Ask Launches New “Deals” Vertical Within Search
Oct 6, 2009 at 2:15am ET by Greg Sterling
Online coupons have been around for many years, at least a decade. Despite this no publisher or site has arisen to yet win the space. There's no Facebook of coupons, no Twitter of coupons and, dare I say it, no Google of coupons. Google itself would seem to have missed or mishandled the opportunity with its peek-a-boo approach to local coupons.
Yet coupons and deals have become progressively hotter during the recession. And now there are a growing number of sites online and in mobile that promise access to offers and savings. Sensing a differentiating opportunity, Ask is today launching a [...]
Filed in: Ask: General, Ask: Maps, Ask: Mobile
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.com Drops Map Product & Outsources To Microsoft Virtual Earth
Jul 2, 2008 at 8:31am ET by Barry Schwartz
The LiveSide Blog reported that Chris Pendleton,Virtual Earth Evangelist, posted the news that Ask.com has now dropped their own mapping product for Microsoft's Virtual Earth.
Virtual Earth can now be found on Ask Maps, Ask City, and within Ask's search results as Smart Answers. It is a shame to see Ask.com dissolve the mapping service, but it really comes as no surprise to me as they continue to cut costs and outsource innovation to other companies.
Microsoft does have an excellent mapping product, which is used by YellowPages.com, Superpages.com, and WhitePages.com, amongst others.
Is t [...]
Filed in: Ask: Maps, Microsoft: Bing 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 [...]
Flash Earth Puts Google Earth, Virtual Earth & Others On Web
Aug 29, 2007 at 9:37am ET by Barry Schwartz
FlashEarth Mashup with Google Earth 4.2 from the Google Earth Blog reports on a site named Flash Earth that provides mapping services from several providers in a desktop like experience, using Flash technologies.
Flash Earth gives you mapping data from Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth, Yahoo Maps, OpenLayers and NASA Terra. The Flash map lets you select one of those maps and then you can click or drag the map to the location you want. You can also use arrow keys or the compass control to move the map to your desired location. You can rotate the map by turning your compass wheel with [...]
Filed in: Ask: Maps, Google: Earth, Microsoft: Bing Maps & Local, Search Engines: Maps & Local Search Engines, Yahoo: Maps & Local
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