“We’re excited about the innovation we‘re making at MapQuest to provide our users with a local experience that extends our accurate maps and directions capabilities,” said Christian Dwyer, Senior Vice President and GM, MapQuest.
At the heart of the MapQuest Local experience are content widgets that provide localized information including:
- Weather forecasts
- Local news from hundreds of sources
- Locally-relevant videos available across the Web from Truveo
- Event and restaurant information from CityGuide
- Area-specific photos
- Movie times from Moviefone
- Real-time traffic and gas prices provided by MapQuest
Ten content widgets will be available at launch with the selection of widgets and content providers expected to expand over the coming months. A convenient dashboard allows users to personalize their MapQuest Local experience by specifying their location and selecting the content widgets that are displayed each time they visit the site.
MapQuest Local is built on an open platform that enables the integration of third-party feeds from local businesses, news providers, event guides, social networking sites, and other content providers. Content providers interested in providing locally relevant content to MapQuest’s monthly audience of more than 47 million consumers*, can go to http://developer.mapquest.com/localquest for more information on submitting a feed.
For additional information about MapQuest Local please visit blog.mapquest.com.
About MapQuest, Inc.
MapQuest offers Internet, wireless and business solutions that help people find places. MapQuest.com is one of the most recognized and trusted brands on the Internet, and offers the leading consumer Web site for maps and directions, serving more than 47 million users in July 2008, according to comScore Media Metrix. MapQuest, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL LLC, is based in Denver, Colorado.
About AOL
AOL is a global Web services company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs one of the largest Internet access businesses in the U.S., and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC and its subsidiaries have operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com.
*comScore Media Metrix, July 2008
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