Google Maps for Mobile Surpasses 100M Monthly Users

Google said that more than 100 million people per month are using its Google Maps for mobile app, setting up a nice mobile ad battle with Facebook Places in the future. – Google Aug. 19 announced that more than 100 million people per month are
using its Google Maps application from a mobile phone to get directions and
find local businesses.
The news about Google Maps for mobile came one day after Facebook unveiled its Places application, and many believe Google’s…

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Facebook Places, Google Places Vie for Local Ad Spend

Google Places is a local business ad vehicle for the Web. Facebook Places plays to the social side of the coin. Both will come into great competition over time, analysts say. – The Facebook
Places check-in service should pose a strong challenge to Google Places once local businesses begin advertising through it, experts believe.
The services ultimately share the same means to