The Anonymous Widower

Have Google Lost The Plot?

This morning, the BBC is running a story about revamping the West Hackney Burial Ground.

I’m not sure whether you would describe Dalston as West Hackney, but it struck me that it could be near where I live. If it is, then it would be worth a visit for before and after photos.

So I typed West Hackney Burial Ground into Google Maps and got a load of useless information and adverts for places around Hackney including Jury’s Inn Hotel halfway between the Angel and King’s Cross. If I were to score the information I got, to give it zero out of ten would be generous.

Google seems to be getting less useful as the years go by, as it concentrates too much on making money and inventions such as driverless cars. Incidentally, I could probably drive the latter, but here in London, I prefer the big red taxis.

July 15, 2013 - Posted by AnonW | Computing, News, Transport/Travel | Google, Hackney, Internet