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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