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« Custom Google Map Of The Magic Kingdom | Main | Airport Extreme, Super Duper, And A Good Night's Sleep » May 11, 2007My Google MapsGoogle rolled out a new feature on their mapping service not too long ago, called "My Maps." I noticed the new "My Maps" tab in the interface, but, truthfully, hadn't really explored it until yesterday, when I saw that someone had gone through and built a My Map of the Magic Kingdom. So today, I'm in Jeff's office and engaged in a little impromptu Disney geekery, showing off the Magic Kingdom My Map and pointing out differences between the Magic Kindgom and Disneyland. At which point, the subject of My Maps - and their inherent coolness - came up, and I had to confess that I'd not, you know, uh, played with 'em. (Uh, Iwasbusywithworkandjustmovedandbesidesit'sbeenalongweek...) So then Jeff smoothly moves into his "I'm giving a demo" voice and explains that My Maps lets you define collections of points on a map and then save them - perfect, say, for planning a vacation. If you're off to London, you could easily start a My Map for the trip, plotting the location of the London Eye, Big Ben, The Tower of London and so on. Then, when you're figuring out what to do with your day, it's easy to see what should be done at the same time, and the distances you need to cover. Another killer use is having My Maps to store and plot a collection of restaurants you're itching to try. Jeff is already doing this, so at one point he did the double-click thing and I found myself staring at a map of Seattle, decorated with pushpins representing restaurants that I've heard a lot about ... but, like Jeff, have never tried. And thus, the lightbulb went on. Naturally, I've spent a chunk of my afternoon re-creating Jeff's concept for my own personal use (swanky, gotta-try-it restaurants in Seattle), but am realizing that planning my vacations is going to be a lot, lot more fun. Maps can be shared, too. So I ask, dear readers - what are you going to put in your My Map? Send it along! Posted by Gavin Shearer at May 11, 2007 5:28 PM. Posted to Geek. CommentsSomehow, I doubt you'd be interested in a map of the local quilt and yarn shops... Posted by: Judy H. Post a commentThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)« Custom Google Map Of The Magic Kingdom | Main | Airport Extreme, Super Duper, And A Good Night's Sleep » |
