Google Maps Creation Tools/Tutorials

• How to Make Your Own Web Mashup - with great pointers for Google Maps mashing (From ProgrammableWeb.com)
• Google Maps Webcast - New to Google Maps and Google Local? There are a lot of text based how-tos and tutorials out on the web, but if you want to lean back, watch and listen to a presentation, watch this one. Kyle Mulka will walk you through an intro to Google Maps and how to make use the API. He has also provided ALL resources on his website and the PowerPoint he uses in this presentation. This presentation is time well spent to get your head around Google Maps in an informal and easy-to-follow way. I highly recommend taking the time to listen and watch this webcast.
  
• HOW TO: Embedded Google Maps - A short introduction to Google Maps mashing.
• Official Google Maps API Blog: JavaScript Versioning - the new JavaScript versioning feature has arrived, and it will mean a couple of changes for you.
• Google Maps API Basic Tutorial
  
• Google Maps + Wikipedia = GoogleMapsExtension - GoogleMapsExtension lets wiki users insert satellite and street maps with custom place markers. [via]
• Google Maps WordPress plugin - for the WordPress blogging platform)
• UK Streetmap Firefox Extension - Simple Google Local (Maps) UK streetmap search from context menu.

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