TechCrunch recently published a comparison piece titled, Comparing the Mapping Services which explores the online mapping landscape. The field of online mapping services has grown and competition it
heating up but this post should help you sort through all the noise to
find a clearer signal.
We looked into the five major mapping providers: Ask.com Maps, Google Local Maps, Mapquest, Microsoft Windows Live Local and Yahoo Maps Beta. I think you will find the results of our analysis surprising.
This is the fourth article that I have written for TechCrunch, the site tracking web 2.0. I hope you enjoy it - and of course you can digg it here.
*Image thanks to ctv.es/mapping/home.htm
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Read your article at Techcrunch and again thanks for the info. Your chart was gret -- you must like to make charts. They sure do make it easier for those of us who want a quick overview.
Posted by: Margo | Thursday, April 20, 2006 at 12:13 PM