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Coming soon: embed a Google Map on your web page
Google plans to launch a new feature allowing you to embed Google Maps on any website just as easily as you can embed a YouTube video. Along with a permalink for the URL of a map, you'll have the option of copying and pasting an embeddable line of code.But wait, we hear you say isn't there already a way to embed maps on web sites? Isn't that why I see them everywhere I go? Well, yes. But it takes a bit of technical know how and a Google maps API key.
The new move will help bring Google Maps to the masses. Because, you know, they're so exclusive right now.
The embedded maps will be just like the real thing, with aerial, hybrid, and street views. But we predict most people will just use them to point out party directions and highlight the locations of the nearest places to pick up cheap booze on your way to said party.
[via Mashable]
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Martin said 12:31AM on 8-15-2007
But there is a google gadget that allows you to publish a map without any hassle... so what's new?
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graham said 7:45AM on 8-15-2007
It would be cool if you could put a route on there too like when you get directions.
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Charles said 9:27AM on 8-15-2007
You can already do this on the Mac with a web widget in iWeb '08.
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