The Rise Of Google Maps

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  • čas přidán 30. 11. 2020
  • Google Maps has taken on competitors like MapQuest, Yahoo and Apple. But after a decade of investing, collecting data and billions of images through Street View, Google has over a billion monthly users. It updated tens of thousands of times a day and has mapped more than 220 countries and territories. Here’s a look at how Google came to dominate maps.
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    The Rise Of Google Maps

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  • @MidnightsDeluxe
    @MidnightsDeluxe Před 3 lety +2400

    When I’m bored I just play around with google street view & look at different cities

  • @Datenist
    @Datenist Před 3 lety +1129

    i love Google Maps, discovered so many places because of it

  • @Verisquishy
    @Verisquishy Před 3 lety +149

    I remember when Google Earth came up, it was a mindblowing experience that changed my perception of how things are. Now, I don't go anywhere new without Google maps!

  • @NevadaLamb
    @NevadaLamb Před 2 lety +33

    Something I always admired about my father was his ability to navigate the area without a smartphone. He worked an hour away from where we lived and it seemed no matter where I wanted to go, he knew the way. Then you look at me and I use GPS everywhere I go. Even routes I know, just in case they’re delays and/or shorter routes I don’t know about.

    • @YoureBreathtaking
      @YoureBreathtaking Před rokem

      even teen adult now don't know how to use cash / coins anymore. they use cards or phones. Embarrasing but time moves on.

  • @WhiteCarBlackWheels
    @WhiteCarBlackWheels Před 3 lety +785

    TBT to when apple maps was actually just google maps

    • @lucky_lol
      @lucky_lol Před 3 lety +5

      😝

    • @Alekpowah
      @Alekpowah Před 3 lety +41

      -And worked flawlessly.

    • @fai8t
      @fai8t Před 3 lety +10

      tbt?!?

    • @lucky_lol
      @lucky_lol Před 3 lety +4

      @@fai8t i also googled its #ThrowbackThursday (On Wednesday hahah😝)
      Edit: Maybe Its Thursday in your Country!!

    • @SantoshKumar.budithi
      @SantoshKumar.budithi Před 3 lety +6

      @@fai8t TBT - Truth Be Told

  • @Devo1987
    @Devo1987 Před 3 lety +801

    I hope to god there's no ads like CZcams in google maps !

    • @Drskopf
      @Drskopf Před 3 lety +69

      That's coming soon

    • @xamantiwari
      @xamantiwari Před 3 lety +76

      every free product need ad to save google

    • @ButteryBao
      @ButteryBao Před 3 lety +39

      I think unskippable full screen ads would definitely away a lot of people. Couple be an Apple Maps resonance?

    • @ishouldhavetried
      @ishouldhavetried Před 3 lety +146

      There are ads, you just don't realize they're ads. Search Maps for a local mom and pop diner, then search for the closest Dennys or IHOP. Chances are the information for the Dennys or IHOP is more filled out and probably ranks higher in search. Someone paid Google for those rankings so you would choose to go to Dennys instead.

    • @mael8328
      @mael8328 Před 3 lety +4

      hmm if an ad pops out every time i finish my from-to location then im okay with that

  • @jgroenveld1268
    @jgroenveld1268 Před 3 lety +98

    As a child of the 90s. I remember Dad on the wheel while Mum was the navigator with the mapbook and self proclaimed driving expert.

    • @pachirsiis
      @pachirsiis Před 3 lety +14

      nostalgia, also dad asking someone, and then that guy just says go there and left and there and there, and then dad gets mad like wtf is he saying lol

  • @ChoySekMunSimon
    @ChoySekMunSimon Před 3 lety +101

    One of the interesting features not mentioned here is how Google allows their subscribers to become local guides in putting in their input and local know-how into the Maps. The use of local guides allows Maps to have not only detailed street views but also a unique perspective into how a street point (i.e. shopping mall, small businesses, tourist attractions) looks like with photos and short video clips of these places.

    • @gracemoreno6778
      @gracemoreno6778 Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah the pictures help out a lot to know what it looks like and the reviews help out on things i need to know before going to that place

    • @nunyabiznez6381
      @nunyabiznez6381 Před 2 lety +4

      The problem with that is that if you give a business a negative review they can make Google remove your review. I have reviewed over a hundred businesses in three states and about 5% are negative and of those more than half are deleted. I don't lie and I don't use inappropriate language nor do I say anything that I know of that is against Google's policies. But it seems that instead of responding, businesses can simply contact Google and tell them to delete a negative review. What's the point of reviewing if you can't tell the truth. Here is an example, a business in Clearwater Florida has a manager that bans mask wearing in his store. He kicked me out and threatened to call the police because I had a mask on and he said only robbers wear masks. That when he pointed to a sign on the door that read "NO MASKS ALLOWED!" So I changed my previous review to one star and included the above information. A month later my review evaporated. So I reposed it and it happened again. Then I looked carefully and noticed other negative reviews had also disappeared. This is true for several businesses in my city and not just my negative reviews disappear. So you cannot trust any review given by local guides which I used to be one but no more. There is no point.

  • @5699CAR
    @5699CAR Před 3 lety +340

    I remember printing out map quest directions. So glad that is over. On the other hand I don't know how to get around without it now.

