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Best Online Mapping Site?

Posted by timothy on from the interfacing-with-the-real-world dept.

bbulzibar asks: "I've been using MapQuest most of my life, but now as my mind is slowly expanding, I want to see if Yahoo! Maps is a better service for driving directions. According to one article I have read, Yahoo! is better at displaying maps, but what about calculating directions? Does anyone have any experience with differences? For example, Yahoo! and MapQuest give differing routes to go from Bloomington, IN to Madison, WI." I particularly like MapBlast's "Line Drive" direction style -- what's your favorite online mapping software?

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  1. Wanna Feel Old? by Snorpus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Take your son or daughter to your college, and show him/her your dorm room when you first ventured into the "real world", back in the Peace and Love, Hell No We Won't Go days.

    "Dad, just show me where the ATM machine is..."

  2. I loved MapBlast; now it M$ by seeks2know · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have used all of the mentioned mapping programs and a few more.

    MapBlast was my favorite.

    It always had the most accurate directions. It used to let you plan a multiple stop route. And I loved the line drive directions.

    But now that it is part of MSN...

    Well honestly, I still use it. But I don't inhale...