10k's Blog

The Google Maps team are charging ahead with the functionality of the maps by adding traffic reports. It has a long way to go before it changes from a novelty to a useful service but new Google developments always get me a bit excited! Currently this is only rolled out across a few US cities but has made me think about the steps Google is taking to bring it’s services together.

I’ve always thought that it was odd that they would develop tolls and applications that seemed unrelated but as time goes on it all seems to add up as the relationships between these applications tie together. Google Earth was a fun tool on it’s own, but together with Google Local, Google Weather, Google Transit and Google Traffic reports, combined with mobile technology, you’ve go...