How to embed a Google Map on your website or blog

There are quite a few websites which show you how to embed a Google Map on your website or blog. One of them is My Maps Plus. My Maps Plus is a site that lets you embed maps created using Google My Maps into any blog or website. Google My Maps feature allows you to create mashups which then can be embedded into your website or your blog (click here to view my previous blogpost on Google My Maps) . Another useful website is map-generator.net which allows you to generate your own map and embed it to your homepage. Other cool services include Frappr which is a web based community mapper another web 2.0 service developed after Google released the API for the Google Maps service.

Below is a map I created using Google My Maps and using My Maps Plus to embed it.






Further inf visit here or check previous blogs for Google maps and Google mapplets.

Popfly Mashup Service

Microsoft has launched a new mashup application called Popfly designed for people who do not know how to develope codes.

The free online srvice which is still at its Alpha stage provides a way to construct mashups by combining various web 2.0 applications. The application users microsoft's Silverlight browser plugin which is now in beta. In order to use Popfly Alpha, you have to sent an invitation request. For more info visit webware blog post on popfly.

Below are videos showing what popfly is,its features and how to use the application.

To checkout my embedded mashup click here.

Google Maps: Draggable Driving Directions

Now you can customize your driving directions on Google Maps by simply dragging & dropping the default directions to your preferred roads or highways, route around traffic, or add multiple stops on your way.

Google Mapplets

Google Mapplets are a new feature of Google Maps that combines the Google Gadgets API with the Google Maps API to allow embedding mini-applications within the Google Maps website.

Microsoft's Popfly

Trying out the new popfly mashup tool