Wednesday, July 9, 2008

In the blogs: Create a Code-Free Google Map in 3 Easy Steps

http://graphicdesignr.net/blog/2008/07/09/create-a-code-free-
google-map-in-3-easy-steps/

Go to Google Docs and create a new spreadsheet, or import an existing spreadsheet. You can have a lot or just a little information in the spreadsheet, but you will must have at least three columns: A title for the map points, a description and an address. A column to rank the information is optional.
Everyone should realize that making a Google Map is not hard! Where consultants like me come in is when an organization needs greater functionality, such as search, filtering, tagging, etc. and integrating Google Maps into their existing data management system. For instance, for one recent client I had to write an integration layer to pull their data from SugarCRM, a customer relationship management platform (same idea as Salesforce.com).

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