Google Map Redesign by Caitlin Dempsey.
From the post:
Googles Maps is preparing to debut its newly revamped Google Maps. Terming it “smart recommendations” the new functionality of Google Maps is intended to be more interactive and custom tailored to the specific user. The more you use the map to search for locations, favorite items by starring them, and write location reviews, the more unique the map becomes. Clicking a specific business or feature will result in the map features adjusting to show roads and locations related to that place.
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Previewing the new Google Maps is currently only available by invite at the moment. You can request your invite via the Preview page.
Technology could be exposing you to a broader view of the world, perhaps even as other see it.
Instead:
- Apple brought us ear buds that wall us off from ambient sound and others.
- Apple also brought us eye buds (iPhones) that wall us off from our visual surroundings.
- Google is building brain buds to wrap you in a customized cocoon of content.
Ironic if you remember the original MacIntosh commercial:
Timothy Leary today would say:
Turn on, tune in, unplug.
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