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Sunday, July 23, 2006

The New York Times Chimes In on Web Mapping Sites

The NYT leads its Monday Technology article with a comparison of the three major mapping portals—Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps and MapQuest.

In the Race With Google, It’s Consistency vs. ‘Wow’

“But today, Google Maps still does not offer some of the pedestrian conveniences of Yahoo Maps and MapQuest from AOL. For example, it does not remember addresses, so users need to tell it where they live every time they want driving directions.”

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