Comments on: Google makes mashups easy, even for me

The search giant's new My Maps feature lets anyone create customizable maps with photos and video, regardless of technical know-how.
Photos: Google maps out mashups
Video: Mashups for all

[alexthecat]

Microsoft's had these features in Virtual Earth for over a year...

How about some honest reporting CNET? here is Google plain and simple copying Microsoft, and you dont say a word... if this was reverse, you will be all full of yourselves on how Microsft lost the ability to innovate... would be nice to stop the Google bias for a change and get the real news - you are like CNN "Breaking news!!!", any news from your frat boys is real news.

GREAT unbiased reporting, just great, no wonder the bloggers kill you.

Yea, Linux+Mono Rulz!

[ryanhirschey]

Yes, Indeed...

MS has had this ability in local.live.com, with shareable maps (aka "collections"), etc. for awhile now. It's easy to use. They even had a promo where famous folk made mashup maps of their favorite restaurants, etc., although if I were a star I wouldn't necessarily post that info.

[Fil0403]

...and who cares? Not CNET for sure.

Microsoft only gets headlines on CNET when a bug is found in one of their products.

[trueview]

Check it

Why do you promote a company which breaks the law who keeps videos out there which clearly violates the laws of the land? See peekvid.com which contains 1000's of pirated movies Google retains & refuses to delete...... the Google CEO, Larry etc., were directly alerted over 6 months ago, persistently, to take them all down. They do not because they hide behind their interpretation of DMCA laws, and use those motivations and the movies as a lever into business negotiations with content owners? I think it is F1 bad for NEWS.COM to encourage Google. Do you agree with these kind of principles, or NO?

[tlcoles]

Not a trueview

Putting aside the thought that you may be trying to drive traffic to the "peek" with a post like this, a business news site would be in violation of the principals of journalism to forgo reporting on a corporate story regardless of the allegedly illegal misdeeds of the company in question.

[claypotsny]

Already live

There's a 'My Maps' tab on GG maps now live...

[Highwire]

JPEG Map

Where can I find a service that will allow me to place markers on a road map and convert the result into a jpeg file? I'd like to use these in a travelog slide show.

[clamoreaux]

make a JPEG/GIF

I have been marking up maps and saving them as GIF files for several years with Microsoft Streets and Trips. I assume it can also save to JPEG files, or else you can convert them. I use the "save as web page" feature and then rename the saved GIF I am interested in.

[AlienEric]

Google Mashups

This reminds me of some users who done the mashups and shared them through http://www.mobdown.com/ which was really great stuff. Did some downloads from http://www.mobdown.com/ and then added them to my blog, which really make things simpler.