    • @iVince905
      @iVince905 Před 3 lety +28

      I remember this vividly as a kid. My parents trying to navigate using mapquest directions and one missed turn by dad can cause an explosive argument in the car. Not fun.

    • @Mr.Das1983
      @Mr.Das1983 Před 3 lety +3

      I remember that too. I think I used mapquest last time was probably in 2007 or 08. Didn’t have my smartphone then 😊

    • @johnl.7754
      @johnl.7754 Před 3 lety +2

      I think I used yahoo maps but still had a sort of old Thomas guide purchased by parents as backup

    • @RoScFan
      @RoScFan Před 3 lety +5

      " I don't know how to get around without it now." - i feel like using google maps so much has actually made me learn how to use maps in general. Well, not just google maps, but cycling a lot - I have a more intuitive sense of what a maps "means" when it shows something.

    • @peterporkeresq.2817
      @peterporkeresq.2817 Před 3 lety +2

      @@simemsayss4395 The irony is, what processing power?

  • @franwex
    @franwex Před 3 lety +500

    I google maps more than actual google. If I need the number to a business I find it easier in google maps.

    • @tonylopez6585
      @tonylopez6585 Před 3 lety +21

      Then you’re using google wrong bud

    • @dekrinjulius1177
      @dekrinjulius1177 Před 3 lety

      @@josiekailee2081 yeah I know that number cus I invested 1bitcoin last 2 month and now I have about 7bitcoin which is really amazing!!! Kudos to her..... You can also check her on Facebook @Mcmoore sofe Mandy but she replies only to trading and she is really nice

    • @BradleyCaban
      @BradleyCaban Před 3 lety +27

      Me too! I always find business websites, numbers on Maps, faster than Google.. LOL

    • @Stefan-st
      @Stefan-st Před 3 lety +2

      I just zoom to the Business i want to find.
      That bring me to the right business directly.
      I

    • @treborironwolfe978
      @treborironwolfe978 Před 3 lety +1

      ABC, easy as 123.

  • @bigedfromny6037
    @bigedfromny6037 Před 3 lety +210

    Google maps is the main reason I even bought a smart phone - so much time savings from real time traffic

    • @blackworldtraveler3711
      @blackworldtraveler3711 Před 2 lety

      Don't even need a phone now since everything comes standard in many cars.

    • @montyi8
      @montyi8 Před 2 lety

      That's a lot of other things smart phone can do

    • @montyi8
      @montyi8 Před 2 lety

      @@blackworldtraveler3711 nah you need phone to connect to car infotainment system, talking about Apple, android auto

    • @blackworldtraveler3711
      @blackworldtraveler3711 Před 2 lety

      @@montyi8
      I only fill my tank twice a year so not in my car that much.

    • @erich9779
      @erich9779 Před 2 lety

      You must be old, biged

  • @nam9085
    @nam9085 Před 3 lety +316

    CNBC: "The Rise Of Google Maps"
    Apple Maps: am i a joke to you?
    Everyone: yes
    Apple Maps: oh ok :'(

    • @LucasMartin-im5ub
      @LucasMartin-im5ub Před 3 lety +20

      Apple maps sux a big fat one.

    • @joshjarnagin3161
      @joshjarnagin3161 Před 3 lety +5

      @Kaustav Chatterjee yes it is

    • @JDMSwervo2001
      @JDMSwervo2001 Před 3 lety +9

      I actually prefer Apple Maps

    • @taqueroestrella
      @taqueroestrella Před 3 lety +2

      Lol yes. I like Apple Maps only because it links with my Apple Watch vibrating when to turn left or right. Nice since sometimes I just doze off cruising. If google maps did that would be excellent.

    • @kenjielancero
      @kenjielancero Před 3 lety

      🤣👍

  • @screwtape3223
    @screwtape3223 Před 3 lety +271

    I remember my father read the map, memorize it, and just drive. He describes which road I should take to reach the place we need to.

    • @aquafishsoup
      @aquafishsoup Před 3 lety +50

      Its 2020 bro, I got a GPS on my lawnmower.

    • @grizzybear9111
      @grizzybear9111 Před 3 lety +3

      @@aquafishsoup so you can drive it into a lake?

    • @apexone5502
      @apexone5502 Před 3 lety +18

      I've actually done that with Google Maps. There have been times when it made sense to just read the map, get an idea where I'm going, and then go from there without having to go by the GPS step by step.

    • @james.a.h.
      @james.a.h. Před 3 lety +13

      I sometimes purposely still memorize the route after seeing Google map's suggested route just to work out my memory skills.

    • @TheBooban
      @TheBooban Před 3 lety

      Just have to remember the turns, thats all.

  • @albear972
    @albear972 Před 3 lety +221

    😂 When Apple maps looked like the melted watches Salvador Dali painting.

    • @lauda7116
      @lauda7116 Před 3 lety +2

      TBT to when apple maps was actually just google maps

    • @Helloooooo
      @Helloooooo Před 3 lety +3

      Apple maps is more accurate than Google maps in my country

    • @295g295
      @295g295 Před 3 lety

      > 5:28

    • @pulsatingsausageboy2076
      @pulsatingsausageboy2076 Před 3 lety

      To be fair there’s a pretty long list of equally bad slip ups by Google. Whole islands and large mountains mysteriously disappearing, people driving into lakes while using their turn by turn, errantly marking people’s driveways as park entrances etc… 🤣

    • @Jenacide
      @Jenacide Před 2 lety

      At least Apple maps actually does its job. Google maps takes about 15 mins to even figure out where I am, suggests completely inane routes that take longer for no reason at all, and freezes any time I switch to another app for a moment. There is not a single update in the last 10 years that hasn't made google maps more buggy and more broken.

