Yahoo Overhauls Mapping Service
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Faced with increasing competition from Google Maps and AOL's MapQuest, Yahoo is beefing up the driving directions offered on its Maps product, for the first time including directions in 34 European countries.
In addition, Yahoo has upgraded its Maps engine to provide more landmarks and visual cues to help with navigation. The new engine -- developed in house -- should help make the product more responsive as well. Yahoo has made sure the platform upgrade will not affect third parties using its APIs. Printing of maps has also received improvements.