Comments on: Yahoo’s driving directions in India http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/ User research, Ethnographic research, India, Emerging Markets, Innovation, Design Research, Usability, User Centered Design, Qualitative Research, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Observational Research Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:49:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: tamil mania http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-345 tamil mania Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:07:29 +0000 http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-345 <a href="http://www.chatintamil.org/?action=add" title="Add This Page With Tamil Social Bookmarking" rel="nofollow">Add This Page With Tamil Social Bookmarking</a> Add This Page With Tamil Social Bookmarking

]]> By: Piyush http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-305 Piyush Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:24:42 +0000 http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-305 Hi Param, Appreciate your kind words. Further discussion I'm taking through email. Regards Hi Param,

Appreciate your kind words. Further discussion I’m taking through email.

Regards

]]> By: Fly on the wall http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-304 Fly on the wall Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:41:47 +0000 http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-304 That's true. It's definitely targeted towards the bigger cities (speaking of which, wonder if they are going to roll out "taxi fares" for cities like Mumbai and Calcutta). By the way, congrats on RouteGuru. I think you guys have identified an interesting niche, but now that folks like Yahoo (and soon, Google, I'm sure) are catching up with landmark based directions, I'm curious to know how RouteGuru will continue to innovate. Your analysis on your blog, especially about relevant/meaningful landmarks to be used in the directions provided, is spot on. I noticed that in few random routes I looked up on Yahoo. All the best. Cheers, Param That’s true. It’s definitely targeted towards the bigger cities (speaking of which, wonder if they are going to roll out “taxi fares” for cities like Mumbai and Calcutta).

By the way, congrats on RouteGuru. I think you guys have identified an interesting niche, but now that folks like Yahoo (and soon, Google, I’m sure) are catching up with landmark based directions, I’m curious to know how RouteGuru will continue to innovate.

Your analysis on your blog, especially about relevant/meaningful landmarks to be used in the directions provided, is spot on. I noticed that in few random routes I looked up on Yahoo.

All the best.

Cheers,
Param

]]> By: Piyush http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-302 Piyush Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:27:20 +0000 http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-302 Hi, About Auto Fares - I think its a good feature, it may work for Chennai, but it works in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore kind of cities definitely. Also not all Indian cities still have Autos moving on the road, we have rickshaw pullers, thus, the feature is targeted to the cities where it makes meaning. You may find the following Analysis related as well. http://silicontryst.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/driving-direction-launch-by-yahoo-an-analysis/ Hi,

About Auto Fares – I think its a good feature, it may work for Chennai, but it works in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore kind of cities definitely.

Also not all Indian cities still have Autos moving on the road, we have rickshaw pullers, thus, the feature is targeted to the cities where it makes meaning.

You may find the following Analysis related as well. http://silicontryst.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/driving-direction-launch-by-yahoo-an-analysis/

]]> By: My Ghillie » Yahoo’s driving directions in India http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-301 My Ghillie » Yahoo’s driving directions in India Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:49:57 +0000 http://sparksfly.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/yahoos-driving-directions-in-india/#comment-301 [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt [...] [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt [...]

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