Reliance ADA Group company BIGMaps, which is yet to open doors to its online interface, has launched a facebook app and opened access to its mobile interface beyond RCOM. (via anonymous tip-off ) BIGMaps is the ADA Groups most important digital initiatives yet: it's a backbone play that will provide significant locational context across BIG Entertainment and Reliance Communications. BIGAdda should have played a similar role, providing a behavioral and personalization context. BIGMaps on Mobile: Directions, Movies The BIGMaps interface available on the mobile at http://m.bigmaps.com is without maps. It has a search interface, giving access to data from Bangalore, Delhi, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Mysore, Panaji, Pune, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad as key locations. The All India data disappoints: I didn't get a result for the Ice Skating Rink in Shimla, nor did I get alternate suggestions, while it worked well with Google Maps. I also tried directions between two specific addresses in Delhi as well, and that didn't yield a result either, nor were there any useful suggestions, though the addresses were accurate. The movie search for Delhi worked well: a search for Kurbaan, CP yielded the right results. However, a change in the spelling, and it didn't quite work out: on searching for Kurban, CP, I was offered Kundan as an alternate suggestion. Search is key for BIGMaps BIGMaps on Facebook On BIGMaps on Facebook, zooming into the area where I stay, I was shocked at the level of detail available: My house is clearly demarcated, and the names of…
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