googlemaps vs mapquest – smooches

Google maps vs MapQuest – which one wins the newly invented smooch of the week?

Google Pros

• more fluid
• cleaner, sparser look :: so easier to read

Google cons

• left hand menu a waste of space – but nice to have breathing room

Mapquest pros

• close up view is nice + clear
• send to cell link*

Mapquest cons

• cluttered up with ads, moving ones most irritating graphics too busy :: harder to read
• colours are clunky

Functionally, they offer similar features, but googlemaps has the additional option of a general overview map in lower right-hand corner – whereas the Mapquest options feel like ads. One positive exception – they have a “send to cell” link, and that might be how you’re searching for a place while driving. (*you, being a conscientious driver, are, of course, pulled over to the side of the road, or stopping in for a cup of joe, while calmly figuring out where you are.)

Recommendation: Unless the “send to cell” feature is an over-arching must have feature for you, googlemaps are still a girl’s best friend.

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