Map Personalization

[jducoeur]

Just a minor note for the geeks in the audience (from the googlecodeupdte feed): check out this map from Google. Perfectly ordinary, but it turns out that you can control the label that shows up on the map, by putting it into the URL. Perfect for party invitations, and a reminder of why I like Google...

Comments

Not quite the URL

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

Apparently you can search for anything like that. In the search string area, after you finish the address, insert (This Is My Label).

Re: Not quite the URL

[metageek.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but being able to put it in the URL--or even have a stable URL in the first place--is what makes it interesting.

When I was setting up a Web page with directions for our wedding, back in 1997, I was irritated to find that Mapquest's URL was session-specific, so I couldn't just link to it. It's nice to hear that Google's more sensible.

Re: Not quite the URL

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

Oh, I quite understand. I was only notating that you don't have to edit the URL that they generate for you...