Google Maps Adds Dead Easy Map Embedding
Google has added a long-awaited feature to Google Maps, one that makes it as easy to embed a Google Map as it is to embed a YouTube video. In fact, it’s almost the same procedure.
Just open any map of anything, either a specific location, driving directions, a MyMaps user-created mashup, or anything in between, and click “Link to this page”. You’ll get a frame with a text box containing your embed code, and you can paste it anywhere that supports it, including blogs and social networks. There’s even a link to go to another page to customize your map, editing the size of the map.
Here’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, near my home:
And some driving directions:
Try as I might, I can’t embed a MyMaps map. No matter what I do, the embedded map just shows the location, not the mashup. That’s a shame, because the ability to create my own mashup is really cool, but it just didn’t work out.
[…] Google Maps Adds Dead Easy Map Embedding (InsideGoogle) […]
Pingback by Everyone Blogs About The Same Thing - Google Edition « Adam Aaron Hirsch | August 22, 2007
[…] Google Maps Adds Dead Easy Map Embedding (InsideGoogle) […]
Pingback by Everyone Blogs About The Same Thing - Google Edition | The Fatty Talks by Adam Hirsch | August 26, 2007
Funny, I would’ve thought that Google would have these emdeds working in Google Reader. Hopefully that’ll come soon.
Comment by Martin | August 26, 2007
hi there
im having a major issue with google maps!
i have a video - i want to embed it into the little place marker on google maps (my google map).
i preferably want to have a player attached to the video and not just the video itself.
the video will ONLY embed without the attached player.
i want the player.
i want the players colours (as its red and thats the companys colours).
please please please can someone help me??
even my friend in google who works with these bloody maps doesnt know the solution. he suggested an iframe… needless to say that didnt work either.
arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghh.
thank u so much for ur time,
kindest
shonagh x x
Comment by shonagh | September 7, 2007
[…] search product, has added the ability to share maps by embedding them in a website, just like Google Maps did 20 days ago*. Hit an embed link in the upper-right hand corner of any city.ask.com page and get an overlay on […]
Pingback by AskCity Gets Embedded Maps, Too, Plus Re-Routing and Zip Code Search » InsideGoogle » part of the Blog News Channel | September 11, 2007