We’re all in Vegas to talk about journalism. But we’re also in Vegas to meet – and hang out with – everyone who’s attending UNITY this year. Join us for libations – and chatter – at the week’s premier (as in first we’ve organized) social event.
We’ve decided on the Ri Ra Irish Pub Thursday night. It may get crowded – but we’ll have an area at the back of the bar.
Venue: http://www.rira.com/las-vegas
Get there early! The list is almost full!
After Apple booted Google Maps from iOS last year, Daniel Graf led the development of a beautiful, refreshed mapping experience that shot to number one in the iTunes store and kicked Apple’s ass on its own turf. Here’s how Graf made it happen—in his own words:
“We have a very successful Android version of Google Maps, so the easiest thing to do was to say, this is super-successful, users love it, so why don’t we just port it over to iOS? But I wanted to challenge the team. While the Android version is a great product, you can also tell it’s been around for a while. You have to access everything via menus—it’s not really best-use-case driven anymore. I said, let’s take a step back—what if we could start from scratch and forget anything we’ve ever done? We have the foundation—the Google data, the mapping data, the local business data, the imagery, the navigation algorithms—it’s a dream to start with.”
