Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Find more, do more
找更多，做更多
On the Google Maps page, click on the "show search options" link on the right of the search box. Following this link will add a drop-down menu with options for refining your search. Choosing "user-created content" enables you to utilize the knowledge of local experts across the world.
So, after a long day on the water, you'll probably want to relax. Instead of renting a movie, explore the world via user-created content.
Lord of the Rings fan? Search for Lord of the Rings in New Zealand and find out such fan-tastic things as where the hobbits hid under the tree in the first movie to escape from the Nazgul.
Planning a trip down the Loch Ness river in the UK but was scared about a potential monster sighting? Search for monster near Loch Ness, UK and track where he has (allegedly) been and even what he looks like!
Planning an outdoor date? Searched for hikes in San Francisco. However, be sure to also check for any wildfires in San Francisco before heading out if you want there to be a second date.
Prefer dancing over hikes? Check out some awesome break dancing on the New York subway.
Try it out today and experience for yourself all the cool user-created content on Google Maps!
For a demonstration, check out this video for Seinfeld places in New York:
Posted by Courtney Lischke, Product Marketing Manager 
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via Google LatLong by elaine on 9/24/08
One of my passions is kitesurfing and as many of us enthusiasts know, Cape Town, South Africa is one of the best places in the world for the sport. Interested in checking it out? Curious about the conditions? Searching for "Kitesurfing Cape Town" will immediately show you the best places to go as well as provide you with photos from Flickr and Panoramio and videos from YouTube, all of which prove why South Africa is one of the best places in the world for this sport. Check out Andries from Cabrinha landing a 80 foot jump here and you'll see what I mean!The user-created content on Google maps enables you to search maps created by users all over the world. I was amazed at all the exciting things I could discover here.
On the Google Maps page, click on the "show search options" link on the right of the search box. Following this link will add a drop-down menu with options for refining your search. Choosing "user-created content" enables you to utilize the knowledge of local experts across the world.
So, after a long day on the water, you'll probably want to relax. Instead of renting a movie, explore the world via user-created content.
Lord of the Rings fan? Search for Lord of the Rings in New Zealand and find out such fan-tastic things as where the hobbits hid under the tree in the first movie to escape from the Nazgul.
Planning a trip down the Loch Ness river in the UK but was scared about a potential monster sighting? Search for monster near Loch Ness, UK and track where he has (allegedly) been and even what he looks like!
Planning an outdoor date? Searched for hikes in San Francisco. However, be sure to also check for any wildfires in San Francisco before heading out if you want there to be a second date.
Prefer dancing over hikes? Check out some awesome break dancing on the New York subway.
Try it out today and experience for yourself all the cool user-created content on Google Maps!
For a demonstration, check out this video for Seinfeld places in New York:
Posted by Courtney Lischke, Product Marketing Manager
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