Comments on: Improving Mapping Services http://elliottback.com/wp/improving-mapping-services/ Internet & Technology Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:38:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Astralis http://elliottback.com/wp/improving-mapping-services/#comment-10972 Astralis Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:47:18 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/?p=1138#comment-10972 It's all about size. Small televisions, computers monitors, cell phone screens, aren't popular because media is about what's bigger is usually better. The development of electronic paper isn't being made for the purposes of extending the reach of mobile content - that's already available. It's being made so that people will actually use mobile content when it's offered on a large-view platform, like a newspaper. Paper maps will remain more popular than e-maps until e-paper becomes available. It’s all about size. Small televisions, computers monitors, cell phone screens, aren’t popular because media is about what’s bigger is usually better. The development of electronic paper isn’t being made for the purposes of extending the reach of mobile content – that’s already available. It’s being made so that people will actually use mobile content when it’s offered on a large-view platform, like a newspaper.

Paper maps will remain more popular than e-maps until e-paper becomes available.

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