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AOL's MapQuest has announced the launch of "360 View," a feature that may remind Google users of Google Maps Street view. For now, it's available for 30 cities and 15 suburbs in the United States, with more on the way. "We have studied our industry, gleaning tidbits here and there, and polled our customer base in creating a simple, easy-to-use interface that fits seamlessly into the MapQuest mapping experience you have come to know and understand," says MapQuest. You can tell when an area has 360 View coverage when you are zoomed out. It looks something like this: When searching for specific places, the coverage is presented in a format very similar to Google's. There is a button for it alongside the the other buttons like "Gas Continue reading →