MapQuest.com Optimized For Android
The pinnacle of brand advertising is when your brand name is used to identify an entire product line. For example, when people tell you to “Google” something but don’t really care where you search. Some others that come to mind are Kleenex, Xerox and Q-Tip. At one point, Mapquest held that position for online mapping.
I still frequently tell people to just “MapQuest It” when in reality, I would suggest they use Google Maps. But MapQuest is not only alive and kicking - they’re making some pretty nice moves. Today they announced that MapQuest.com is now optimized for display on Android devices:
iPhone users have enjoyed this for quite awhile and now all Android Smartphone Users can enjoy the same experience. Except you’ll need 1.5 to enjoy what MapQuest calls “draggable maps”.
Apparently there was a large demand for MapQuest.com for Android:
As soon as we launched MapQuest.com optimized for iPhone, we immediately started receiving requests from Android users voicing their desire to have the same experience on their beloved Android Smartphone devices.
Source:
http://phandroid.com/2009/05/19/mapq...d-for-android/
pretty dope.
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This is great, I use mapquest all the time! Nice find.
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yeah i missed using mapquest also haha. =D
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This could make some of the carriers who are asking that Google make Android "a little less Google" happier than it makes Google themselves.
Although, it does look nice.
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Cool, I just checked it out and it works really nicely.
It's too bad this site isn't as mobile friendly as mapquest or as this site which is a bulletin board like this one.
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Out of curiosity, are you using the mobile or desktop version of this site?Originally Posted by smasraum
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DOH!!!
Good grief. You know, you'd think I'd have noticed the drop-down that says "Default Style". < sigh >
Sadly, I had looked at the page to see if there was a "mobile" link. I was really surprised that there wasn't. Funny, that drop down is in exactly the same place as it is for the other link that I posted.
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is this really better then just using the included google map app? (sorry for the rhyme.)
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I prefer it over the Google one. But, maybe it is just a matter of what you are used to. I have been using Mapquest for years and it has never failed me. Heck, I have TeleNav on my phone and forget about it half the time.
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