Google Maps is showing a redesign here, though I don"t know in what occasions it shows and whether it"s experimental or meant to go live for everyone. At the moment in Firefox (but not Internet Explorer, and also not in Firefox on another computer) I"m seeing the orange tabs gone; instead, there"s now a light blue bar on top with plain blue links reading "Get Directions" and "My Maps". The search examples are now printed in gray inside the input box itself, as opposed to above it. A slight shadow effect makes the map area look embedded in the page, and it"s now spanning towards the right and bottom browser limits without padding. I think the new design looks a bit lighter and ...
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