Google’s addition of biking directions and bike trail data to Google Maps is one more example of the search engine giant’s increased emphasis on connecting users to information. The move is also part of the company’s plan to get more users coming to Google Maps for the purpose of showing them advertisements from local businesses. Of course, the biking directions are at the beta stage and leave something to be desired. The New York Post sent one of its intrepid reporters out to test Google Maps’ biking directions; it didn’t go well.
– Google’s addition of biking directions and bike trail data to Google Maps March 9 is
one more example of the search engine giant’s increased emphasis on connecting
users to information, with a side of advertising.
The idea is to help cyclists plan bike routes that quot;avoid big
hills quot; an…