Additional info such as availability, price and working hours are displayed as well. Currently FluShot lists clinics and pharmacy chains across 20 US states and more data added daily.

Features:

• Flu vaccination shot locator for your city.
• Lists locations for both seasonal and H1N1 vaccinations.
• Currently site lists clinics and pharmacy chains across 20 US states.
• Additional info such as availability, price and working hours are also displayed.
• Free, no sign up needed.
• Similar tools: Google Flu Trends, FluTracker and more in 5 Websites To Get Swine Flu Facts.

Check out FluShot @ http://maps.google.com/flushot

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• Google Flu Trends: Track World Flu Activity With Google
• FluTracker: Map Of Swine Flu Cases Across the Globe
• UCompareHealthcare: Compare Local Healthcare Providers
• Trusera: Get Practical Answers to Health Problems
• SymptomChecker: Check Medical Symptoms & What They Mean

If you’ve got Google Earth installed then chances are that you also have the plugin installed in your browser. Select a location to model, align the 3D shapes with the photos and submit it to the Google 3D warehouse for review. You would need to sign in to your Google account before you submit your model for review. If accepted, your model would be added to Google Earth and you’d be credited for the same.

Features:

• Add 3D building models to Google Earth.
• The tool is web based and requires Google Earth plugin.
• Use Google SketchUp to edit and modify the structures.
• Submit for review and wait for Google team to approve it.

Check out GoogleBuildingMaker @ www.google.com/buildingmaker (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• MapaList: Map Address List on top of a Map
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type
• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile
• Xm.my: Create Short Map Links for Any Location

From the page:

Map URLs are long. For example, the actual Google Maps link to San Diego looks like this:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=San+Diego&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=30.957823,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California&ll=32.730108,-117.170563&spn=0.128233,0.220757&z=12

Try tweeting or texting this – not a lot of fun. An Xm.my URL of San Diego looks like this:

http://xm.my/3W6r

The application is easy to use and there is no sign up. To create a short map link, simply choose a location on a map by entering its address or dragging the marker to desired point, add a name and then click on “save map” button. That’s it!

Xm.my also allows you to add your Flickr photos to maps and provides ready made airport code maps. For example, San Francisco International becomes http://xm.my/SFO, London Heathrow is http://xm.my/LHR.

Features:

• Create short map links.
• Quickly share map links on Twitter, Facebook or Delicious.
• Option to add your Flickr photos to maps.
• Provides ready made airport code maps.
• No registration needed.
• Similar tools: MapOf.it and Remapr.

Check out Xm.my @ www.xm.my

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• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type
• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• SpotCrime : Get Crime Reports for your Neighborhood
• MapaList: Map Address List on top of a Map
• Dial Directions: Driving Directions on Your Mobile

To get more details, click country of your interest and you will be presented an overview with a heat map and a line chart showing the flu trend over a period of time.

Many countries such as the UK, Ireland, Iceland, China and all of Africa are omitted from the map. However you are given results for all of North America and continental Europe where flu trends (especially with Swine Flu) are on the rise.

You can also download Flu Trends Data, which is all of the data concerning flu trends dating back to 2003.

Features:

• Interactive map of flu trends dating back to 2003.
• Covers much of the Western World and Japan.
• Run by the charitable arm of the Google search engine.
• Gives you heat map and a line chart showing a flu trend.
• Similar tools: There is a FluTracker and some more in 5 Websites To Get Swine Flu Facts.

Check out Google Flu Trends @ www.google.org/flutrends (by Dean Sherwin)

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• FluTracker: Map Of Swine Flu Cases Across the Globe
• FluShot: Flu Shot Locator From Google
• UCompareHealthcare: Compare Local Healthcare Providers
• Trusera: Get Practical Answers to Health Problems
• SymptomChecker: Check Medical Symptoms & What They Mean

It provides options to view other crime details like kidnapping, arson etc and also lets you sort by type of crime, date or distance. Plus view crime information within specific dates.

Features

• See crime reports by zip code in North American cities.
• No sign up required. Just enter the city name or a zip code to get results.
• Sort crimes by type, distance and location.
• View crimes within a date range.
• Similar site: SpotCrime.

Check out CrimeReports @ www.crimereports.com (via Lifehacker) (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• SpotCrime : Get Crime Reports for your Neighborhood
• ZipMaps: Find Out Zip Code For Any Place in the US
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type
• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Xm.my: Create Short Map Links for Any Location

You can view data for any period by simply adjusting a slidebar timeline that runs along the bottom of the map. The conflicts are marked with red markers and also listed in the map sidebar.

