"Classic" Google Maps to disappear forever

[SignGeek101]

I realized that you can't share a link on Lite mode. You'll have to switch to "full mode" in order to do that. Great.

[jakeroot]

I realized that you can't share a link on Lite mode. You'll have to switch to "full mode" in order to do that. Great.

Can't you just copy the URL and then paste it into a link shortener, such as goo.gl?

[SignGeek101]

I realized that you can't share a link on Lite mode. You'll have to switch to "full mode" in order to do that. Great.

Can't you just copy the URL and then paste it into a link shortener, such as goo.gl?

Never knew about that. Thanks. 

[NE2]

Or just use the full URL unless you're twitting or something.

[jakeroot]

Or just use the full URL unless you're twitting or something.

Goo.gl saves your links so you can see stats on them, or fix them if they break for whatever reason.

[NE2]

Or just use the full URL unless you're twitting or something.

Goo.gl saves your links so you can see stats on them, or fix them if they break for whatever reason.

It's cool that you're OCD about that, but not everyone is.

[SignGeek101]

Or just use the full URL unless you're twitting or something.

The full URL is alright with me, it's just that it's really long sometimes. The shorter URL is more compact and neater I guess.

[jakeroot]

Or just use the full URL unless you're twitting or something.

Goo.gl saves your links so you can see stats on them, or fix them if they break for whatever reason.

It's cool that you're OCD about that, but not everyone is.

I always told my parents I was OCD. They never listened.

[Highway63]

Lite mode has been forced upon me.

I got a basic "from:/to:" to work, but I can't drag the endpoint around inside the destination city.

That's just swell.

(And I can feel it sucking up CPU cycles, as my typing is delayed here.)

[hotdogPi]

What about Google Mapmaker? Is that similar enough to Classic?

http://www.google.com/mapmaker

(For directions, right-click "Get directions from here" and "get directions to here".

Disadvantages:
1. No viewing traffic.
2. There is a "changes in my neighborhood" section of the page. Fortunately, it can be collapsed.

Even though Lite mode does not have CPU usage issues for me, if any of you find Mapmaker use much less CPU, you might be better switching to it.

[Michael]

For the past few months, I have been unable to drag Pegman to photo spheres and indoor imagery spheres.  A few minutes ago, I unexpectedly ended up in a photo sphere while trying to look at the Broad Street Bridge in Rochester.  After going back to the map, I saw that I accidentally went to a photo sphere.  I tried other photo spheres and indoor imagery spheres, and they seem to be working again!  I had given up hope after a few weeks since the switch to the new Google Maps was going to happen in a few months anyway.