Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour (Update)
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Google Maps is testing a new ad format that gives users the option to add a stop for a sponsored location during navigation.
  • BadlyDrawnRhino @aussie.zoneEnglish
    5·
    5 months ago

    Thanks for this, I’m going to try this out on my way home. My main use for Gmaps is to determine the quickest way to and from work during peak hour, so keen to see how Magic Earth’s traffic data compares.

    • KISSmyOS@feddit.orgEnglish
      21·
      5 months ago

      the quickest way to and from work during peak hour

      Everyone is using Google for that, so on average, traffic on all alternative routes will level out quickly and it doesn’t matter which one you choose.

        • Ironfist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          not really, not everybody has the same destination, but a lot of people need to go in the same direction at a given moment (thats why you are stuck in traffic in this situation).