The downside to this site is that it only maps location and dates, it would have been nice if related information about conflicts was also available. You can also read related Wikipedia article  for each conflict by clicking (i) marker.

Features:

• Shows world conflicts and their locations on a map.
• Covers all wars that happened between 3000 BC – 2005.
• Adjust a sidebar timeline to view the conflicts of particular period.
• What’s missing: related information about listed conflicts.When? Why? etc.
• Read related Wikipedia article for each conflict by clicking (i) marker.
  
• Free and simple to use.

Check out ConflictHistory @ www.conflicthistory.com

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• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile
• Xm.my: Create Short Map Links for Any Location
• WorldNamesProfiler: Surname Map Of The World

The business listings are also displayed as markers on local area maps. Clicking on the marker reveals the name and the nature of the deal offered and requirements (i.e. must have a discount coupon).

Features:

• Find businesses in local area that offer deals, discounts and promotions.
• Search by keyword or location (City, State or Zipcode).
• Refine results by category, valid date, week day and business type.
• Business listings are presented on a local area map (powered by Google Maps).
• Free, available to US only.
• Similar tools: MashSpots.

Check out Offeretti @ www.offeretti.com

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• Mashspots: Cool Local Business Locator on Google Maps
• Wayfaring: Create & Share Custom Maps Online
• TellMe : Free Local Directory Assisstance
• Schmap: Free City Guides on your PC and Mobile
• PrimoSpot: Find a Parking Spot in New York City (NYC)

You could also zoom in to find city-specific information, number of fatal cases and check out different map visualizations to get more information about the spread of the disease.

Features

• Check swine flu outbreaks on Google Maps.
• See which regions are more affected and find the number of fatal cases.
• Zoom in to find out city specific information.
• Different visualization options available.
• Also see our article on similar topic “Swine Flu – 5 Websites To Get the Facts and Follow Updates“.

Check out FluTracker @ www.flutracker.rhizalabs.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• UCompareHealthcare: Compare Local Healthcare Providers
• Trusera: Get Practical Answers to Health Problems
• SymptomChecker: Check Medical Symptoms & What They Mean

1 – Select Flickr photos.
2 – Customize map.
3 – Save and share it online.

The maps with photos on them can be easily customized in terms of size and color. The site doesn’t require any registration, however if you sign up you will be able to save and manage all your Flickr photo maps in one place online.

iMapFlickr in action:

Features:

• Google Maps & Flickr mashup tool.
• Create custom Google Maps and map your Flickr photos.
• Create as many maps as you like.
• Embed ready maps on your website or blog.
• Share by forwarding a link.
• Customize the size and color of maps.
• Free, no registration necessary.
• Sign up to save and store your maps online.

Check out iMapFlickr @ www.imapflickr.com

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• Wrapr: Cool Panoramic Image Viewer
• Wayfaring: Create & Share Custom Maps Online
• PictoBrowser
• oSkope: Visual Search for eBay, Youtube, Flickr …
• Offeretti: Local Business Discounts Search Engine

Additionally, users may leave comments on maps, track favorite users, embed maps they like in blogs and quickly share them with others via email.

Features:

• Create personalized information maps easily.
• Share maps and embed them in your blogs.
• Collaborate with others and add more information to your maps.
• Comment on and track the maps of other users.
• Similar tools: UMapper, MapaList and QuickMaps.

Check out Wayfaring @ www.wayfaring.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Offeretti: Local Business Discounts Search Engine
• MoveOutlines: Compare Countries, Lakes & Landmarks
• Mezzoman : Meet in the Middle
• Mashspots: Cool Local Business Locator on Google Maps
• MapMyRun : Plan and Map your Running Routes

Features:

• Find geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) for any point on a Google map.
• Find coordinates of a specific location.
• See in what timezone the point/place is located.

Check out Get Lat Lon @ www.getlatlon.com

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• Tmeet.me: Easy Way To Tweet Locations
• ScribleMaps: Mark & Draw On Maps Online
• Filmaps: Film Locations Finder
• FamousLocations: Find Out Where Movies Were Filmed
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type

There are three ways you can search the site:

1. Search on a map, simply click on any location and the site will display all entries related to that place.
2. Search by zip code, city, town and area.
3. Search by movie title, TV show or actor’s name.

