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Thursday, May 12, 2005
Googlejoy
I've been getting all excited by Google's Map service. For example, a search for the Oxford Playhouse brings up this
I love the way the map scrolls. I realise getting excited about the way someone made a map scroll is somewhat sad, but it's as nice as having titanium skewers on an average mountain bike: you don't need it, but it makes you feel warm inside if you do.
The directions feature blows the AA's implementation out of the websphere too.
Compare the maps - Google's are just so much more cuddly, don't you think?
[cartography - the career i should have done...]
I love the way the map scrolls. I realise getting excited about the way someone made a map scroll is somewhat sad, but it's as nice as having titanium skewers on an average mountain bike: you don't need it, but it makes you feel warm inside if you do.
The directions feature blows the AA's implementation out of the websphere too.
Compare the maps - Google's are just so much more cuddly, don't you think?
[cartography - the career i should have done...]