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Is MapQuest Still Around? The Surprising Truth About the Original King of Online Directions

"For anyone who grew up in the late 1990s or early 2000s, the ritual was always the same before a road trip: you would sit at the family computer, wait for the dial-up modem to screech its way onto the internet, and head straight to a specific website to print out turn-by-turn directions. That website was the undisputed king of the digital road. However, as smartphones and integrated GPS systems became the norm, many people began to wonder: is mapquest still around, or has it been completely erased by the giants of Silicon Valley?The answer is more complex—and more successful—than you might think. While many assume the platform followed the pa..."

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