Comments on: Google Maps, MapQuest neck and neck

MapQuest has stopped Google Maps' market share gains for the time being. But Google Maps increasingly benefits from Google search results.

[explorer5]

It's shocking that people still use MapQuest. I stopped using MapQuest years ago when they stopped updating the technology behind the site but added ads surrounding every pixel on the page. Not only that - but the directions were ALWAYS wrong! They took you completely out of your way and were just plan wrong! Its ashame that the service that started online mapping fell so far behind - but its also amazing that people are still dumb enough to use it.

[Gasaraki]

I use Google Maps extensively because I felt the exact same thing you did. However, recently I went to Mapquest to see if they finally updated their stuff and I was surprised. It gave me better directions to a place I was going. I also like the Navquest maps compared to the TeleAtlas maps Google uses.

[abcd9009]

Google Maps is great but I completely agree with @Gasaraki. Navquest is far better than TeleAtlas, especially if looking at North America. For EU, TeleAtlas is pretty good. Last week I was trying to find an address in San Jose and was unable to find on Google Maps was found it on Map Quest.
MapQuest has definitely improved but it's still trying to catch up to Google Maps. I wonder if anyone still uses Yahoo Maps!!!

[codynews]

Yeah. Mapquest is a pile. I haven't been there in forever. Once google maps came out and let you scroll around and zoom in and out, that was it for mapquest.

I'm too lazy to check but does mapquest still have the North/East/South/West and zoom buttons that reload that page? What a joke.

That said, I've switched from Google Maps to MS Live Maps just because I'm trying to stay away from google (due to their left wing activism -- yeah, sorry if I'm a broken record. I miss gmail :()

[shootthecops]

people say google is a one-trick pony, but google maps & google earth are very feature rich and much more accurate than mapquest. i admit though that i havent tried MS Live Maps yet, just because i'm trying to stay away from a fascist corporation.

[codynews]

MS fascist? How so? Do you know what Fascism means?

But you're okay with Google using their size in the political landscape? I guess you don't mind as (I assume) you share their left wing political views.

PS: MS Live Maps has the "Birds Eye" view feature. So not only does it do everything that Google maps does, but Live Maps does more.

I'm glad I switched (politics aside).

[gatekeeper30]

yeah, i totally agree with shootthecops....MS is definitely a FASCIST corporation

[gggg sssss]

almost forgot Mapquest existed.