Google ‘My Maps’ Debuts With Oral History of Route 66
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 04.06.07 | 7:44 AM ET
Another great story-telling tool, another great travel story told. My Maps, a new feature of Google Maps, debuted this week. Early entries include Jay Crim and Shekar Davarya’s interactive oral history of Route 66. It’s yet another step toward a multimedia “On the Road.” Via Gridskipper.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
Jenn 04.06.07 | 10:52 AM ET
Not a day goes by that I don’t ask myself “what did we ever do without Google?” Their innovation and creativity never fails, and this is a very cool feature indeed! (Coming from a history dork, mind you.) The stories told about Route 66 are worth a listen to during your lunch break.
Dubai 02.21.08 | 4:09 AM ET
Too add to that last comment Google is now part of the English language.
Göteborg 02.21.08 | 4:39 PM ET
Google is great at technology, but they are still weak when it comes to building places. They don’t have enough people over there to get the warms and fuzzies right. So, their sites, while they work well, all feel very cold and sterile, don’t really build a social community.
adema 02.26.08 | 1:21 AM ET
Hell yeah, Google is leading the way in online innovation. Google maps is such a great tool. Buddy at this mmorpg community told me he could see cats in windows by his house with it haha…kinda scary but cool at the same time.
jared 05.02.08 | 9:40 PM ET
Yes I think Google maps is very important
tools.
Warhammer Online 06.27.08 | 8:19 PM ET
It seems that google is doing every good thing lately :D