Clicking on a particular movie title brings up a page with a list of locations along with the map and related images.

The site is completely free and there is no registration needed for searching and browsing, the sign up is only required if you are willing to contribute.

Features:

• Find out where TV shows are filmed.
• Search site and and browse by clicking a place of interest on Google maps.
• Contribute to the website by adding info and uploading related images or videos.
• The site is free and the registration is only required for contributing.
• Similar site: Filmaps.

Check out FamousLocations @ www.famouslocations.com

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• Filmaps: Film Locations Finder
• Tmeet.me: Easy Way To Tweet Locations
• ScribleMaps: Mark & Draw On Maps Online
• GetLatLon: Find latitude and longitude coordinates of any place
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type

The site lets you search for drives by location on the map or browse by categories like road drives, trail drives and track drives. Each entry is presented with a distinctive marker clicking on which shows you more details.

The site also offer iPhone and Blackberry apps which enable you to easily plot your drives with photos, videos, notes, and then upload them to your NationOfGo profile.

Demo video:

Features:

• Discover cool driving trails in your city or state.
• Share your favorite places with other enthusiasts.
• Join groups and find driving events.
• Upload photos and videos.
• Search driving trails by location or by category.
• iPhone and Blackberry apps are available.
• Similar sitea: MotorTopia.

Check out NationOfGo @ www.nationofgo.com

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• Trapster: Get Alerted About Speed Traps On Your Way
• PrimoSpot: Find a Parking Spot in New York City (NYC)
• OhMyGas: Find The Cheapest Gas Prices In Your Area
• Google Ride Finder: Find Taxi, Limousine or Shuttle in the Area
• GasPenny: Find The Cheapest Gas Station in Your Area

Adding memories is easy, simply enter location, select related track and add memories along with your namE. That musical memory will then appear on the map. There is also an option to click through and purchase any song you like.

Features:

• Map your musical memories on the map online.
• Check out memories of other users.
• Google Maps mashup.
• Browse memories by artist, track or location.
• Check out top and recent memories.
• Free, no sign up needed.

Check out AwayWeGo @ www.awaywegothemovie.co.uk

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• SpotCrime : Get Crime Reports for your Neighborhood
• QuickMaps : Create Maps With Directions
• PrimoSpot: Find a Parking Spot in New York City (NYC)
• NYCFoodMap: NYC Restaurants Map
• GTalkProfile: Quick Way To Find Gtalk Users In Your Area

Try examples below:

- www.remapr.com/italy
- www.remapr.com/downing_street_10_london_UK
- http://www.remapr.com/pentagon

Features:

• Quick and simple way to share maps with others.
• No registration needed.
• Similar tools: MapOf.it

Check out Remapr @ www.remapr.com

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• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile
• Xm.my: Create Short Map Links for Any Location
• WorldNamesProfiler: Surname Map Of The World

It provides various filter and map viewing options. You can visualize data on the map in both 2D and 3D format. In order to use 3D, you would need to install the Google Earth browser plug-in.

Below are screenshots of custom data examples created using KmlFactBook.

Features:

• Visualize data from CIA world factbook database on Google Maps.
• Download Google Earth kml files and use in your projects.
• View maps in 3D using Google Earth browser plug-in.
• No registration required to view data.
• Similar site: FactBook

Check out KmlFactBook @ www.kmlfactbook.org (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• WorldClock: Displays Interesting Real Time World Statistics
• World Freedom Atlas: Global Stats on Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights etc.
• InternetWorldStats: Find Out Internet Usage Stats For Any Country
• Google Internet Stats: Check Internet Stats and Facts Across Different Sectors
• Google Flu Trends: Track World Flu Activity With Google

It’s pretty simple. First, drag the bookmarklet onto your browser toolbar. When you see an address on a web page simply highlight it with your mouse and click on the Bookmaplet. A small pop-up frame will appear in the top right corner of the screen displaying the location of the address on a map.

Features:

• Map an address without leaving the page you are on.
• Free, no installation or registration needed.

Check Out Bookmaplet @ www.bookmaplet.com (via lifehacker)

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• MapaList: Map Address List on top of a Map

It usually plans with a 3 day trip in mind and shows the major tourist attractions of the city you need to visit over that 3 day period and the exact timings of the visit.

Since Google City Tours has just been launched and currently a labs project, it isn’t perfect and there is scope for improvement in the tour plans which it comes up with. However, as it evolves it could turn out to be an extremely useful service for travelers and tourists.

