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I like Google and G+, but I think the appropriate place for these updates is in Google Maps. I don't know when I'll be searching for food in G+. Probably not
by ok_craig 14y ago
I like Google and G+, but I think the appropriate place for these updates is in Google Maps. I don't know when I'll be searching for food in G+. Probably not soon.
IMO, what really needs to be updated are the Maps pages that look like this: http://goo.gl/RwKqM http://goo.gl/RwKqM. Every time I land on one I just end up manually typing the restaurant's name into Yelp instead. That's extra work, but I do it. Then I'm in Yelp and I just browse around in there instead of Google Maps, so those pages pretty much actively push me to use another service.
Generally I go to yelp because clicking the restaurant's picture doesn't eject me into a random site that the picture was scraped from, the reviews seem to be more helpful, and the users all have pictures. All the blank user silhouettes on the maps pages make it feel cheap. A lot of other things could be improved too but I can't think of what specifically atm.
- vibrunazo 14y agoIt is integrated with Google Maps. My android Maps app just updated with this new local integration. The interface in the app looks much better than before. It has a new recommendation thing that will recommend you restaurants based on your own reviews (and differently from usual recommendation websites, this one is actually not terrible). And it points you to places your friends reviewed on the top of the search as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ezWroIBRu8Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=...
- jlees 14y agoThe Google+ Local landing pages are the replacement for those Maps pages. It may take time for this to roll out but it's what I see when I click "more info" or the restaurant name from a search in Maps. It's a huge improvement.
- ok_craig 14y agoI agree! I wasn't seeing this earlier but now I am. Pretty cool.