Comments on: Has Google Maps surpassed Mapquest?

By: becj dafogop

becj dafogop — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:44:00 +0000

There’s no comparison. Please don’t use google maps for anything important. A year ago they left my wife & me 20 blocks past the US capitol when we were looking for an IMAX theater that turned out to be in the Smithsonian on the Mall! Tonight they directed us in EXACTLY the wrong direction when we looked for a famous restaurant (El Perro Chico) in Bilbao Spain. Fortunately, we had learned our lesson, so we checked with our hotel before setting off. Do no harm! Puhleeeze! We will never trust Google Maps again. Incidentally, Mapquest had it right.

By: Does the Separation of Google Maps and Google Local Portend a Divorce from infoUSA? | Understanding Google Maps & Local Search

Thu, 27 May 2010 13:13:39 +0000

[...] mapping mostly separate. If nothing else the combination gave Google monthly bragging rights in the many public comparisons made by Hitwise & [...]

By: David Lewallen

David Lewallen — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:08:35 +0000

I feel that Google just has better technology than map quest. I made the switch a few years ago and that is because 30% of the time mapquest is wrong, in my experience.

By: Gary B

Gary B — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:09:31 +0000

Great post.. I wanted to share my site with your audience as I think they would greatly benefit from it. I created a website Google Maps vs Mapquest where a user types in 1 address to search, and has results from BOTH google maps and mapquest displayed side by side. I will be adding the ability to show directions from both services side by side as well here soon. The site again is http://www.mapvsmap.com

By: Google Maps takes the lead : Local Search Optimization

Google Maps takes the lead : Local Search Optimization — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:52:12 +0000

[...] and is now the number one most used mapping product. This, according to figures of both comscore, compete and as of this weekend, also [...]

By: Hitwise: Google Maps passes Mapquest » Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:56:18 +0000

[...] showed Google Maps overtaking Mapquest in visitors in January as did Comscore. At the time Hitwise showed that Maps as nearly passing [...]

By: Google Maps Vs. Mapquest User Engagement » Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:26:15 +0000

[...] mapping site…seems that they have been succeeding in that, having caught up and possibly passing [...]

By: Report: Google Surpassed MapQuest in January | Maps & Atlas

Report: Google Surpassed MapQuest in January | Maps & Atlas — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:02:32 +0000

[...] Edward has a couple of additional data points to add to the Google vs. MapQuest market share question; in addition to the four-point gap Hitwise reported, comScore apparently says that Google beat MapQuest in January; Compete.com reports something similar. [...]

By: Google Maps: Enhanced Map View and other tidbits » Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:31:49 +0000

[...] Google is in the process of passing Mapquest in total visits, user engagement with Maps has historically been shallow. Mark Law of Mapquest noted in a [...]

By: Maps Vs. Mapquest: Hitwise has Mapquest still in the lead » Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:47:09 +0000

[...] shows Maps as having passed Mapquest in overall traffic. But as Heather points out the nature of the traffic is dramatically [...]