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By: The OPLIN 4cast » Blog Archive » OPLIN 4cast #33

The OPLIN 4cast » Blog Archive » OPLIN 4cast #33 — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:52:06 +0000

[...] AskCity Launches. It’s Cool. (TechCrunch) [...]

By: 2007 - Top Services

2007 - Top Services — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:13:55 +0000

[...] dropped off the list this year, but another Ask.com property, the recently launched Ask City, has been added. In our very subjective opinion Ask City has replaced Yahoo Maps [...]

By: stress

stress — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:14:28 +0000

ask looks more appealing according to me

By: Aisha

Aisha — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:06:34 +0000

Not bad, but it’s a little buggy. I drew on the map and when it moved to accomodate text I was writing, I lost the drawing tools on the bottom.

Also, once I complete my search, I’d like to minimize the sidebar. It’s wasted real estate and I’d like to see more of my map. I’d also like to be able to minimize the directions to see more of my map.

By: web live :: 2007: Web 2.0 Companies I Couldn’t Live Without :: January :: 2007

web live :: 2007: Web 2.0 Companies I Couldn’t Live Without :: January :: 2007 — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:00:08 +0000

[...] Bloglines dropped off the list this year, but another Ask.com property, the recently launched Ask City, has been added. In our very subjective opinion Ask City has replaced Yahoo Maps as the best mapping product on the Internet. My favorite features are multipoint directions an the annotation tools that allow you to draw and write on a map before forwarding to friends. Ask City is less than a month old and it’s already one of our favorite apps. Our writeup is here. [...]

By: 2007: Web 2.0 Companies I Couldn’t Live Without : Lance Tracey

2007: Web 2.0 Companies I Couldn’t Live Without : Lance Tracey — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:33:15 +0000

By: Wu Di @ Myth » Web 2.0 companies that Michael Arrington cannot live without

Wu Di @ Myth » Web 2.0 companies that Michael Arrington cannot live without — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:44:40 +0000

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Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:25:39 +0000

By: Barbara G

Barbara G — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:08:31 +0000

Erik, I checked out Palore.com — no clue what contextual RSS is, but this site is great. too many review sites cluttered the internet….palore.com is stil in beta, right?

By: Profy.Com

Profy.Com — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:30:24 +0000

Use Askcity To Get Around Your City…

Are you moving in to a new neighbourhood? And you got yourself a street directory book, only to know that the content is outdated? There is a better way to know your new neighbourhood better. Just find out about it from Askcity.
Askcity is actually …

By: The social media revolution (in 15 minutes)

The social media revolution (in 15 minutes) — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:25:36 +0000

[...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » AskCity Launches. It’s Cool. Latest map application. When this sort of application goes mobile and then mixes with GSM positional information I think this whole area is going to go very big. 2008 I see as the year when “location will be everything” (tags: mapping Search) [...]

By: duncanriley.com » AskCity isn’t cool

duncanriley.com » AskCity isn’t cool — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:59:46 +0000

[...] Michael Arrington writes at TechCrunch that AskCity is cool. It might be cool if you live in the States, but try anywhere outside of the US. It’s not only not happening, it doesn’t exist. Let’s see: crowded marketplace, lot’s of competitors, you’d want to maximise your potential viewing audience, wouldn’t you? and there’s a damn site larger number of people outside of the United States than in it, and yet AskCity doesn’t even have the most basic of service for the rest of the world. [...]

By: MTBGuru blog » Choosing Maps

MTBGuru blog » Choosing Maps — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:58:12 +0000

[...] You may be wondering why we chose to use Google Maps instead of, say Yahoo! Maps. Not because of fanboyism, though we really do like a lot of Google’s stuff, Earth in particular. But Yahoo! Maps has been getting good press (as has AskCity, but they don’t seem to offer an API). Technically, both map tools are practically clones, Ajax and all, and there are good developer API’s available for both. So what made the difference? In our FAQ we mention that Google Maps’ Terms of Use are less restrictive. Let’s clarify this a bit: when you’re thinking of creating a GPS mapping site and you’re reading Yahoo! Maps API Terms of Use what are you supposed to think when you stumble upon Article 1.f.(vi): (vi) YOU SHALL NOT: use the Yahoo! Maps APIs with location information that is less than 6 hours old and derived from a GPS device or any other location sensing device; [...]

By: Sandl

Sandl — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:22:30 +0000

I like it. A lot of new and original features that are completely missing from Google or Yahoo.
I am very surprised considering how much smaller Ask.com is.
Compared to AskCity, Google Local looks like it’s been thrown together by a of couple college freshman hackers.

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:07:47 +0000

Pretty impressive. Great to see the continuing competition in this arena, I am sure we will continue to see new consumer-oriented features that will make our lives easier as the competition continues to heat up (and when is mapquest going to get a makeover).

By: testblog » links for 2006-12-05

testblog » links for 2006-12-05 — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:48:18 +0000

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By: links for 2006-12-05 « David Black

links for 2006-12-05 « David Black — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:27:27 +0000

[...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » AskCity Launches. It’s Cool. “CitySearch has ten years of local content, and that is now deeply integrated with Ask’s maps product.” (tags: internet local search directories interactivecorp askjeeves) [...]

By: AskCity launching… looks great! « Live Webcam Heaven

AskCity launching… looks great! « Live Webcam Heaven — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:24:43 +0000

[...] Today I saw this post in my TechCrunch daily email — http://www.techcrunch.com/2006.....-its-cool/ talking about AskCity launching. It looks like a VERY cool map site for sure, and lots more. Check out the TechCrunch post on it. I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking up addresses and printing directions, usually using http://www.mapquest.com but I’m not always jazzed with the results. Sometimes the routes are goofy, and it’s hard to find alternate routes (at least I think so) that would make more sense. Ah, us end-users… [...]

By: MapCrunch

MapCrunch — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:08:50 +0000

Wow. Crazy rants and raves. I think for an initial release, this is actually not bad. Do you guys remember when Google Maps and Yahoo Maps (Ajax-style) came out…they were pretty damn simple.

I like the fact that it reverse geocodes when you add a marker. Some of the functionality is kind of clunky, but they do seem have added some stuff out-of-the-box that neither Yahoo or Google offer.

My 2 cents: a nice product, but will get eaten alive once Google and Yahoo get wise. My money is on Google or MSN Live Local for long term success.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:45:58 +0000

CG is too complimentary about citysearch’s content even in SF. Any site that’s built on their content is doomed to fail…

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Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:35:22 +0000

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By: Great map resource for city information « Doug Watching

Great map resource for city information « Doug Watching — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:12:17 +0000

[...] Going to a new city? Lost in your own city? TechCrunch just reviewed the newly revamped Ask City, and they’ve made me a believer! [...]

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TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » AskCityがローンチ、これはクールだ！ — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:48:08 +0000

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By: I Can Think For Myself

I Can Think For Myself — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:52:29 +0000

They definitely have the bad press (crappy tv ads) covered.

By: John Doe

John Doe — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:45:47 +0000

What are you taking about Dave of LakePlace.com, I totally disagree with your comment.

I think the saying: any press, even bad press, is good press, definitely plays here.

Plus you have to give it to Ask.com because their market share is increaseing:
- Aggresive search marketing campaign and partnerships, I hope they keep it up. I mean who has not run into the Ask.com search box on other websites advertised.
- Ask.com revamp is actually come along very well. They dropped jeeves, integrated teoma, revamped the asking process, then the feeds, then the maps, and now AskCity. It is coming along, now they just need to remove Barry Diller from CEO to just Chairman, and things will be alot better.

I still only use it as a reference source, but it is coming along very nicely.