Before Google Maps and smartphones, people used printed maps, often from a site called MapQuest. What's happened to the ...

MapQuest on Monday took the wraps off a new application for iPhone users designed as an alternative to the built-in Google Maps software and billed as a "leap forward in how people interact with ...

Google's Maps application is making headway against the No. 1 map Web site, MapQuest.

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.

The case still remains that MapQuest is a strong brand and is the leading search term driving traffic to the Maps category, but there appears to be some erosion that has taken place over time.

MapQuest has stopped Google Maps' market share gains for the time being. But Google Maps increasingly benefits from Google search results.

MapQuest, once the nation’s go-to source for online driving directions, is plotting a comeback with a battle plan that includes creating original content, adding more local data to search ...

AOL's MapQuest does as well but looks much more cluttered. Yahoo Maps has a cleaner appearance but only does driving directions. These competitors, however, have yet to match Google's vast "Ground ...