  • @jayluis189
    @jayluis189 Před 3 lety +49

    CNBC Mini documentaries are the Best! I'm addicted to these! 😂😂
    Chick fil a, dominos, car dealerships, etc.

  • @Saturdayz_In_The_Fall
    @Saturdayz_In_The_Fall Před 3 lety +12

    I remember when I was in 8th grade in 2008 being completely stunned when we discovered Google Maps street view. Lol 😂 12 years later, Apple still doesn’t hold a candle to google maps.

  • @abdullahusman4056
    @abdullahusman4056 Před 3 lety +224

    Can anyone just respect the fact that google maps satellite view looks waaaaay better then Apple mapses

    • @samferr16
      @samferr16 Před 3 lety +16

      I'd like to respect the fact that Apple's Lookaround (street view) is waaaaaay better than Google's

    • @abdullahusman4056
      @abdullahusman4056 Před 3 lety +21

      @@samferr16 yeah in some scenarios apple is actually better but overall google has the better package, its personal preference after all.

    • @AzmiMaulanaHamdani
      @AzmiMaulanaHamdani Před 3 lety +5

      @@samferr16 lmao it's just some countries I believe but if you street view to any other countries apple maps sucks

    • @bhyydy6353
      @bhyydy6353 Před 3 lety +2

      Actually the best one was Bing Map's "Bird's View" feature. But unfortunately, it has disappeared.

    • @Spark-Hole
      @Spark-Hole Před 2 lety +1

      So who is the inventor, Google or Apple?. This is best invention of this century so far.

  • @AlexpxThreeTen
    @AlexpxThreeTen Před 3 lety +74

    CNBC always on the cutting edge. In the next episode they’ll walk you through setting up a mySpace page

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy Před 3 lety

      Security issues. When you follow Google Maps, Google follows you. If GPS alone tracked the people that use it, people would be outraged, accuse the US military of spying. Google Maps has become nearly as popular without the public or governments really scrutinizing what information gets collected. Yes, this seems late, but the real story is that people freely share their location all the time. Notice this is NOT "how to use Google Maps", its about how widely used it's become in a very short time.

    • @ravitejaknts
      @ravitejaknts Před 3 lety

      @@squirlmy whatever you are crying about isn't true until you get the proofs. Stop being a jerk and provide proof DH.

  • @Cube8
    @Cube8 Před 3 lety +19

    12:56 Funny how Google Earth is a competitor to Google Maps

  • @AdmiralFroggy
    @AdmiralFroggy Před 3 lety +42

    I remember having to print out the directions lol

    • @nunyabiznez6381
      @nunyabiznez6381 Před 2 lety

      I remember having a glove box stuffed with maps and a pile of street atlases under my seat. I'm glad I never threw them away since Google maps just became worthless this week with the elimination of functionality in the measuring tool.

  • @brantcraft7267
    @brantcraft7267 Před 3 lety +60

    Google maps is amazing. Mapquest as a "consumer painpoint" is an understatement!

  • @user-to7hd6bh2e
    @user-to7hd6bh2e Před 3 lety +43

    As an essential truck driver. I use and absolutely love Google maps!

    • @jamescook3675
      @jamescook3675 Před 3 lety +3

      fellow driver and it is a great tool to help get the job done. refreshing the route informs us of delays that may be possible to avoid. 🙌

    • @pickolascage1283
      @pickolascage1283 Před 3 lety +4

      @@jamescook3675 hopefully you two won't be that truck driver that attempts to take a route not suitable for trucks and get your trailer hung up on an upgrade, making people who live directly behind you to do a 10 mile detour... those guys..😖

    • @user-to7hd6bh2e
      @user-to7hd6bh2e Před 3 lety +3

      @@pickolascage1283 the type of drivers you're talking about are the inexperienced ones with no wisdom of knowledge on what to look for when traveling. Seasoned professionals drivers know what to for so you won't be in a jam 10 miles back.

  • @rohan.fernando
    @rohan.fernando Před 3 lety +7

    This is a reasonably good overview of the mapping industry over the past 10 years. Google Maps certainly has the best POI data and mobile device user base numbers, and these combined with continuous indoor/outdoor Positioning data will deliver enormous value to Google and its users for many years, especially when AR becomes mainstream.

  • @diptydesai
    @diptydesai Před 3 lety +7

    Awesome coverage of Google maps - history and the future! Love some of the new features they are adding!

  • @elie3423
    @elie3423 Před 3 lety +363

    google maps is really good in my country. Apple maps isn't good at all.

    • @stunnasaad
      @stunnasaad Před 3 lety +24

      Apple Maps is much better now after iOS 13 and 14. It used to be bad when it first came out in 2012

    • @juicybullfrog
      @juicybullfrog Před 3 lety +23

      @@stunnasaad I agree, but still have Google Maps installed incase if I need it.

    • @himanshuranjan7200
      @himanshuranjan7200 Před 3 lety +73

      Google maps is far more superior than Apple maps here in India. Like a million times.

