Google launches MyMaps

April 5th, 2007

“Google has just released a significant update to Google Maps which allows anyone to, in a sense, create their own maps “mashups” - or what they call “My Maps”. Google was kind enough to demo the new features to me on Wednesday. Look at Google Maps for a new tab on the left which lets you view and create “My Maps”. The user interface for creating content is point and click and uses many of the same approaches and functionality as seen in Google Earth. For example, you can create placemarks, paths, or shapes. For descriptions, you can even use a familiar rich text formatting mode to dress up your descriptions, or use HTML if you prefer. The end result of this new update is that Google Maps and Google Earth are coming closer together in many respects…” (Read full article here)

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