Check out Google City Tours@ www.citytours.googlelabs.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• WhatsOnWhen: Local Event Guide For Over 500 World Destinations
• UniversalPackingList: Online Traveling Packing List Generator
• TriptropNYC: Travel Time Map For New York City
• TripChill: Mobile Travel Assistant with Real Time Alerts
• Trazzler: Get Unique Travel Destination Recommendations

To see how it looks, see example comparisons: Iraq to Texas, Golden Gate Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge, Tiananmen Square to Red Square.

To compare places simply click on the reference Map and draw an outline of the place. As you draw your outline on the reference map it also appears on comparison map where you can drag and zoom to anywhere in the world. The outline keeps the same real-world size as in the top map, so it may become very large or very tiny in the bottom map.

You can also generate a permanent URL that points to a particular comparison and share it with others.

Features:

• Map comparison tool to compare one place to another on the map.
• Compare almost anything including countries, lakes, landmarks… etc.
• Generate a permanent URL associated with particular comparison and share it with others.
• Free and easy to use.

Check out MoveOutlines @ www.mapfrappe.com

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• Mezzoman : Meet in the Middle
• Mashspots: Cool Local Business Locator on Google Maps
• MapMyRun : Plan and Map your Running Routes

For example, let’s say you want to find out in which African countries people mainly speak in English? All you have to do is first choose the Africa and then click on the English language. The results will b showing all English speaking countries in Africa. You may then filter/sort results even further using other filters like population, religion, GDP, government type, natural resources, continent, neighbors… etc.

Features:

• Quickly retrieve facts about countries.
• Filter results based on factors like population, language, religion, GDP, government type, natural resources and more.
• Easy to use, free and doesn’t require registration.

Check out FactBook @ http://factbook.bodukai.com

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• KmlFactBook: Maps CIA World Factbook Data on Google Maps
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• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile
• Xm.my: Create Short Map Links for Any Location

If the recommended midpoint between two cities (or addresses) aren’t to your liking you can easily drag the midpoint to desired direction to get a new result set.

Furthermore, the application provides directions from each starting address to the location you pick. To share your meeting point result you can grab a special link and forward it to anyone you want.

Features:

• Find a midpoint between two addresses.
• The site presents results with yelp reviews and ratings.
• Refine meeting points by restaurants, bars, coffee shops, lodging… etc.
• Directions from each starting address to the meeting place are provided.
• Share results by forwarding a link.
• Free and no registration.
• Similar sites: HappyMedia, MeetWays and Mezzoman.

Check out Rendeznew @ www.rendeznew.com

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• TriptropNYC: Travel Time Map For New York City
• NationOfGo: Discover Cool Driving Trails & Roads
• Mezzoman : Meet in the Middle
• MeetWays: Find a Meeting Point in The Middle
• HappyMedian: Meet in the middle

The maps can be also downloaded as KML/GPX file.

Features:

• Draw lines and mark on maps online.
• Scribble or draw lines and arrows.
• Add markers and text.
• Share maps by forwarding email or embedding on your site.
• Save maps on to your computer as KML/GPX.
• Similar apps: UMapper and QuickMaps.

Check out ScribleMaps @ www.scribblemaps.com

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• Tmeet.me: Easy Way To Tweet Locations
• GetLatLon: Find latitude and longitude coordinates of any place
• Filmaps: Film Locations Finder
• FamousLocations: Find Out Where Movies Were Filmed
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type

Zoom in closer to view all the restaurants in a particular neighborhood and click on the mark to get more information about the place: view inside pictures, prices, working hours, special features and read the profile on New York Magazine website.

Features:

• View over 3600 new york restaurants and bars on a Google map.
• Listed restaurants covered and profiled in New York Magazine.
• View restaurants in different neighborhoods, filter them by their star rating, price range, type of cuisine and special features.
• For each restaurant see inside pictures, menu prices, working hours, special features and read the profile from New York Magazine website.

Check out NYCFoodMap @ www.nycfoodmap.com

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• 2itch: Find 24 Hour Open Stores
• TriptropNYC: Travel Time Map For New York City
• SpotCrime : Get Crime Reports for your Neighborhood
• SpecialGourmets: Find restaurants for people with food allergies
• Setup-Tableware: Learn How To Set Up A Table

The application provides a map where locations are marked with dots. Hoovering over any of these dots gives you the location name, and clicking brings up a detailed report showing average temperature, rainfall and daylight charts.