    • @stunnasaad
      @stunnasaad Před 3 lety +13

      @@himanshuranjan7200 oh yea the country depends

    • @Alex-nr8hz
      @Alex-nr8hz Před 3 lety +9

      yeah it depends the country, for example here in Sweden and Denmark google maps doesn't work very good, I only use it in case that im biking (still a pain in the ass to use it)

  • @Quickonomics
    @Quickonomics Před 3 lety +146

    Google Maps the world in many different waze (pun intended)

    • @gsjourney3054
      @gsjourney3054 Před 3 lety +4

      I just use Waze for cops🤣 I don’t use it to know where I am

    • @CringePoop
      @CringePoop Před 3 lety

      Nice joke! I liked the part where you mentioned Waze

    • @jadoo782002able
      @jadoo782002able Před 3 lety

      Whats waze

    • @CringePoop
      @CringePoop Před 3 lety

      @@jadoo782002able Navigation app that was bought by Google. It's mainly focused on driving instead of all types of navigation.

    • @gsjourney3054
      @gsjourney3054 Před 3 lety

      @@jadoo782002able literally the best maps app okay so basically say we live in the same area say all of us do we’d all have little icons when using Waze so you know if someone’s went down a road to see a cop or if no ones been down it and you need to watch out it’s great because you instantly can report a cop where you pass and tell them it’s like hidden or so and it just is a great community all looking out for each other

  • @lovelywaz
    @lovelywaz Před 3 lety +19

    You left your privacy out of the equation when you bought your very first smart phone.

    • @nia6849
      @nia6849 Před 3 lety +2

      You're being tracked.

  • @jojopuppyfish
    @jojopuppyfish Před 3 lety +4

    Never forget the first time I saw the video/photos of streets on Google. My jaw dropped. Just amazing. Now I take it for granted.

  • @xavieralston2252
    @xavieralston2252 Před 3 lety +68

    I remember my parents would use MapQuest. Traveled around with printed directions. Ohh how the times have changed.

    • @pratn
      @pratn Před 3 lety +8

      Then there was the brief rule of GPS devices from Garmin, TomTom etc

    • @ivanlowjones
      @ivanlowjones Před 3 lety +3

      I remember going to AAA and getting a triptik to navigate on vacation. Damn, I'm old.

    • @jmh4ggg
      @jmh4ggg Před 3 lety

      @@ivanlowjones A who now? Lol

    • @ryand589
      @ryand589 Před 3 lety

      One argument in the car and you've lost three turns lmfao

    • @dd___dc
      @dd___dc Před 3 lety +1

      B4 dat u had 2 buy at a grocery store but it was pain cuz it would be like 60 different types so u had 2 unfold it fold it ect. Til u found da 1 u need

  • @mickg9563
    @mickg9563 Před 3 lety +9

    Looking forward to seeing more walking/hiking trails and offroad areas being covered by Street View. Some of the areas local to me have been done already but not the bigger, more popular areas. I would be happy to carry their back pack while walking some of the trails.

  • @pooljunki1
    @pooljunki1 Před 3 lety +58

    Google maps are like 10 years behind on the images around my home

    • @pooljunki1
      @pooljunki1 Před 3 lety

      Upper Michigan

    • @zogzog1063
      @zogzog1063 Před 3 lety +1

      Are you in Ulan Bator?

    • @awesomegmg956
      @awesomegmg956 Před 3 lety +1

      @@pooljunki1 I think Google will calculate ROI of all updates

    • @allthatremainsx6
      @allthatremainsx6 Před 3 lety

      i'm in the suburbs and on main roads its a year or 2 old, but residential streets are between 4-7 years old.

    • @awesomegmg956
      @awesomegmg956 Před 3 lety

      @Jj return of investment

  • @gassingmonkey
    @gassingmonkey Před 2 lety +3

    I can't believe you didn't even mention real time traffic data off the major highways which was the main reason I started using Google Maps about 10-15 years ago. For the time, it was ingenious how they used everyone's location data to determine direction and speeds to put together that information.

  • @languist
    @languist Před 3 lety +34

    Uh, Google Maps has been gigantic for years...
    ....because we always get lost

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy Před 3 lety

      GPS. Many more people used GPS, but it's expensive to buy, expensive to upgrade. Stupid Garmin made it ridiculously expensive to upgrade just the software map. Google Maps came free with cell phones and updates constantly for free.

  • @prinshyamrameshan5807
    @prinshyamrameshan5807 Před 3 lety +42

    I just crossed 1 mn views of my photo in google map and they congratulate me saying your a professional photographers

  • @goldfish8196
    @goldfish8196 Před 3 lety

    I really enjoy these videos you guys post.

  • @prakasavlogs
    @prakasavlogs Před 3 lety +1

    emang bener nih, google maps bantu kita banget di kehidupan sehari hari

  • @grizzybear9111
    @grizzybear9111 Před 3 lety +74

    Before Google Map we used Mapquest and before that a real map.

  • @Coder-zx4nb
    @Coder-zx4nb Před 3 lety +97

    "Rise of google maps"
    It's been raised since 2010 lol

    • @kyle1751
      @kyle1751 Před 3 lety +9

      And this video explains all that.........

