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Google Maps Eliminates Usability Mistake

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Gogole Maps had one incredibly annoying feature: Click the name of your search result in the balloon on the map, and get transported to a new page with more info on the result, including a mini-map and search results. While the more info page was very useful, the fact that it was a new page and appeared in the same tab made it very annoying, since you had to go Back to the map, and hope it reloaded correctly. Every time I used Maps, I had to remember to open the links in new tabs, otherwise I'd be cursing at Google within minutes. Thankfully, Take a look.

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