Hello World! & Google Maps

So as promised in my other blogs, I’m starting this to serve as a place to store my thoughts on technology. While I am a tech whore, I’m also wary of the ill effects of blind technological progression. Perhaps some day my thoughts will have a more official capacity, but for now this blog in my own little corner of the net will have to do.

I’ll start things off with a company that can do no wrong, Google. Everytime these guys are mentioned lately it’s always in relation to some amazing product. For what it’s worth, I think Google is important to take note of because it harkens back to the success of the (now seemingly mythological) internet tech-bubble. Google just released a beta version of their new map service and (unsurprisingly) it completely blows away everything that came before.

The map setup is so very intuitive it makes me wonder why no one has attempted this already. It’s fully draggable, and the zoom goes all the way down to street level. The quality of their maps seem to stem from their recent purchase of a sattellite imaging company (Keyhole). Finding directions has never been easier; of particular usefullness is the ability to zoom in on every step of the directions. With Google consistently churning out quality products like this it’s only a matter of time before we start to see weaknesses in the perfect facade. Honestly, I hope that day is a long way off –