I remember when MapQuest was the place to go to print directions to get from point A to point B. The maps were rudimentary at best. Then Google Maps came along and opened my eyes to our world, no longer a map, but a living, breathing series of satellite and camera images, seamlessly stitched together and wrapped around the globe. Mapping started to shift from an exercise in measurement and direction and took on the role of geo-located photo journalism. Google Streetview became a digital record of every alleged car burglary, killer seagull, and crazy stuffed animal house that existed as the Google car drove by. Who knew our world could be so interesting?
Amidst a growing storm of privacy concerns with mapping, Bing has begun to take it to the next level. Read This Post