    • @PunxTV123
      @PunxTV123 Před 3 lety +1

      it should be "How google maps rised since 2010"

    • @kyle1751
      @kyle1751 Před 3 lety +1

      @Dandy Honestly I mean thats just splitting hairs. The title perfectly explains what its about. If I watched a video about "the rise of genghis khan" I'd understand that it'd be the backstory behind genghis khan and his empire. I'm sure there are countless relevant examples of this, and if you don't understand my point let me know and I'll easily find one for you.

    • @arnierhannz8927
      @arnierhannz8927 Před 3 lety +1

      The proper title should be "The dominance of google maps"

  • @MinecraftTimeism
    @MinecraftTimeism Před 3 lety +7

    "A very detailed map" Me: *laughs in Open Street Map*

  • @ThompterSHunson
    @ThompterSHunson Před 3 lety +324

    Remember the old days when you were losing yourself in a city and you had to ask ACTUAL PEOPLE to help you? It had its magic.

    • @aidensaechao9927
      @aidensaechao9927 Před 3 lety +5

      "Rise of google maps"
      It's been raised since 2010 lol

    • @lilyblack1979
      @lilyblack1979 Před 3 lety +33

      Uh.. I still have to ask people despite already using Google Maps. We have so many alleys in my town that don’t get mapped properly in google. I’ve also had bad experiences of Google Maps led me to go through some strange roads. So, yeah, it’s always safe just to ask people.

    • @RiskyRantung
      @RiskyRantung Před 3 lety +4

      I still do this actually, when my phone died

    • @ayhayuba3969
      @ayhayuba3969 Před 3 lety +18

      Hell no. I hated getting lost. I talk to the people more efficiently when I’m not lost!

    • @capnsteele3365
      @capnsteele3365 Před 3 lety +2

      Hey bro it works all but can a paper map give me every street update every home because here's the thing paper maps from 2005 do not have my road over here they do not exist this entire section of my land of my entire neighborhood does not exist on paper maps it's all farmland

  • @xxxxxxxxxxxdfdszfgsz
    @xxxxxxxxxxxdfdszfgsz Před 3 lety +19

    Only OGs remember the days where you had to print out directions from MapQuest

    • @lrodd247
      @lrodd247 Před 3 lety +3

      Only double OG's remember when the Thomas Guide had to be used... 😅
      But before that, I'm not too sure! 🤔

    • @JD-ip4fs
      @JD-ip4fs Před 3 lety +1

      What’s a printer lmao?
      *extreme sarcasm*

    • @casualwatcher5029
      @casualwatcher5029 Před 3 lety +3

      Only extreme OGs remember the days where you had to use the compass and stars to navigate and explore

    • @michaelford5216
      @michaelford5216 Před 3 lety

      Only real OGs know about Rand McNally maps.

    • @julioruelasorozco
      @julioruelasorozco Před 3 lety

      I work at a hotel and the older people never fail to ask me to print a map out for them..

  • @thrivinganarchy5267
    @thrivinganarchy5267 Před 3 lety +31

    Lol I remember when my parents had one of those big gps devices that you put in the car. Kind of amazing to see how far technology has advanced.

    • @aureliotomasturbao
      @aureliotomasturbao Před 3 lety +3

      All privacy issues aside, there's no denying what Google has been able to accomplish with technology is very impressive.

    • @CringePoop
      @CringePoop Před 3 lety

      my mom still uses them

    • @colorfulcodes
      @colorfulcodes Před 3 lety

      @@aureliotomasturbao All because of data. We could go farther if we weren't so regulated. That's where ethics come in.

  • @lft3636
    @lft3636 Před 3 lety +3

    Google Maps was my best friend when I went to Tokyo last year and it was a breeze. And some of you might know that the Tokyo subway station is one of the most complicated subway stations in the world.

    • @mariellelita
      @mariellelita Před 3 lety

      Lol! It was my best friend too when I travelled to NYC for the first time. It helped me out when I took the wrong train and became lost in the middle of Brooklyn! 🤣

  • @darwin8653
    @darwin8653 Před 3 lety +5

    Use Waze as testing ground: brilliant!

  • @ConsumeTV
    @ConsumeTV Před 3 lety +12

    Even though one may know the route to their workplace, using Google Maps daily to get there might just save you from getting stuck in a jam that you wouldn't know about otherwise.

  • @MuhammadShafiqShafiqx
    @MuhammadShafiqShafiqx Před 3 lety +46

    Other than navigation, I’m using Google maps for virtual vacation:’))

    • @jammer1993
      @jammer1993 Před 3 lety +2

      Other than navigation, I'm using google maps to see how life would be different if I lived in the U.S instead of a sh*t-hole 3rd world country in the middle east that have no civil rights.

    • @darkecho4584
      @darkecho4584 Před 3 lety

      @@jammer1993 which country do you live in?

    • @jammer1993
      @jammer1993 Před 3 lety

      @@darkecho4584 Egypt

    • @GUSTA99X
      @GUSTA99X Před 3 lety +2

      @@jammer1993 Same I do 😄 I live in Argentina. Sometimes I see different parts of the USA and Europe to see what is the lifestyle of first world countries. Google Maps is a really useful tool 🌎

    • @user-yh7nf3qe8u
      @user-yh7nf3qe8u Před 3 lety

      @@GUSTA99X lucky you my brother live in Haiti where civil unrest all of the time I'm pretty sure am use to massacres and people flying and dead bodies all over the street so.

