我还真是孤陋寡闻了，或者是世界变化太快了？今天才发现GoogleMaps。功能很强大，javascript动态地图，可惜就只有美国地图。不过光是这个新鲜劲就让我把玩了一阵子。Google真是神了，总是退出各种各样的服务。21世纪什么最重要？Idea！相信2004年火透了的Google还会在2005继续吸引人们的眼球。

Google Maps is an online service that allows users in the U.S. to find location information, navigate through maps, and get directions quickly and easily. Google Maps has several unique features:

• Draggable maps – you can click and drag Google maps to view adjacent sections; no more long waits while new areas download.
• Integrated Local search results – Google Maps integrates local search results from Google Local. So to find a pizza place, simply type in “pizza in San Jose”, and pizza places appear at various locations on your map, with phone numbers for each location on the right side of the page.
• Turn-by-turn directions – Type in an address and Google Maps plots the route for you, displaying it visually on the map itself, together with step-by-step directions for getting there (or back from there). When you click on one of these steps (say, “turn left”), you see a floating bubble with a magnified view of the area mentioned in the directions.
• Keyboard shortcuts – You can use arrow keys to pan left, right, up and down. The Page Up, Page Down, Home and End keys let you pan out even wider. And you can zoom in with the plus (+) key and zoom out with the minus (-) key.

To learn more about these and other cool features, try the Google Maps tour.

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