Comments on: Competition is good; check out the new Y! Maps http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: markjen http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8799 markjen Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:24:31 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8799 Hi Jose - stats show that more people have flash than javascript. However, I do feel you; the new Y! Maps does feel like it takes longer to load. Maybe it's my computer loading the Flash engine though... Hi Jose – stats show that more people have flash than javascript. However, I do feel you; the new Y! Maps does feel like it takes longer to load. Maybe it’s my computer loading the Flash engine though…

]]> By: Jose Sandoval http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8798 Jose Sandoval Mon, 14 Nov 2005 21:02:01 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8798 Although, the apps and graphics look the same, the flash requirement makes it "not the same" category - Plus, it's very slow. We may think (or wish) that flash is installed in "every computer with a browser." Unfortunately, that is not the case. But, you could also make the same argument with JavaScript being enabled in every computer :) I still think lighter and simpler is better, hence my vote goes for google maps... Although, the apps and graphics look the same, the flash requirement makes it “not the same” category – Plus, it’s very slow.

We may think (or wish) that flash is installed in “every computer with a browser.” Unfortunately, that is not the case. But, you could also make the same argument with JavaScript being enabled in every computer :)

I still think lighter and simpler is better, hence my vote goes for google maps…

]]> By: Marketing Technology http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8797 Marketing Technology Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:43:13 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8797 <strong>Let employees do the blogging</strong> There's an interesting article in today's Financial Times by Kevin Allison, titled Who's afraid of the big, bad blog? The main point of the story seems to be that letting employees blog could be the key for companies being successful in the blogosph... Let employees do the blogging

There’s an interesting article in today’s Financial Times by Kevin Allison, titled Who’s afraid of the big, bad blog? The main point of the story seems to be that letting employees blog could be the key for companies being successful in the blogosph…

]]> By: Adam http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8796 Adam Fri, 04 Nov 2005 01:35:27 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8796 One of the definite bummers, though, is -- as Scoble has pointed out -- Y!'s API license is much more restrictive than Google's. No commercial use. And limited queries. That's not gonna win over a lot of developers, unfortunately. One of the definite bummers, though, is — as Scoble has pointed out — Y!’s API license is much more restrictive than Google’s. No commercial use. And limited queries. That’s not gonna win over a lot of developers, unfortunately.

]]> By: markjen http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8795 markjen Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:54:40 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8795 Thanks for the comments Adam, Nathan, and Allen. I like the features on Y! maps a lot; they are much more useful to me than Google/MSN's satellite/hybrid views. Allen, as far as being able to do mash-ups, I think they've definitely thought of that and made it really easy. Check out this demo mash-up they made <a href="http://api.local.yahoo.com/eb/demo/" rel="nofollow">http://api.local.yahoo.com/eb/demo/</a> Thanks for the comments Adam, Nathan, and Allen. I like the features on Y! maps a lot; they are much more useful to me than Google/MSN’s satellite/hybrid views.

Allen, as far as being able to do mash-ups, I think they’ve definitely thought of that and made it really easy. Check out this demo mash-up they made http://api.local.yahoo.com/eb/demo/

]]> By: Allen http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8794 Allen Thu, 03 Nov 2005 22:38:30 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8794 The question is how easy is it to develop mash-ups, and what makes people want to use those rather than Google Maps. Goolge has MSN and Yahoo! beat in those areas, more information and help out there. In my opinion those are critical factors for making use of maps. The question is how easy is it to develop mash-ups, and what makes people want to use those rather than Google Maps. Goolge has MSN and Yahoo! beat in those areas, more information and help out there. In my opinion those are critical factors for making use of maps.

]]> By: nwistheone http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8793 nwistheone Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:12:50 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8793 Y! Maps is great, very quick. the interface is great. i can't wait to see what developers do with it. thanks for the info. Y! Maps is great, very quick. the interface is great. i can’t wait to see what developers do with it.

thanks for the info.

]]> By: Adam http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8792 Adam Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:21:23 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8792 Google may still have the cool factor (with Maps and/or in general), but it's seeming like Y! is winning the "useful" war in leaps and bounds. While I find the Google Map engine to be more fluid and generally less cluttered and such... the Y! Maps system offers amazingly useful features: - Save spots to your 'favorite' list (copied over from earlier Y! Maps)... great for getting to/from personally-common spots (my gym, friends' apartments, etc.) - Local searches that seem much more complete than Google's (including gas stations, ATMs, etc...) - And multi-point directions. That rocks! I miss the satellite views and hybrid view, admittedly, but when push comes to shove, that's more fun than useful most of the time for me anyway. With Y!'s Mail beta (which I'm testing), G and M are really getting some great competition soon. And, as others have noticed, we users are the winners here :). I love it! Google may still have the cool factor (with Maps and/or in general), but it’s seeming like Y! is winning the “useful” war in leaps and bounds.

While I find the Google Map engine to be more fluid and generally less cluttered and such… the Y! Maps system offers amazingly useful features:

- Save spots to your ‘favorite’ list (copied over from earlier Y! Maps)… great for getting to/from personally-common spots (my gym, friends’ apartments, etc.)

- Local searches that seem much more complete than Google’s (including gas stations, ATMs, etc…)

- And multi-point directions. That rocks!

I miss the satellite views and hybrid view, admittedly, but when push comes to shove, that’s more fun than useful most of the time for me anyway.

With Y!’s Mail beta (which I’m testing), G and M are really getting some great competition soon. And, as others have noticed, we users are the winners here :) . I love it!

]]> By: Jeremy Zawodny's blog http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8791 Jeremy Zawodny's blog Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:56:14 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8791 <strong>Yahoo! Local Events Browser Demo: a Maps, Events, and Search Mashup</strong> One of the coolest things I've seen recently came out of a small group of hackers in the Search group at Yahoo. During the development of the new version of Yahoo! Maps (launched tonight with multi-point routing and other goodies), someone wondered w... Yahoo! Local Events Browser Demo: a Maps, Events, and Search Mashup

One of the coolest things I’ve seen recently came out of a small group of hackers in the Search group at Yahoo. During the development of the new version of Yahoo! Maps (launched tonight with multi-point routing and other goodies), someone wondered w…

]]> By: Jeffrey McManus http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/competition-is-good-check-out-the-new-y-maps/#comment-8790 Jeffrey McManus Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:50:51 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/?p=197#comment-8790 Hey Mark, we also released a bunch of new maps API tonight for you to play with: http://developer.yahoo.net/maps/ Jeffrey Hey Mark, we also released a bunch of new maps API tonight for you to play with: http://developer.yahoo.net/maps/

Jeffrey

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