boring New Board Of Directors (TWX)
Google (GOOG) this morning released a site search product for ecommerce vendors called Google Commerce Search. Vendors pay a licensing fee based on the number of product searches visitors perform. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Answers To 15 Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid (GOOG) AOL's Patch Dumps Google Maps, But Not For MapQuest (TWX) Look At Yourself In...
AOL acquired hyperlocal news site Patch in the spring. This week it swapped out the previous mapping tool, Google Maps, for an OpenStreetMap-based solution. Business Insider suggests is further evidence that AOL management is not that interested in t... Read more
How committed is AOL's new management to old-line products like Mapquest? One AOL source tells us the fear inside the company is that the answer is not very. The latest fuel for this fire: After a Spring-time acquisition, AOL's local news subsidiary Patch finally dumped Google Maps from its homepages today. But instead of Mapquest, Patch pages feature Open Street Maps. Earlier this week, we reported...
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AOL acquired hyperlocal news site Patch in the spring. This week it swapped out the previous mapping tool, Google Maps, for an OpenStreetMap-based solution.
Editor's note: In "Street Whys," our reporter tracks down the origins of street names in the Sacramento region. Berkeley and Davis share a political reputation that has led critics to label them the People's Republic of Berkeley and the People's Republic of Davis. That is not, however, the reason that the University of California, Davis, has a street named for a onetime Berkeley mayor, Claude...
Apple said today developers have created over 100,000 apps for its App Store, making it the largest application store in the world. iPhone and iPod touch users in 77 countries can choose from a range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. App Store users have downloaded over two billion apps since the launch of the store 16 months ago. Apple...
Filed under: North America , Transportation Whether you're trying to save money or shrink your vacation's carbon footprint, you probably know, deep down, that road trips suck. There are definitely good things about the open road; the unexpected detours, the wind in your hair (or exhaust in your face, eyes) ... but for the most part, sitting in traffic in a closed vehicle for untold hours with people...
Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched a new iPhone application that would help people deal with their phobia in flying by just pressing the “iButton.” The new iButton application, according to Virgin, has over 98 percent success rate in helping people to overcome their fear in flying. The App was designed to make people comfortable in situations [...] Related posts: MapQuest maps brings...
Looks like Google will soon own the SatNav market then... Google Maps Navigation is a GPS/SatNav app that runs on your phone. Unlike the current market leaders in this space - that is, Navigon, TomTom, CoPilot, MapQuest, GoKivo and Sygic Mobile - it's completely free and it's internet-connected. It also boasts more impressive features, like easy search (no need to input an address, the name of the...
A press release notes that Intermap "has licensed shaded terrain products which leverage the nationwide NEXTMap 3D mapping database to MapQuest, Inc. Additionally, Intermap will deliver shaded terrain products for Europe and the remainder of the worl... Read more
MapQuest driving directions and interactive maps & Use MapQuest for driving directions and maps Download the MapQuest Toolbar - Instant access to maps, directions, local traffic, and more directly from your browsers toolbar. Free MapQuest toolbar download includes web search and immediate access to interactive maps and directions. Read More From Orginal Site
Mapquest Driving Direction And Other Necessity For Travel Author: Bercle George When you are to go out for travel or vacation on a place that you think first time for you to go, and if you are worried because something bad may happen because of being unfamiliar with the place, well I have to tell you that there is actually nothing to worry about. Here are some idea which you can apply. Traveling as...
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