Google Maps drops the ‘beta’
p2p news / p2pnet:- The `beta` has disappeared from Google`s map service, which is also now a single unified resource called Google Local.
Google maps has always integrated local listings and, I think this takes it to the level we always have seen it from the engineering level,” Search Engine Watch has product manager Brett Taylor saying.
With the new integration, if you have a saved location in Google Local you will now see a map of that place when you start a search, rather than later in search results, says the post.
You’ll also be able to use the satellite imagery and hybrid map/satellite photo combination when viewing local search results.
Maps and local have been unified in the US, Canada, the UK and Japan, and, Both the U.S. and Canada versions have also been moved out of beta and are now official Google services, says Search Engine Watch, adding:
Google Maps will still be available at maps.google.com.
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Search Engine Watch – Google Merges Maps & Local, Brings North America Out of Beta, October 6, 2005
