Oooh, Burn of the Day

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Oooh, Burn of the Day
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Sadly, this isn't Google Maps' real Twitter account -- the L is actually a capital I.

Map Quest: Apple vs. Google of the Day

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These guys put the notoriously terrible Apple iOS 6 maps to the ultimate test: walking directions on the busy streets of Hong Kong.

Google Maps For NES of the Day

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The first of what will surely be a deluge of Google April Fools Day gags: Google Maps in glorious 8-bit.

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Time-Waster of the Day

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Time-Waster of the Day: James Bridle's Rorschmap is a neat little hack that turns aerial shots from Google Maps into gorgeous kaleidoscopic dreamscapes.  

Says Bridle:

Rorschmap is cartographic navel-gazing, a reframing of the map. It will not help you find anything. We are bored with your squares and your marg

Roach Motel of the Day

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Roach Motel of the Day
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Roach Motel of the Day: Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, has been added to Google Maps.

Not surprisingly, the reviews