Google Inc.’s Maps application is making headway against the No. 1 map Web site, MapQuest, according to an analyst from Hitwise Pty., which examines Internet usage data. A year ago, the number ...

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Whither Mapquest? The service is still No. 1, with 41% of all visits to mapping sites in the last week, compared with 35% for Google Maps and 11% for Yahoo Maps, according to research firm Hitwise.

Unlike Blockbuster in the Netflix era, MapQuest adapted, and is now a worthy competitor to Google Maps. Much like Google Maps, MapQuest is rich in features and customizable to your unique preferences.

The giant is also paying for more map-based traffic. "In the past four weeks, 23.31% of Google Maps' search traffic was paid compared to 12.19% for MapQuest," she says.

MapQuest arguably made digital mapping popular, but Google Maps finally caught up with its then-biggest competitor in 2008, as noted by Business Insider at the time.

The Cayman Islands telecommunications company said the Send-To-Garmin feature will be available on Google Maps on April 1 and will be available on MapQuest sometime in April.

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Developers can also link out to Maps on the web for more specific integrations. Google has long dominated online mapping, so much so that chances are if you see a map on a website, it's Google's.