AOL: Mobile

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’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 Aims For Revival With New Mobile App

Once the leader and innovator in online mapping, MapQuest has fallen pretty far from that perch. While the brand survives and the site is still...

Greg Sterling | Nov 15, 2013 at 12:43 am ET

Mapquest Debuts New Local-Social Mapping Site “MQ Vibe”

People have been speculating about it for weeks and now it’s live: MapQuest Vibe. With the launch of the new neighborhood-discovery site...

Greg Sterling | Oct 13, 2011 at 6:51 am 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 Introduces New Look, New Capabilities

You might not have thought of it this way but the old MapQuest was mostly about driving directions. The new Mapquest (launching today) is about...

Greg Sterling | Jun 29, 2010 at 7:54 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

MapQuest Launches Mobile Personalization

As part of a wave of new features, MapQuest late last year introduced My MapQuest, a personalization tool for the PC side of the business. It...

Greg Sterling | Feb 24, 2009 at 12:55 pm ET

ComScore To Report Google Maps Now Number 1

Forthcoming January traffic data will reportedly show that Google Maps has taken the lead from MapQuest as the top mapping site in the US....

Greg Sterling | Feb 14, 2009 at 11:12 am ET

BlackBerry Mobile Bonanza: Microsoft Launches Live Search, Google Introduces New Search Client & AOL Launches MapQuest 4 Mobile

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Greg Sterling | Sep 11, 2008 at 12:26 pm ET

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

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

AOL Acquires Sphere & Creates Search Interface For iPhone

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Barry Schwartz | Apr 15, 2008 at 12:26 pm ET

AOL’s Big Mobile Push

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Greg Sterling | Oct 24, 2007 at 9:35 am ET

AOL Relaunches WAP Portal, Starts Broader Mobile Push

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Greg Sterling | Sep 26, 2007 at 9:11 am ET

AOL Introduces ‘Platform A’: Integrated Ad Targeting

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Greg Sterling | Sep 17, 2007 at 11:38 am ET

AOL Launches Improved Mobile Search

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Greg Sterling | Aug 14, 2007 at 11:22 am ET

AOL Buys Third Screen Media Ad Network

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Greg Sterling | May 15, 2007 at 3:03 pm ET