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I've always found Google Maps' listings a bit lacking. For something that is supposed to map the world, it still won't show me all the restaurants on a main ave
by markbao 13y ago
I've always found Google Maps' listings a bit lacking. For something that is supposed to map the world, it still won't show me all the restaurants on a main avenue in NYC[0]. It still doesn't pinpoint the right locations for some places and for others it simply can't find them.
I think we're still far from the future of a 'one true map' that has it all, unfortunately. I still don't trust Google Maps to return quality results with a query like "restaurants near 14th st nyc"—which, from an idealistic standpoint, I should trust it with.
[0] http://goo.gl/maps/gLyLi http://goo.gl/maps/gLyLi
- marquis 13y agoThat should change, according to Zagat (owned by Google): http://blog.zagat.com/2013/05/zagat-helping-you-find-exceptional.html http://blog.zagat.com/2013/05/zagat-helping-you-find-excepti...
- markbao 13y agoYes, I hope so, but I'm not hopeful, because Zagat isn't as good as Yelp. The biggest thing that Apple Maps has over Google Maps is their partnership with Yelp. Yelp is arguably the best source of business information in cities where it's available. It's up-to-date address-wise, lists pretty much every restaurant and attraction, has hours for many of them, and even menus. Plus decent reviews, and lots of them. Google and Zagat can't come anywhere close.