  • @alexius23
    @alexius23 Před 3 lety

    Also worth mentioning is the rise of GPS & devices like Garmin. I clearly recall my first road trip. I had to learn how to integrate a GPS into my driving but that was easy. The drop in stress level was profound. I quickly became more adventurous in what I was willing to attempt and I have never looked back....

  • @MarcSpctr
    @MarcSpctr Před 2 lety +4

    Imagine a day where Google Earth successfully makes the whole world in 3D through satellite images.
    Navigation of the future.

  • @bz-winningitall
    @bz-winningitall Před 3 lety +145

    "Thanks google"
    -Elon Musk

    • @GPi-cc3hw
      @GPi-cc3hw Před 3 lety +3

      Thanks Google for God.

    • @SayAhh
      @SayAhh Před 3 lety +3

      Thank you Wikipedia.

    • @young7931
      @young7931 Před 3 lety +4

      Thank you tech gods. Now I won't be lost like the dumb little puppy I am. I pray to google every night for my data being collected to be safe from harm. 🙏🙏

    • @VentDeux
      @VentDeux Před 3 lety +2

      @@young7931 lol

    • @Custmzir
      @Custmzir Před 3 lety

      👍

  • @mikemuragemi6
    @mikemuragemi6 Před 3 lety +134

    I hate how quickly my phone battery depreciates when I use Google maps.

    • @ivanlowjones
      @ivanlowjones Před 3 lety +97

      Your batteries financial value is affected by its usage?

    • @cristianmarint
      @cristianmarint Před 3 lety +3

      @@ivanlowjones lol

    • @BobBrown.
      @BobBrown. Před 3 lety +36

      @@ivanlowjones You could argue that the excessive battery drain caused by google maps, will cause the battery to chemically age faster, reducing it’s effective capacity. Which ultimately reduces the phone’s resale value. So yes the financial value of the battery is affected by google maps. :)

    • @ashisha8649
      @ashisha8649 Před 3 lety +10

      We need dark mode app wide in Google maps asap. A dark mode is kind of their when navigation is on, and if the sun has set in your location. And if you have an oled display, save your battery with black color schemed dark mode.

    • @MAG320
      @MAG320 Před 3 lety +1

      Really? I would check that phone instead to see what the issue is.

  • @orenjikitty
    @orenjikitty Před 3 lety +1

    I remember using google maps for the first time around 2006. It was clunky but functional. Fast Forward to 2014 and I was able to drop myself back into the street I grew up back in the Philippines and see how much it changed since I left. It also gave birth to one of my favourite online games, Geoguesser!

  • @LoveScreamTrue
    @LoveScreamTrue Před 3 lety +6

    13:01 The moment where Google Earth is a competitor to Google..

  • @JerryDLTN
    @JerryDLTN Před 3 lety +3

    I remember in 2002-2007 that I had to print out a Mapquest before going somewhere or having to call a friend (who I knew was at their computer) from my flip phone to ask them to map out where I was to where I needed to go.

  • @martingo2680
    @martingo2680 Před 3 lety +10

    The fact that you didn't leave out arguing with spouses makes this journalism absolutely credible.

  • @trevormacdougall9385
    @trevormacdougall9385 Před 3 lety

    Fascinating. Thanks

  • @quantummotion
    @quantummotion Před 2 lety

    I remember one time before Google Maps was a phone app, I used it to navigate from my work location to a small town I never had been before to pick up a friend who was in a movie shoot. It was dense thick fog (visibility was about 20 ft), and it got dark early, and I had to print out each leg of the route on paper. I used the turn by turn directions to reset my trip odometer between every leg of the trip through the thick fog to tell me when I was about to come up to a country road intersection. This went on for an hour. Amazingly, I made the trip without getting lost, and the legs of the map were dead on accurate in terms of the distance. From that day forward, Google Maps became my goto for navigation.
    The only other map application I maintain on my phone is HERE We Go, as it proved its worth during a severe rainstorm, and some mobile towers went offline along the train line, and there was a real possibility of having to get off the train at a station I've never been at. The HERE app allows you to store the map of an entire region and just operate from the phone's GPS without the need of mobile data. Google Maps did not have that ability at the time. I think HERE We Go is a great hedge for those emergency situations where mobile data become unusable, or even travelling in other countries.

  • @jefemuga416
    @jefemuga416 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for continuing to make educational yet entertaining videos. I'll keep watching!

  • @TERZERA24
    @TERZERA24 Před 3 lety +26

    Waze has saved me from multiple speeding citations

    • @grizzybear9111
      @grizzybear9111 Před 3 lety

      lol ditto

    • @effahston6429
      @effahston6429 Před 3 lety

      When you take a life or two because of speeding, just remember your apologies won’t mean anything to the grieving families or judge.

    • @TERZERA24
      @TERZERA24 Před 3 lety +1

      @@effahston6429 It's legal in Germany

    • @effahston6429
      @effahston6429 Před 3 lety

      @@TERZERA24 I have relatives in Munich. Be safe out there.

