Right Click, You’re There
| Monday, May 8th, 2006 | --jr |
Man, I could use this in real life.
Ok, so you know about the Maps Beta, right? You all know that you can get directions from somewhere to somewhere else right?
"Yeah, but I have to know the address."
Well, no, not anymore. 
Now you can get somewhere even if you have no idea where somewhere is. Just bring up the map, find a spot, and right click. Lookee that, kids! No more trying to guess at some nearby address when you know exactly where you want to get to (Personal favorite, "100 Oak St."), just right click set your coordinates and go!
May 8th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
[...] True to its name, every day the writers (who are Yahoo! employees) of Yahoo! Cool Thing of the Day publish something interesting to be found in the Yahoo! universe. Recent posts have included tips for using Yahoo! Maps, Open Shortcuts, Yahoo! Travel Tips, etc. [...]
July 11th, 2006 at 10:23 pm
[...] What really surprised me, though, was the preponderence of people who seemed to have no idea that we’ve been implementing at least some version of this concept for a good year or so. So, time for another post about Yahoo! Maps! Interesting features in bold, so you don’t miss ‘em, and of course, here’s the Yahoo! Maps Beta link, so you can follow along at home. [...]