London: Google now has the plan to charge websites that use its maps service more than the limit of 25,000 map “hits” per day.
Websites, especially travel firms, use Google Maps API service to link customers to a view of the destinations they inquire about.
From January 1, 2012, the search giant will charge these websites for heavy usage of its service.
Google is rumoured to be charging 4 dollars per 1,000 views in excess of the limit.
Google denies reneging on its ‘do no evil’ mantra with the charge, insisting that it ‘will only affect 0.35% of users’. It has also given Google Maps users a two-month jump on the charge to allow high users to change supplier if necessary. ‘We understand that the introduction of these limits may be concerning,’ said Thor Mitchell, Google Maps product manager.
Google argues that the charge will help to fund increased development of its Google Maps technology: ‘We need to secure its long-term future by ensuring that even when used by the highest-volume for-profit sites, the service remains viable,’ says Mitchell.
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