The National Day Golden Week holiday in 2013 is just around the corner, and many college students are planning their holiday travels. In recent years, with the rapid popularization of smartphones, students often choose apps for flight subscriptions, flight inquiries, and travel guides to access information anytime and anywhere. This year during the National Day holiday, the SoSo Street View Map launched by Tencent has been highly sought after by many students traveling out of town, becoming a popular app for downloads on mobile phones.
The reporter found a Weibo post mentioning the SoSo Street View Map and interviewed the blogger, who identified as a college student — Xiao Ou, a freshman from a university in Beijing. As soon as Xiao Ou mentioned the SoSo Street View Map, he couldn't stop praising it. He said that before the college entrance examination, he had seen the SoSo Street View Map’s data collection vehicle on the streets of his hometown, but at the time he didn’t know what the vehicle was for. He only thought its appearance was quite unique, drawing the attention of many onlookers as it drove by.
The WeChat Street View feature caused a sensation when it was launched, and during the National Day holiday, it also took on the important task of helping people find lost or separated family and friends.
Xiao Ou said that because it is both a street view map and has navigation features, many of his classmates who go on self-driving trips also downloaded the SoSo Street View Map before the holiday. The cool experience of the street view and its straightforward visual presentation give the impression that traditional mobile maps are outdated — this is why everyone loves using the SoSo Street View Map.
On September 16, Tencent CEO Ma Huateng revealed at the press conference for the Tencent-Sogou investment deal that the SoSo Street View Map will be renamed Tencent Maps in the future and will have greater opportunities for development. He expressed hope that Tencent Maps will bring users more surprises in the future and become a standard essential for holiday travel.