Articles tagged “maps”

Google's Waze purchase will be scrutinized closely from a number of angles, but the most important one in the long run may likely be sceptical users wondering just what they're doing with all that data about their movements.

A focus on people supports what we’ve argued is Foursquare’s best use case: a local discovery and recommendation engine. To know where and when your friends go makes Foursquare the most personalized searched engine out there.

In this new world, multi-brand strategy is clearly how big Internet companies want to operate, partly to not mess with the DNA of the startups they're buying.

Tech pundits are calling this Apple WWDC a do-or-die for the future of the company, but we really want to know if the company will get its act together on maps for the iPhone.

If accurate, it's good news for Waze. Especially since the app's appetite for data and battery power has become a turn off for many of the early adopters.

Digital and especially mobile maps have made us heavily dependent on them, but it doesn't have to be all negative: besides navigation, maps give us a sense of place, and then it is up to us where we go from there.

Google's drivers may feel skiddish about squeezing into some of the tight places that require mapping so Google has rigged all kinds of contraptions to map places such as hiking trails in the Grand Canyon. Google's quest to map the world is one of its most challenging -- and rewarding -- undertakings.

A map needs to do more than show a user what it thinks he wants to see; it must also be a base for exploration. A combination of personal data, friends' data, and basic infrastructure could hit the sweet, if not creepy, spot.

Cartographic excellence can sometimes come second to visual storytelling.

Who's left to take on Google when it comes to local information, mapping, and expert advice?