[Talk-us] AOL Patch and OpenStreetMap

[Mike N]

On 6/6/2013 12:46 AM, Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
> The El Cerrito (CA) patch seems to be a mix of MapQuest and Google Maps.
>   Google for the
> "did you smell the fire, mark your location" type of article.  MapQuest
> for the business listings.

  I now see Google used for the "Yard sales in the area" map.   Just a 
guess: the Patch staff doesn't have resources for a map developer to 
create that set of interactive features using MapQuest Open.  It was 
easier for them to just get a Google Maps API account and be able to use 
Google's GeoCoder.   I hope they aren't paying zillions of $ for that 
small extra capability.