Comments on: Google Maps on your phone http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/ neat fun stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:13:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: flo http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-134583 flo Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:20:43 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-134583 I know this is not what you are working on, but maybe you know an answer anyway. I just came back from munich, and I used the google maps iphone app to find venues more easily. Just two problems that bother me a bit: - Say I zoomed in on my location with the "my location" button. then when I search for just "geschwister scholl platz" or similiar without the city, google maps (not sure about other devices/the web, but at least on the iphone) jumps to a smallish town several hundred kilometers away, even though "geschwister scholl platz" in munich was just a few blocks away. Only when I entered the city it finally knew what I wanted. Why can't it just go to the nearest place with that name? Also with business listings/clubs: Often these are known/ advertised as a certain name, but the name of the company running the place may be different or confusing in some way, but google maps only knows the name of the company, so if you know the common name and want to find the location of a restaurant or club, having to find out which of the weird company names is the right one gets kinda annoying. So have you or anybody else here experienced this too, and maybe do you if this application behaviour is on purpose? I know this is not what you are working on, but maybe you know an answer anyway.
I just came back from munich, and I used the google maps iphone app to find venues more easily. Just two problems that bother me a bit: – Say I zoomed in on my location with the “my location” button. then when I search for just “geschwister scholl platz” or similiar without the city, google maps (not sure about other devices/the web, but at least on the iphone) jumps to a smallish town several hundred kilometers away, even though “geschwister scholl platz” in munich was just a few blocks away. Only when I entered the city it finally knew what I wanted. Why can’t it just go to the nearest place with that name?
Also with business listings/clubs: Often these are known/ advertised as a certain name, but the name of the company running the place may be different or confusing in some way, but google maps only knows the name of the company, so if you know the common name and want to find the location of a restaurant or club, having to find out which of the weird company names is the right one gets kinda annoying.
So have you or anybody else here experienced this too, and maybe do you if this application behaviour is on purpose?

]]> By: DLL Guy http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-3514 DLL Guy Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:27:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-3514 I too am a verizon user so, it'll be a while before I am able to use this I guess :( Where do we sign the petition??? I too am a verizon user so, it’ll be a while before I am able to use this I guess :(

Where do we sign the petition???

]]> By: Harith http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-3498 Harith Tue, 08 Nov 2005 07:01:44 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-3498 Oh man... Matt Waddell sings as good as Bruce Springsteen! And I heard Matt´s song over and over again before going to bed yesterday and again this morning. Matt Waddell! you got a new fan :-) Oh man…

Matt Waddell sings as good as Bruce Springsteen!

And I heard Matt´s song over and over again before going to bed yesterday and again this morning.

Matt Waddell! you got a new fan :-)

]]> By: Michael Martinez http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-3495 Michael Martinez Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:12:22 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-3495 Any chance of going back to the old interface? I've been using the Google Local feature extensively since May and the recent improvements in the user interface ain't. Haven't tried the phone interface, but that may come up when I'm traveling. I do like the satellite images very much. Any chance of going back to the old interface? I’ve been using the Google Local feature extensively since May and the recent improvements in the user interface ain’t. Haven’t tried the phone interface, but that may come up when I’m traveling.

I do like the satellite images very much.

]]> By: Max http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-3489 Max Tue, 08 Nov 2005 03:23:55 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-3489 Too bad my phone is not supported. It would be really cool if Matt created a video clip on that song :) Too bad my phone is not supported. It would be really cool if Matt created a video clip on that song :)

]]> By: Matt http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-3479 Matt Tue, 08 Nov 2005 01:23:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-3479 Artem, I know that's a request that we hear often, so I'm sure it's on peoples' radar. Artem, I know that’s a request that we hear often, so I’m sure it’s on peoples’ radar.

]]> By: zoolander http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-3473 zoolander Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:48:14 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-3473 that was wicked wacky at best. that was wicked wacky at best.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-3472 Daniel Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:40:32 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-3472 Google on cell phones now huh? Too cool. Wonder what else google will be able to get themselves into =) Google on cell phones now huh? Too cool. Wonder what else google will be able to get themselves into =)

]]> By: Greg http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-3468 Greg Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:51:59 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-3468 Hopefully this will someday work with Verizon / EV-DO. I have wireless broadband on my phone through EV-DO ... with something like this, i wouldn't need GPS ... this is where MAPS needs to be fo' shizzle! :) Hopefully this will someday work with Verizon / EV-DO.

I have wireless broadband on my phone through EV-DO … with something like this, i wouldn’t need GPS … this is where MAPS needs to be fo’ shizzle! :)

]]> By: Artem http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-maps-on-your-phone/#comment-3467 Artem Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:43:36 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=86#comment-3467 Too bad all the best stuff is for US only :( When or when will Google services come at least to EU? Too bad all the best stuff is for US only :(
When or when will Google services come at least to EU?

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