Google Maps: #1 In Features, Market Share Rising
Oct 3, 2008 at 12:19pm ET by Matt McGee
As Google Maps continues to roll out new features that competing map services don't have, web users are rewarding it with big gains in traffic. A recent analyst report says Google is the number one maps site in terms of features and usability, and new Hitwise.com traffic data just shared this week with Search Engine Land shows Google Maps pulling much closer to category leader MapQuest.
In a report issued this week, the boutique investment bank Cowen and Company says Google is the clear leader with the most user-friendly features among the four major mapping sites. "Google Maps has meaningf [...]
Filed in: AOL: Local, AOL: MapQuest, Ask: City, Ask: Maps, Google: Maps & Local, Google: Mobile, Microsoft: Bing Maps & Local, Stats: Hitwise, Yahoo: Maps & Local
Ask Introduces New Maps & Directions For UK
Oct 31, 2007 at 10:35am ET by Greg Sterling
The mapping upgrades and improvements are coming so fast now from Google, Microsoft, MapQuest, and Yahoo that it's difficult to keep track of all the changes. Luckily, the Ask Blog walks us through all the features of the new and improved Ask Maps UK, which includes multi-point routing, walking directions (which are claimed to be unique to Ask), aerial views, and incorporates landmarks, transit, and points of interest.
However, this isn't a map-centric local search site, like Ask City in the US. A search for local information on the Ask UK Maps site (e.g., London Hotels) will send users to As [...]
Coupons Coming To AskCity
Sep 27, 2007 at 4:51pm ET by Greg Sterling
Ask has partnered with IAC sister company EPI, publisher of "The Entertainment Book," which offers coupons and discounts to local businesses. Entertainment, which has had several false starts with online distribution, is planning to pump 75 percent of its coupons into AskCity. They may also eventually make their way to Ask.com's SmartAnswers and finally into mobile. Here's more information including some examples from the Ask Blog.
Here's an example:
According to the press release, there will eventually be 150,000 coupons (representing deals at 60,000 local businesses) that will be search [...]
Filed in: Ask: City
Ask City Adds Embed Map Feature
Sep 10, 2007 at 3:58pm ET by Barry Schwartz
First Google got embedded maps last month, and now Gary Price reports that Ask City has added an embed map feature that makes it easy to post a map or various local business directly on your web site as an image.
For example, let's say I want to meet up with a bunch of my friends at a local pizza shop. I can embed a map of those local pizza shops on my blog, have my friends review them and then we can decide.
Here is an example of that in action:
(1) First I locate pizza stores in a local area. As you can see, I added a circle around the area using the drawing tools.
(2) Click the e [...]
Filed in: Ask: City
Citysearch Gets New Look And Video
May 2, 2007 at 9:05am ET by Greg Sterling
Citysearch, one of the more venerable names in local search, has relaunched its site with an updated look and other "new and improved" features, including video. Video is currently available for New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles and has prominent placement at the top of the home page. It's an ad unit for local businesses (mostly restaurants now) spending more than $800 per month.
The videos are produced by TurnHere, which has developed a network of thousands of local filmmakers in the U.S. and abroad. The videos are typically very effective, run about a minute and don't "feel" like ads [...]
Filed in: Ask: City, Search Engines: Maps & Local Search Engines
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