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I'm surprised they went forward with the fullscreen Google Maps experience. I can't believe how awful the performance is. I can't count how many times I've followed a link, including ones off this blog post, where the map will hang (on some js query I'm assuming) and won't respond to user input or do anything until the page is reloaded. I also can't believe how tricky the UI is. Finding directions from one place to a…
This is similar, but maybe even cooler than Google Earth's time slide. I hope one day Google gives users the ability to filter Google News and Google search results by date. One of my side projects is location based video sharing using the Google Map API. One of the first things I incorporated was a video search/filter by time/date. See: http://112.196.33.85/solitaire/demo/will_brown_new/login.php
> I hope one day Google gives users the ability to filter Google News and Google search results by date. Haven't those options been in "search tools" for a long time (starting back when the search tools were more prominent), and in advanced options even before that?
Edit: I can set the range past 30 days, the actual function is a little tricky for older articles because again I believe it is based on crawl date not publication date. Example I set date 1939-1944 and search "World War 2", no results.
I'm surprised they went forward with the fullscreen Google Maps experience. I can't believe how awful the performance is. I can't count how many times I've followed a link, including ones off this blog post, where the map will hang (on some js query I'm assuming) and won't respond to user input or do anything until the page is reloaded. I also can't believe how tricky the UI is. Finding directions from one place to a…
I guess that Microsoft, Apple and others in the mapping game must be disappointed by this announcement. This back-in-time feature is not necessarily 'must have' but it certainly is something that a lot of people are going to like. It also makes Google the only choice for the serious 'maps user'.
Personally I envy those born in the last few years. When they get to my age they will be able to explore the streets they grew up in rather than rely on hazy black and white memories.
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I, too find the new maps occasionally frustrating (although I prefer it to the old version. To answer other's questions. It's a game of "who moved my cheese" in which Google changes the way some feature works (for example - creating a link to a location), and when I try to find out how to do it "the new way", I only get results for "the old way". I just discovered recently that you can show the sidebar (with the "Pri…
I do agree that the new maps are sometimes frustrating. However, I feel the need to point out two things with respect to your particular objections to it. 1. "Gear > My Places" appears to do basically the same thing as "Help > Return to Classic Google Maps", which has a significantly more obvious name. 2. In the new Google Maps, the Print and Link buttons are mostly redundant. If you want to print the map, use your b…
Googling "how to do X" results in the old way which no longer works. This is my secondary frustration.
It's frustrating to see feature announcements for features that aren't live yet - especially when they aren't framed as a "coming soon" feature. If you're doing a slow roll-out, or announcing an upcoming feature, be explicit about that. Without setting expectations, you've completely lost the point of announcing. I won't just remember to check back later, and I won't share the news with anyone else since there's noth…
I don't understand why they do it. Instead of being amused by their new feature, I'm annoyed that they've wasted my time again.
I'm surprised they went forward with the fullscreen Google Maps experience. I can't believe how awful the performance is. I can't count how many times I've followed a link, including ones off this blog post, where the map will hang (on some js query I'm assuming) and won't respond to user input or do anything until the page is reloaded. I also can't believe how tricky the UI is. Finding directions from one place to a…
Maybe these are personal problems? I use Google Maps on the web all the time, and have never seen it hang. As for finding directions: there's a search box, you type in an address, hit the 'directions' button that pops up, and enter another address. I literally can't think of a way to make this simpler.
I understand how the directions work and I agree it's super simple, but the intended UX and what I actually experience is different. The contextual search box doesn't consistently change in relation to what I'm clicking on so that I cannot click / type / directions as I know I'm supposed to.
I'm surprised they went forward with the fullscreen Google Maps experience. I can't believe how awful the performance is. I can't count how many times I've followed a link, including ones off this blog post, where the map will hang (on some js query I'm assuming) and won't respond to user input or do anything until the page is reloaded. I also can't believe how tricky the UI is. Finding directions from one place to a…
Are you using the same Google Maps as everyone else? At least for me, the experience has never been better or easier to use. I absolutely love the new desktop maps and the performance has been better in my experience, not worse.
I'm surprised they went forward with the fullscreen Google Maps experience. I can't believe how awful the performance is. I can't count how many times I've followed a link, including ones off this blog post, where the map will hang (on some js query I'm assuming) and won't respond to user input or do anything until the page is reloaded. I also can't believe how tricky the UI is. Finding directions from one place to a…
What kind of computer do you use?
One thought is that I browse in incognito mode, and i have ghostery running.