  • @wiredwebmaster
    @wiredwebmaster Před 3 lety +1

    Anyone who's been driving since 2005, should totally appreciate this doc.
    Why? You were most likely using a physical map to navigate someplace more than 25 miles away.
    Or, you pulled over every few miles at a gas station to ask someone!

    • @DilRyeMaster
      @DilRyeMaster Před 3 lety

      I did delivery pre-GPS. I was taught how streets & addresses work. It’s been amazingly useful throughout the years and in my opinion should be taught in basic curriculum like how to read a clock or balancing a checkbook.
      I still use GPS every now and then but my knowledge of how the roads work in general augments its usefulness even more.

  • @akunpremiumgratis8032
    @akunpremiumgratis8032 Před 3 lety +5

    Google Maps is such a blessing for introvert.

  • @prajeeshnair4949
    @prajeeshnair4949 Před 3 lety +5

    Apple’s main focus has always been the US market, and that has always been their down side to exponential growth beyond what they have seen. Though now they are making effort to defuse that focus, they have to do a better job.

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan Před 3 lety +6

    Rogue engineer, the scapegoat of the tech world lol

  • @conceptcs
    @conceptcs Před 3 lety +4

    Wanna hear a joke? Apple maps.

  • @elijahcaldona7690
    @elijahcaldona7690 Před 3 lety +6

    If only Google Maps existed in the 80s, Mark Thacther wouldn't have been lost.

    • @lyhthegreat
      @lyhthegreat Před 3 lety +1

      google maps don't really work if you're in remote places with no signal like forests.

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy Před 3 lety

      @@lyhthegreat sure it does. You can literally save the maps of your destination beforehand, when your signal is good (and download speeds as well) you get the location and the app calculates how quickly you'll probably go (including speed limits on "no signal roads"), and judge arrival time. It' kind of scary, actually.

  • @jsal7666
    @jsal7666 Před 3 lety +4

    Musician: We're having a world tour!
    The world tour: 2:03

  • @tammewar26
    @tammewar26 Před 3 lety +6

    0:23 ?
    It was like 15 years back... It's not that hard to imagine

    • @tammewar26
      @tammewar26 Před 3 lety

      @@matematikbilgini7288 what?

    • @HieroOnymos
      @HieroOnymos Před 3 lety +1

      @@tammewar26 That's bot, it just spamming everywhere on this comment. Just report it.

  • @mackpines
    @mackpines Před 3 lety +1

    I love using street view for looking at houses where my family grew up.
    However, I wish some roads were updated regularly. Some views are from 2007 and very low quality.

  • @AchwaqKhalid
    @AchwaqKhalid Před 3 lety +29

    Imagine one day you wake up to the following nightmare: *"Google will discontinue Google Maps on XX/XX/XXX"*
    🤣 🤣 🤣

    • @295g295
      @295g295 Před 3 lety

      That happened 4 years ago. "
      This page can't load Google Maps correctly. For development purpose only."

    • @nakayle
      @nakayle Před 3 lety

      They did discontinue their stock portfolios- that was a big loss to me. I now use Yahoo's but it's not as good.

    • @Prodigious1One
      @Prodigious1One Před 3 lety

      There are alternatives.

    • @nakayle
      @nakayle Před 3 lety +1

      @@Prodigious1One Free alternatives?

    • @Prodigious1One
      @Prodigious1One Před 3 lety

      @@nakayle yes, like Map Quest, Bing maps, and Yahoo maps.

  • @jdkingsley6543
    @jdkingsley6543 Před 3 lety +31

    Its hilarious to see how AOL fall so hard. They had a lead on a lot, smh they should be ashamed of themselves

  • @furn2313
    @furn2313 Před 3 lety +31

    People who disliked still use paper maps

    • @juku666
      @juku666 Před 3 lety +2

      Or they just think google is evil.

    • @tavarciare
      @tavarciare Před 3 lety +1

      I use paper maps i don't need to be tracked.

  • @dahasolomon7314
    @dahasolomon7314 Před 3 lety +1

    Heading over to maps and earth right now

  • @cvasquez601
    @cvasquez601 Před 3 lety +10

    Google maps and Waze are amazing tbh
    Gave apple maps a chance a few times but there's just no comparison

  • @francowabongo
    @francowabongo Před 3 lety +3

    Who remembers A to Z's? So glad I never have to use those again.

  • @windyhawthorn7387
    @windyhawthorn7387 Před 3 lety

    I like looking at a map either paper or on the phone and deciding how I will get to the place I am going. Due to experience I can decide which route is best.the shortest route isn't always the fastest or most enjoyable.

  • @EyeQNephop
    @EyeQNephop Před 3 lety

    This was a really well made video wow

  • @ScareFestTTV
    @ScareFestTTV Před 3 lety +14

    Love Google Maps!

  • @Hecticam
    @Hecticam Před 3 lety +7

    COVID thought it won by restricting my travel. But little does it know I've traveled to Egypt, Indonesia, Israel and Brazil in just the past few months. Via Google Maps street view.

  • @yojo619
    @yojo619 Před 3 lety +1

    My holidays are dependent on Google maps...😂

  • @ruttakanknot2849
    @ruttakanknot2849 Před 2 lety +2

    Still remember when I used MapQuest and print out the navigation. LOL

  • @iggytse
    @iggytse Před 3 lety +11

    Back in the 90s as a poor student I could only dream of getting a gps sat nav system for the car. Was only with my first smartphone in 2012 that I could finally get such a feature in a car.

