A collection of Google Maps hacks

Tim points to a post at O’Reilly Radar that has a nice summary of about 15 Google Maps hacks. I predict an explosion of these types of hacks now that Google has released an official API. (I’m really sticking my neck out on that one!) More importantly, we need to have some tools to make it easier to create annotated maps. I want to make maps with pushpins stuck in points of local historical significance. I want to have students create maps to accompany the perennial “what I did on my summer vacation” essays. I want to use Google Maps to show me where I can find free wi-fi in my city. And I don’t want to have to edit a raw XML file to do it!