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Google's Handy Walking Directions To Pick Up Where Ask.com Left Off

google-directions.jpgGoogle (GOOG) is testing walking directions on its Maps site -- a once-handy Ask.com (IACI) feature that no longer exists.

Walking directions complement Google's existing driving directions, and in some cities, public transit directions.

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Why do we need these? Check out this map, where Google's driving directions -- skewed by one-way streets -- instruct us to hike half a mile in a circle to walk a block uptown.

What would be extra handy? If Google took pedestrian-only shortcuts into consideration, like roadway overpasses, mid-block buildings, parks, etc.

Either way, we think these will be a great addition, especially to Google's mobile Maps apps. (And especially in downtown Manhattan, where the shortest walk between two points is often up for debate.)

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On February 28, Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, joined 31 other media groups and filed a $2.3 billion suit against Google in Dutch court, alleging losses suffered due to the company's advertising practices.

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