Sylver Dragon's Journal: Yahoo Maps Fails It

For the most part, I use Google Maps whenever I need to find something or get directions (hell, I have the mobile app on my phone; which has it's own problems, but I digress). But, for some reason, when I was trying to use it today it was giving me fits. It might just be that NoScript is eating something, I just don't care enough to troubleshoot it at the moment. So, I figured, I'll give Yahoo! Maps a try. So, type: maps.yahoo.com hit <Enter> and sure enough, a nice map. Type my current address in the search, and...wait, where did my map go? Ok, search results as a list, with the map as an option. OoooooK, whatever.

Click the map, and I'm back to where I think I should be. Now, search for 'mexican food' since that is what I want. And, dammit, where did my map go? Alright, click on a search result, and up pops a map for a mexican food resturant near my home, WTF? I distinctly remember having the map centered where I am at, why did this thing jump to my home? Yes, I have my address in Yahoo!'s service for other stuff, and I am technically logged in; however, I had the map where I wanted to search. Look at the screen, ooohhh, there's another unobtrusive search box for 'search for a business', over on the left. The big, yellow "Search" box and button at the top, which seems designed to attract my attention and is in a logical spot for a search box doesn't do a spatial search.

Right, fine, do the "business" search. And get some hits in my current area. Click on one on the list on the left side, the map moves smoothly to the selection, expands a pop-up of the item on the map with info and a few useful links like "driving directions". Cool, mouse over to the...wait, where'd the pop-up go? Click on the item on the left, move the mouse over to the pop-up...Fuck! Ok, click on the actual number on the map, and now I can click "driving directions".

Congratulations Yahoo! Maps, you worked so well that I just had to piss into the wind (read:post on Slashdot) about it.