Thursday, February 10, 2005

Mapquest, Eat Your Heart Out

The beginning of the end came when Mapquest removed the My Mapquest feature. I only had a dozen maps in there. Thanks for not telling me before you deleted them.



But now it's over. I've found a new, better map provider.



Google has done it again, this time with Google Maps.



Just enter an address or the name of a location. Here, I've searched for "New England Aquarium, Boston, MA":







There are two things I would like to see with Google maps. First, I need one-way streets to be labeled. In cities like Boston, there's just no getting around without knowing the one-ways. Second, I'd like to have a search for finding my destination after selecting "To here". In the example above, I would like to type "Fire and Ice, Boston, MA" in the box; Google should then present me a list of choices. I pick one, and the directions are drawn on the map.



Good luck, Mapquest.

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