Facebook share Israel map service for mobile users with Google
According to Israeli mjeremy scott adidasedia reports, Facebook is the initial acquisition talks with moving maps and traffic information service provider Waze. This isn't the first time Waze discovered the acquisition rumors. In January, there have been reports of apple to buy the company, but after that the rumor is not true. Although Apple's acquisition of Waze would benefit, but it is most needed is google.
Waze can provide real-time traffic information, including road closures, traffic accident, traffic jam, speed zone. The information presented in the can scroll through the map. The application also built many social functions, for users to view and share information. Waze also provides the price of gasoline.
Facebook wants to compete for mobile users
If the Facebook's $1000000000 acquisition of Waze, it will become one of the company's largest acquisition. The reasons for the transaction with the acquisition of Instagram, that is the acquisition and retention of mobile users.
In between apple and Facebook, both Waze and ultimately the flower falls whoshttp://www.jeremyscottadidasouyan.come home, Google will become the biggest losers in this war. For me at least, Google map is an important selling point of the mobile platform. When Apple will eliminate Google map from iOS, depending on the Google map, I went to the Android platform. The acquisition of Waze can help Apple or Facebook beyond Google on maps.
Google loss
I admit that I had the function of Waze expressed doubt, until there is a long drive from Florida to Toronto. It is in the Canadian users and not much data (now the global users up to 45000000), I tried several times, no social element attraction found. But after the long journey, its function is manifested, and I completely stopped using Google map.
I am not a crush on Waze networking function, but this function view of traffic information is very practicjames shoesal. Users can find where traffic congestion, how the other people speed, who was blocked, where the car or speed zone. Gasoline price information is also of great help.
Google maps also have real-time traffic data, but it is GPS based on user position information. I think, Google data is accurate, but practicality than Waze. I thought that not many people are willing to Waze information to the input traffic or measurement area, but I was wrong. Google seems not to try and replicate this feature to automation, because it more focus on the whole process.
There are no signs that Google was interested in acquiring Waze, but I think, if the Facebook's offer just ignore it (even once), that Google is too stAdidas Jeremy Scott Wingsupid, eventually it will lose a large number of mobile users.