Saved locations feature added to Google Maps

Google has added a 'Saved Locations' feature to Google Maps, complete with labels and auto-completion. Once signed into Google Maps, the service will begin auto-saving all addresses you type in (this is toggle-able from preferences). Clicking the Saved Locations option in the upper right of Google Maps takes you to your list of addresses where you can begin entering your own, including a label for each such as 'work', 'home', etc. Once a label has been applied to a location, Google Maps can recognize and auto-complete the label as well, saving you from having to re-type all those addresses. Auto-completing even works when searching for businesses, as in the example provides in their blog's announcement post: typing a business search like 'pizza near work' can expand the label 'work', provided you've entered one.

This is a really slick and time-saving feature, and it'll be great to see if Google takes it a few steps further some day. I would love it if Google Maps could tie into my Gmail account and offer the ability to auto-complete addresses from my contacts. So if I begin to type 'beer near John Doe', Google Maps can be the facilitator for even speedier alcohol consumption. Ah, the wonders of technology.

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