26 Sep '12, 7pm

Everybody With A Maps App Is Piling On Apple

Everybody With A Maps App Is Piling On Apple

It’s a marketing tactic that’s about as old as time itself: When a competitor stumbles, you turn it into opportunity for self-promotion. That’s certainly been the case since the Apple Maps app stumbled out of the gate a week ago on iOS 6. Bing is the latest competitor to call for attention . The company published a new blog post today touting its Bing App for iOS — not because it has any new features, but because “you may be holding a brand new smartphone and wondering which apps have the essential search and mapping functionality you need.” Bing wants everyone to know that its existing app has things like walking, driving and public transit directions — one of main things missing in the new Apple Maps app — not to mention local search options and other things that have been the subject of complaints in Apple Maps. Of course, the big question remains what Google will do ab...

Full article: http://searchengineland.com/everybody-with-a-maps-app-is-...

Tweets

Reports: Google Incredibly Didn’t Anticipate Be...

searchengineland.com 26 Sep '12, 4pm

The latest twist in the tale of Google Maps coming back to the iPhone and iOS 6 devices is that Google apparently didn’t a...

Did Motorola Use A False Address To Slam Apple Maps?

Did Motorola Use A False Address To Slam Apple ...

searchengineland.com 28 Sep '12, 12am

Right as all the negative Apple Maps stories were coming out, Google’s Motorola division created an ad and Twitter campaig...

Apple: Sorry About Our Maps, Use Google or Bing Maps Instead

Apple: Sorry About Our Maps, Use Google or Bing...

searchenginewatch.com 28 Sep '12, 6pm

CEO Tim Cook has issued a rare apology on behalf of Apple, admitting that its new Maps tool with iOS 6 isn't good enough. ...

Google Street View Coming To Google Maps For Mobile

Google Street View Coming To Google Maps For Mo...

searchengineland.com 26 Sep '12, 10pm

Android already has Street View photography within its Google Maps app, but the coming change means that for the first tim...

Google Ocean View: Maps Now Take You Underwater

searchenginewatch.com 26 Sep '12, 11pm

Google might not find its Maps welcome on the Apple iPhone 5 , but it is sending them into new places, including under the...

news: Apple apologises for Maps app problems

bigmouthmedia.com 01 Oct '12, 10am

Home | Insights | Industry news 01 October 2012 | Author: M McKinlay Media Content Manager Apple apologises for Maps app p...

Google #maps #fail too

Google #maps #fail too

searchenginepeople.com 29 Sep '12, 8am

Google is as essential and ubiquitous in our lives today as mammoths were to our early ancestors. Hopefully our children’s...

Google Maps App Won't be Found on iPhones Anytime Soon

Google Maps App Won't be Found on iPhones Anyti...

searchenginewatch.com 25 Sep '12, 9pm

Bad news for iPhone users. Google has revealed that it won't be bringing Google Maps back to IOS anytime soon. Apple launc...

Google Street View goes underwater

cntraveller.com 27 Sep '12, 12pm

We've all taken a tour of our own neighbourhoods on Google Maps - checking out what our chimney looks like and if the big ...

Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: September ...

seroundtable.com 28 Sep '12, 2pm

This week I covered how Google Maps App lead designer was so upset with Apple Maps first attempt. Google said penalties mi...

Google On iOS 6 Maps App: “We Haven’t Done Anyt...

searchengineland.com 25 Sep '12, 12pm

For the past week many people have been trying to determine whether Google had built (and submitted) a replacement app for...

After Apple’s Apology, What Next For iOS 6 Maps...

searchengineland.com 28 Sep '12, 5pm

Google might look back in a few months and wonder if it missed an opportunity by not having a true app ready to go, right ...

Google Maps Designer Blown Away By Apple Maps

seroundtable.com 24 Sep '12, 12pm

A Google Maps designer who worked with Apple on the original Google Maps app for the first iPhone was incredibly disappoin...

Apple CEO apologises for maps shortcomings, enc...

straitstimes.com 28 Sep '12, 1pm

NEW YORK (AFP) - Apple apologised on Friday to customers for shortcomings in its glitch-ridden maps application launched i...

Are Google Maps Staffers Being Tempted by Apple?

Are Google Maps Staffers Being Tempted by Apple?

searchenginewatch.com 25 Sep '12, 5am

Apple is poaching staff from Google Maps to improve its new Maps application, TechCrunch reports . Apple is reportedly see...