    • @pachirsiis
      @pachirsiis Před 3 lety

      noice

    • @Jenacide
      @Jenacide Před 2 lety

      I remember them being pretty cheap.

    • @iggytse
      @iggytse Před 2 lety

      @@Jenacide when I first saw this in the early to mid 90s they were about $1000 in Australia and they weren’t portable, you had to install them in dash.

  • @bhuvaneshkrishna8474
    @bhuvaneshkrishna8474 Před 3 lety +12

    Who else just randomly looks at your own house on Google maps Satellite view?

  • @edum.6353
    @edum.6353 Před 3 lety +2

    As someone who uses Google Maps everytime I move around, a world without it would be much much more difficult!

  • @kbhasi
    @kbhasi Před 3 lety

    I remember when I was introduced to Google Maps through the original iPhone and iPhone OS 1.1.3! More specifically, I had a first generation iPod touch as the iPhone wasn't available here at the time and I was a kid who was still learning to use a mobile phone with my Nokia 1112 feature phone. It was cool for me to have a map in the palm of my hand that I could pan around, which was something I couldn't get on my HP iPAQ that was stuck on Windows Mobile 2003 SE. When Apple introduced Apple Maps in iOS 6 and I switched to the official Google Maps app, I had to take some time to get accustomed to navigating it using Google's official UI design instead of Apple's UI. By the time I switched from iOS 7 to Android 4.4, marking the beginning of my use of Android full-time, I was able to seamlessly continue with its preloaded Maps app (preloaded as part of GMS). Today, I use Google Maps not only to get directions, but also get arrival estimates, bus routes, bookmark locations of cool places I want to revisit, as well as use Street View and bookmark locations of old buildings that I use as inspiration for some of my projects.

  • @andrewb3122
    @andrewb3122 Před 3 lety +5

    As a commuter I can attest that I will never use anything but Waze to navigate traffic

    • @johnpro318
      @johnpro318 Před 3 lety

      Most of the features of Waze have been in Google Maps for years...

    • @johnpro318
      @johnpro318 Před 3 lety

      @Tom yes I know. I was just telling the OP that the features of Waze have been carried over to Google Maps for years now lol

  • @eddiestilll
    @eddiestilll Před 3 lety +5

    google maps has never let me down whenever i need accurate and quick paths to my destination :)

    • @Jenacide
      @Jenacide Před 2 lety

      It lets me down about 90% of the time.

  • @dale356bc
    @dale356bc Před 3 lety

    Great content.

  • @KyudoKun
    @KyudoKun Před 3 lety

    Google map really saved me some time in finding and reaching my destination. Especially when I was hunting for job, this app was very helpful companion so I won't get lost.

  • @hassanila
    @hassanila Před 3 lety +5

    1:09 let's just pretend we didn't see the Plane

  • @crackhead8670
    @crackhead8670 Před 3 lety +3

    They forgot to mention that everytime we answered a "Not a robot" recaptcha we help google train it's AI to recognize more and more signs so that google maps could be more accurate...

    • @CringePoop
      @CringePoop Před 3 lety

      if it's training that than how does it know if you got the question right

    • @crackhead8670
      @crackhead8670 Před 3 lety

      @@CringePoop crowdsourcing, there is accuracy in numbers.

  • @MrBucketlist
    @MrBucketlist Před rokem

    Google maps has literally changed my life and I use it everyday to this day.

  • @reneportal8573
    @reneportal8573 Před 3 lety

    Just loved it!

  • @NiffirgkcaJ
    @NiffirgkcaJ Před 2 lety +4

    "Google Earth" as a Google competitor? Yeah right. 😂

  • @weatheronthe8s895
    @weatheronthe8s895 Před 3 lety +3

    One time, over 5 years ago, there was a time my dad put us on a road that he thought was supposed to take us to a town closer to our home. However, it actually took us to the northern part of my state well over an hour away, nowhere close to home. Ironically, I knew we were going the wrong way pretty quickly since Google has the offline basic map even when you have no cell signal. I decided to say nothing though because I love rides. I am being serious.

  • @jamalcollier5339
    @jamalcollier5339 Před 3 lety +1

    Google maps is essential I can't go no where without it

  • @FrancisdeBriey
    @FrancisdeBriey Před 3 lety

    Very good investigation... highly recommended

  • @jeomite
    @jeomite Před 3 lety +5

    Garmin has left the chat.

    • @alex46215
      @alex46215 Před 3 lety +2

      Garmin has left the planet.

  • @Anon1mous
    @Anon1mous Před 3 lety +8

    During the pandemic, I have still been able to travel the world and see all the awesome sights through Google Maps while in the comfort of my home.

  • @kennethteh2498
    @kennethteh2498 Před 3 lety

    Very good journalism

  • @PaulA-zp7hn
    @PaulA-zp7hn Před 2 lety

    Does anyone know how I can turn off the "latest in the area" feature?
    As soon as you open the app, it starts to load current information about the area in focus.

  • @garfstiglz3981
    @garfstiglz3981 Před 3 lety +7

    I’m so grateful for Google maps.
    I had no idea what to do before this application was created.
    If only someone had of thought of the idea of printing this type of information on a foldable sheet of paper.
    I guess we’ll never know.