Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Google Maps

Improvements to our everyday online services are coming thick and fast at the moment. Last week saw the launch of A9's brilliant Yellow Pages. Now Google brings us Google Maps with click and drag navigation.

There are two good reasons to choose Google Maps over other, similar, offerings:

- Dragging is faster than the standard click-to-reposition.
- Paid advertisers are indicated by small, red, inverted clickable drop-shaped icons, instead of by logos. (Clicking on one brings up a window with advertiser info, and links to info on how to get to/from their location.)

It's a good, fast, simple solution.