Google has just released the beta version of Google Maps. The initial interface is very simple, but will probably be confusing to some (for driving directions you smash both addresses in a single textbox separated by “to”). I got directions from the house to the office, and the results came back within seconds, and the directions were nearly the same as my bike route (which takes the bus lane across town, so I’d expect that wouldn’t be part of their results). Anyway…very nice.

Posted on 8 February 2005