• pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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    20 days ago

    Mapquest was no google maps. Google had you in real time recommending restaurants and giving you directions with voice. You could see a streetview. It felt like a huge leap at the time to me. You may have a different viewpoint.

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      20 days ago

      Google Maps in the era before smartphones really pulled ahead with Street View. That might’ve been their first real game-changing innovation.