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Google launches Mapplets, gadgets for maps
Google has added in Mapplets to Google Maps today. It was previously offered in a preview mode. Mapplets are like mini applications that can be embedded into the Google Maps site.
Google currently has standard Mapplets available including Real Estate Search, Photos, Gas Prices, Distance Measurement tool, Earth as Art, and Crop Circles. Mapplets are essentially Google Gadgets that can work with Google Maps using Flash or Javascript and the API's.
Google Mapplets can be found under the "My Maps" tab. Additional mapping gadgets can also be added to user profiles. These include some interesting ones as Famous Photos, Earthquake search, Chicago Transit, and Flickr photos.
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With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
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