Articles tagged “google”

Google will reach a market of nearly 50 million smartphone users in India, and bringing Map Maker to countries with large rural regions like India helps Google get closer to mapping every road in the world.

Integrating the Frommer's brand will pose a bigger challenge to Google than Zagat did. Not only does the brand have a print legacy of over 55 years, but its digital chops have been dulled by layoffs and it will take some time to adjust its print-first strategy.

Mapping is always improved with on-the-spot and nearly real-time updates. And although users are really helping Google, they're at least helping themselves improve a free service.

The mobile feature comes one month after desktop biking directions were introduced, but is only available in 10 countries, presumably where there is the highest mileage of bike trails.

In seven short years Google has taken the bland maps of Mapquest and its forebears and turned them into living documents that keep explaining the world around us to us in more compelling ways.

Although Google had already hit Antarctica, this remote Canadian town is the most remote destination yet to make it into Street View, thanks to an intrepid staffer on a tricycle.

Skyscanner, the not-Kayak, is having a good year so far, and Baidu's ramping up its flanks against Google's travel push.

Users should enjoy the free and discounted services while they can. Once the promotions end, Boingo hopes users will be willing to pay for Wi-Fi in these newly connected locations.

C'mon Google: You shouldn't be using fuzzy math when boasting about your user-review numbers. You are better than that.

If Google only thinks about Frommer's for its point-of-interest content it will be throwing away the most valuable asset the brand has: Its expert voice and trusted curation skills that go beyond mere listings.