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...After studying business at Wharton, he took a job at AOL working on products including Instant Messenger, MapQuest and Moviefone....
...Applying the same principle to search would give users the option to decide which “specialised” services they saw in their search results — for instance, whether they received maps from Mapquest rather than...
...Traffic across AOL’s properties, which include the recently acquired Huffington Post and TechCrunch blogs, was relatively flat, as traffic gains from the acquired sites offset losses from AOL.com and Mapquest...
...It also helped Google’s maps service to overtake former market leader Mapquest, according to a report commissioned by Consumer Watchdog, a US advocacy group....
...Since Google launched Universal Search in 2007, other map and price comparison services, such as MapQuest, Streetmap, Shopping.com and Kelkoo, have seen their visitor numbers drop, while Google’s map and...
...Still, AOL’s portfolio of local properties, including Mapquest, attracts some 54m unique visitors monthly, the company said....
...Platform A and the related audience network might find a home at an advertising agency, she said, while Mapquest and its AIM instant messaging system could be snapped up by another portal....
...Even so, I have learned over the years that it makes sense to prepare for a road journey by also printing out maps and directions from a web-based service such as Google Maps, Yahoo, or MapQuest as a back-up...
...Yesterday, for instance, John McCain’s plans to outline his case for the US presidency was number two on MySpace’s list, topped by an item about MapQuest navigation being available in cars....
...The recent inclusion of AOL sites such as MapQuest and Moviefone in searches has had strong results....
...Generally, I find it easier to read a traditional paper-based map or use a web-based service such as MapQuest or Google Maps if I am preparing to walk or drive to a destination....
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