Can my steet gang put in some of these ads? Only to high end luxury automobiles?
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
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I remember a long time ago when I was considering using Waze, had heard really good things. Then I was driving with a friend who used it and it served an ad saying “click here to take a pit stop at McDonald!”
I never downloaded Waze so… good luck google.
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I have an iPhone and while I don’t like Apple Maps, I will absolutely switch to it in a heartbeat if this is added.
It's gotten so much better. Once they brought offline maps I made the full switch.
I’ve preferred Apple Maps for a few years now, Googles used to be top of the game but it’s fallen off while Apple’s have IME improved
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Magic Earth works really great for me :)
I've been getting little bubbles for store/restaurant logos popping up on the map for about a month as I drive, and I assumed that's what it was. So every time I see one, I make a point to not eat/go there for awhile just out of spite.
I had downloaded OsmAnd but forgot about it. After reading this post, I fired it up. It took a minute to download a map for my area. It returned a map of Kansas. I'm in Texas 🤔 I guess I gotta fix that somehow.
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Siri, why are we back at the adult book store?
Bob, based on you browsing history, this is the place you are most likely to visit on a daily basis at 7 am before work....
Just a reminder about the open-source OpenStreetMap. You can improve it online by adding features like a Wikipedia for maps. You can even use the gamified app StreetComplete to add stuff and get points for walking around and mapping.
How long before they weight routes based on the billboard ads you’ll see along the way.
With gmaps constantly suggesting off-ramp->on-ramp detours at over/underpasses to help you ~~shorten your eta by 1 minute~~ increase merging traffic, I doubt they would have any ethical hesitancy behind it.
Honestly, I imagine they may already have a deal (possibly under the table) with clearchannel and the likes.
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"Google, tell me how to get to this place"
"Here are your directions, including a McDonalds break! You deserve a break today, with a delicious tiny BIG MAC being sold for 400% of what it was 5 years ago, at 50% the size."
"........when did the movie idiocracy go from being a mockumentary to a documentary?"
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I got rerouted mid-drive yesterday losing me 20 minutes and taking me down some shitty roads.
Well, this might be something that drives me to Waze (also owned by Google and which may also end up with these). But it's yet another thing that would potentially drive me back to Apple.
Edit: never mind on Waze, I forgot they already do something like this. Although for whatever reason it doesn't seem quite as invasive.