Google & Flickr maps

I've recently been looking at the programs 'Google Maps' and 'Flickr Maps'. The ideas behind both programs are the same: take pictures that you've taken and put them on a map. On the right side of the blog are links to to the maps that I created on Flickr Maps and Google Maps. Below is a comparison of the two programs.

GOOGLE MAPS
Pros: Easy to find, fairly easy to use,& you can get use the program to get directions, find businesses, etc.
Cons: You must have the photos on an online program, although they do provide a free image uploading program called Picasa; you also have to copy and paste the link from the online photo storage site onto the place marker on Google Maps.
Examples of Use There are a number of examples of ways that Google Maps can be used and I've put some links to some of the ways on the right side of the blog under 'Google Maps links'. The link 'Google Maps Mania' takes you to a blog that has got a lot (probably hunderds) of examples of how Google Maps is being used, 'Google Maps article' is a fairly short article that talks about various ways that Google Maps can be used in a K-12 grade setting,and 'Ten uses for Google Maps and Earth' is a cool blog that a teacher wrote that has a list of ten ways to use GM and GE in the classroom.


FLICKR MAPS
Pros: Fairly easy to find and use (simply select which pictures you want to put on the map, and then drag them to where you want them on the map)& automatically save/updates the map as you add pictures to it.
Cons: You have to create an account and upload pictures onto the site before you can create a map & you have to use a seperate program (such as mapquest) if you want driving directions.
Examples of Use There are a number of examples of ways that Flickr Maps can be used and I've put some links to some of the ways on the right side of the blog under 'Flickr Maps links'. 'Flickr ideas article' is a article that talk about a number of ways for using Flickr, and 'Flickr info site' is a pretty cool site that talks about the basics of Flickr and gives a number of cool websites that use the photo-editing program.
MY RECOMENDATION: I recommend using Google Maps. It takes about as long to upload pictures onto the internet with Picasa as it does Flickr and, while it does take longer to create a map with Google, it's really nice not to have to use another program to find driving directions. There also seems to be more uses/applications for Google Maps than for Flickr Maps.