NEWS: Google Will Cover the Globe

GEEK: Google Will Cover the Globe

In yet another step towards world domination, Google has premeiered it's beta version of Google Maps.

The user interface is clean and uncluttered, and the maps are high quality. The click-and-drag feature is really useful.



You can get driving directions simply by typing a city, airport code, or zip code (such as "Chicago to Milwaukee" or "LAX to 90210"). It also combines forces with Google Local to provide you with a list of businesses near your destination if you want to see those options.



I checked out the driving directions for a few routes I'm familiar with, and the directions are a tad bit more detailed than Mapquest's, but with about the same level of accuracy (that is to say "make sure these roads still exist, haven't been turned into one-way streets recently, and that no new interchanges have been added that might suit your route better"). The expected driving time seems to be a bit off, though -- Google Maps said it would take me 24 minutes to drive 25 miles, and part of the trip was on surface streets.



Overall, I'm impressed. If things keep going at this rate, "Google" will one day be synonymous with "the Internet."

AWESOME!


But the real question is.. is Google good in bed?




[Edited on Feb 08, 2005 by Shalome]

*pimps the Firefox*

Yes.