Google Maps

Type www.maps.google.com into your web browser and you'll find yourself at one of the most innovative and helpful interactive sites on the entire internet, Google Maps. The internet has a countless number of map sites so what makes google maps so special? The answer is that Google maps has more special features then any other map website you'll find. Most map sites will get you directions to anywhere from anywhere in the entire world, but giving directions hardly scratches the surface of the functionality of google maps. In addition to giving you directions to anywhere in the world, google maps offers you the ability to get traffic and street views in over 50 US cities, and photos of hundreds of cities in the Northern hemisphere. The streetview feature actually allows you to get a 360 degree angle of any intersection in any city that is featured on the site. Whereas most sites can only give directions google maps can give you up to date traffic updates and show you a photo of exactly where you're going. Features that no other interactive map site can boast. Google Maps also has other incredible features that you can't find anywhere else. One of them allows you to search the life maps of Barack Obama and John McCain. I found this feature to be amazingly interesting because it lets you see everywhere the two candidates have journeyed to in their lives.
Another thing I like about the site is the layout. Some interactive sites are complicated and difficult to use but google maps has a very simple layout and all the features are extremely easy to use. All these features coupled with Google's reputation for innovation make google maps an incredible interactive website which is not only years ahead of the competitors but is also much easier to use.