Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Mapping Google Maps

Posted by timothy on from the topography dept.

jgwebber writes "Google Maps is starting to cause a bit of a stir as Google makes the browser do still more backflips than most expected. In the tradition of dissecting Google Suggest and GMail, I've done a little dissecting of this newest service."

2 of 442 comments (clear)

  1. Quick review by G3ckoG33k · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's old news... I tested it two days ago, but the service is not good enough for my use. First, and above all, it does not give you coordinates. Second, Map24 is more complete and more detailed.

  2. Google is worse than Microsoft ever was by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Am I the only one who is less than amused at Google's encroachment in to every area of the web? Remember how they got where they are now?
    Remember when they were just the cool geeky alternative to Altavista? ...
    I can't believe they're still seen as that kind of outfit... did you know they own their own fiber?
    Did you know they own vast amounts of dark fiber as well?

    Imagine the media control of Clear Channel and Time-Warner , combined with the infrastructure of Comcast and SBC, and you have an idea of where Google is going.

    Pretty soon Google will be in your fucking mailbox greeting you as you leave for work every day, while simultaneously scanning and adding metadata to your snail mail.