I've mentioned previously that I was going on a Google diet. I don't want to be too tied into one product. So I tried A9for a while. Went back to Google. Tried Yahoo mail. Went back to Google. I'm gaining weight on my Google diet. Anyway, so Google now announced a new service called "MyMaps" - you can create and save personal maps - an excellent tool that I imagine conference organizers, geography teachers, tourist attractions, etc. will find immediate use for. I spent exactly two minutes putting together a personalized map of where I was born and where I work. Incredibly simple. The Google Blog has a series of great examples (done by people with more discipline than I possess) of MyMaps, including use of pictures to highlight key attractions. People have been doing this with Google Maps for a while, but not with the drop-dead simplicity available here. Awesome stuff. I hate Google.
Posted by gsiemens at April 5, 2007 10:42 AM | TrackBack