Mike Blumenthal

Yesterday, Google announced that maps created via Google Map Maker have been formally migrated and integrated into Google Maps. This is a significant moment for world mapping, Google’s move towards mapping independence and for the competition between Google and other Mapping sites. Historically, the two primary mapping data suppliers, TeleAtlas & Navteq have focused on …

The Locksmith industry has always looked to me like an industry of self dealing and dishonest promotion that, when combined with Google Maps, created a mosh pit of sleaze. As a result I never examined it very closely in the context of Google Maps. Locksmiths are a little hard to love. They aren’t Mom and …