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Google Releases Maps API for External Use

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

bahree writes "Google now has officially released their API's for Google Maps; till now there were a few hacks in place such as my where I work, but now its all supported. You would need to get a key, which is associated with a specific url, you can get that here and also read up on all the fun details here." CT: Sorry for the dupe. Teach me to forget to relaunch my mail client.

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  1. Google retains the right to put advertising... by amembleton · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Google retains the right to put advertising on the map in the future.

    That is intersting. Perhaps they will add advertising for cerain locations. They might add a starbucks logo over each of their coffee shops on the map. It would be a good way to pay for it and thus keep it free for developers.

  2. Re:dupe by ZorinLynx · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If Slashdot's search engine actually worked, and didn't return five million unrelated articles if you enter more than one search term, maybe we'd be able to use it.

    How come that hasn't been fixed anyway?

    -Z