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Mapquest Gets A New Look And Logo

Mapquest has introduced a new look and a new retro-chic, 1970s-style logo. The changes are part of a series of upgrades begun prior to the...

Greg Sterling | Sep 16, 2015 at 1:33 am ET

MapQuest Brings Roadside Assistance Service To Mobile App

MapQuest has integrated “Uber for roadside assistance” service Urgent.ly into its updated app. What this means is that consumers are...

Greg Sterling | Nov 11, 2014 at 12:07 pm ET

MapQuest’s New Commute App Helps Optimize Drive Times

MapQuest has introduced a new app for Google Play and iOS: “Commute.” Just as the name suggests, it’s a stand-alone app...

Greg Sterling | Sep 24, 2014 at 1:18 pm ET

 

MapQuest Aims For Reboot With New Content, Partners, UI

A few years ago, while others were investing in their mapping platforms, AOL was coasting with MapQuest. AOL’s sustained neglect of the...

Greg Sterling | Apr 9, 2014 at 11:43 am ET

MapQuest Transfers Local Listings Management To Yext

Last October, MapQuest started outsourcing local business listings management to Yext. The “claim your MapQuest listings” page is...

Greg Sterling | Jan 23, 2014 at 12:57 pm ET

Mapquest Takes On Google Navigation With Free Android App

Following the success of its iPhone app, Mapquest has released a free, voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation app for Android handsets. The new...

Greg Sterling | Feb 16, 2011 at 12:14 am ET

Mapquest Launches New Atlas For Students — With CIA Data

Mapquest has launched a useful new site: Atlas.Mapquest.com. As the name suggests it’s an interactive atlas, directed toward students and...

Greg Sterling | Sep 30, 2010 at 7:44 am ET

Friday Maps Mania: Street View Back In Europe, “Wi-Spy” Accusations In US, Mapquest Opens Up & Put Your Check-ins On The Map

With lots of mapping news today, we’re combining it all into a single round up, which focuses largely on Google. The company decided,...

Greg Sterling | Jul 9, 2010 at 4:06 pm ET

We Could Be Lovers: AOL Courts Google & Microsoft

Coy AOL is trying to get as much as it can for its flat to declining search volume from either current partner Google (AOL CEO Time...

Greg Sterling | Jun 4, 2010 at 11:05 am ET

MapQuest (Finally) Launches Street Views With “360 View”

We’re more than two years in with street-level photography, although Google was the only game in town for most of that time among the...

Greg Sterling | Dec 14, 2009 at 10:21 am ET

AOL Returns As Independent Company, Search Decision Looms

Yesterday was the first day of trading for the “new” AOL, an independent company with a market cap of $2.5 billion dollars. When AOL...

Greg Sterling | Dec 10, 2009 at 9:27 am ET

MapQuest Launches iPhone App With Innovative Local Search Features

AOL’s MapQuest has been in mobile mapping longer than any of its rivals, but it’s playing catch up when it comes to the iPhone,...

Greg Sterling | Jun 15, 2009 at 10:27 am ET

MapQuest Launches Enhanced Biz Locator, Puts Brands On The Map

MapQuest has beefed up its business locator tool. A scrolling vertical bar now appears on the upper right of every map allowing users to...

Greg Sterling | Mar 3, 2009 at 9:40 am ET

AOL Launches Local Events Search: When.com

AOL is unveiling When.com this morning. It’s a local events site powered by Zvents. When.com deemphasizes the AOL brand but will become...

Greg Sterling | Nov 3, 2008 at 10:21 am ET

Google Maps: #1 In Features, Market Share Rising

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...

Matt McGee | Oct 3, 2008 at 12:19 pm ET

AOL Unveils MapQuest Local, Video Search For Mobile (WAP)

MapQuest has recently stepped up development efforts, rolling out a new and improved “beta” site just a couple of weeks ago....

Greg Sterling | Sep 10, 2008 at 9:40 am ET

Citysearch And AOL Announce Reciprocal Content And Ad Distribution Deal

Citysearch has announced a deal with AOL that provides Citysearch reviews and content (e.g., video) and place local Citysearch advertisers on...

Greg Sterling | Feb 14, 2008 at 8:11 am ET

AOL Local Search Released Second Beta

Gary Price reported that AOL Local...

Barry Schwartz | Jun 1, 2007 at 9:27 am ET

AOL Offers New Local Search Format

AOL, which was one of the early players in local and has recently fallen behind, has now launched a new look and feel local search. The...

Greg Sterling | Mar 14, 2007 at 10:13 am ET
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