MapMania - why maps are the new interface

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TrendWatching.com placerer kort som nr. 5 på listen over de vigtigste trends i 2009 ...
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TrendWatching.com places maps at nr. 5 on their list of most important trends in 2009 ...
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Judging from increased levels of MAPMANIA, we’re nearing that destination. As the Googles, Nokias (who expect half of their handsets to be GPS enabled by 2010-2012), MapQuests, Navteqs, Openstreetmap.orgs, Apples and TomToms of this world continue to build the necessary infrastructure, devices and apps, any consumer-focused brand would be stupid not to be partnering or experimenting with map-based services. Why? Geography is about everything that is (literally) close to consumers, and it's a universally familiar method of organizing, finding and tracking relevant information on objects, events and people. And now that superior geographical information is accessible on-the-go, from in-car navigation to iPhones, the sky is the limit. [...]

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Read more: http://trendwatching.com/briefing/#mapmania

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