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They’re pretty, they’re smart, they’re slick. Google Maps<\/a> is going to give Mapquest and the like a serious run for their money.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the URLS are a lot shorter and nicer than MapQuests, and you can do searches like “hotels near centennial co” or “mile high comics” and get a nice map of locations. Suhweet.<\/p>\n

Oh, and no ads. Cool.<\/p>\n

I’m getting a few odd drop-outs of map sections, but that’s part of why it’s a Beta, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They’re pretty, they’re smart, they’re slick. Google Maps is going to give Mapquest and the like a serious run for their money. 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