Features:

• Get average weather conditions info for any location worldwide.
• View average temperature, rainfall and daylight data.
• The data is presented on easy to read charts.
• Free and no sign up.

Check out ClimateMap @ www.climate-charts.com/climate-map/

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• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type
• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile
• Xm.my: Create Short Map Links for Any Location
• WorldNamesProfiler: Surname Map Of The World

The time estimations are derived from Metropolitan Transit Authority station-to-station commute time data and walking calculations.

Faetures.

• View NYC journey time map for any two points.
• Compare travel maps for two different addresses side by side.
• Includes Google’s local search.
• No registration needed.

Check out Triptrop NYC @ www.triptropnyc.com

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• TaxiMe: Taxi Fare Calculator for New York
• RideCharge: Online Taxi Booking
• Rendeznew: Find A Midpoint Between Two Addresses
• NYCFoodMap: NYC Restaurants Map
• NationOfGo: Discover Cool Driving Trails & Roads

Features:

• Watch Eurovision music contest videos on Google maps.
• Videos are pulled from YouTube and nicely presented.
• No registration.

Check out Eurovision2009 @ www.microformats.dk/kort/mapchannel/eurovision2009

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• Tagoo: Great Audio & Video Search Engine
• MusicMesh: Watch Clips From Favorite Music Albums
• Ibizaah!: YouTube Video Mixer & Playlist Creator
• GeoBestOfYouTube: Top YouTube Videos By Country
• AwayWeGo: Map Your Musical Memories Online

You don’t need to signup for anything, simply search the location address (or zoom in to find it visually) and once you find the spot type in your Twitter message. Then hit “tmeet this message” button. Afterwards Tmeet.me will redirect you to your Twitter page and automatically insert your message along with a link to the marked location on Google Maps.

Check out Tmeet.me @ www.tmeet.me

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• ScribleMaps: Mark & Draw On Maps Online
• GetLatLon: Find latitude and longitude coordinates of any place
• Filmaps: Film Locations Finder
• FamousLocations: Find Out Where Movies Were Filmed
• Zvents: Find Events in Your Area

Alternatively, you can pick a location and view all the movies that were filmed there. Each movie is presented by it’s poster. Clicking on it lets you view the movie details.

Furthermore you can view related pictures for each movie and leave comments. If you know of additional film location or locations for a movie that is not listed on the site, you can easily add to the locations list.

Features:

• Find out the actual film locations of your favorite movies.
• View film locations on a map, see related pictures and leave comments.
• Pick a location and see all the movies filmed there.
• Add film locations for a movie.
• Free and no sign up.

Check out Filmaps @ www.filmaps.com

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• FamousLocations: Find Out Where Movies Were Filmed
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• ScribleMaps: Mark & Draw On Maps Online
• GetLatLon: Find latitude and longitude coordinates of any place
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type

To view apartment rentals within a particular area, drag the pointer on a map. Filter listings by apartment type and search radius (up to 10 miles). Red listings are expensive, blue ones are cheaper. Click on a listing to see if the price is below or above area’s average. View area’s average rental prices for recent months for all apartment types. Compare area’s prices with nearest neighborhoods.

Features:

• Helps you find affordable apartment rentals in US.
• View up-to date comprehensive apartment rental data and statistics.
• Data aggregated from publicly available rentals sources.
• Compare average prices between different states, cities and neighborhoods.
• View most and least expensive cities.
• View prices for studio, 1, 2 or 3 bedroom apartments within a selected area on a Google Map.
• View area’s average prices for recent months.
• See if an apartment’s rental price is above or below area’s average.
• Free and no registration.
• Similar sites: PadMapper.

Check out MyApartmentMap @ www.myapartmentmap.com (via Lifehacker )

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• PadMapper: Easy Way To Search Craigslist For Rental Property
• HousingMaps: Find Places For Rent & Sale in US
• RentBits: Rental Property Search Engine
• iStopOver: Affordable Short Term Rentals From Owners
• AirBnB: Find Cheap Local Apartments

You can zoom in down to a street level and view the restaurants, bars and shops in the surrounding area using the Street View feature. It also lets you instantly filter apartments based on criteria such as max/min rent, # of bedrooms, max price per bedroom, pictures etc. Pretty cool.

If you found an apartment that interests you, add it to Favorites and view the list later. However, if you want to keep the saved entries beyond your browser session, provide an email and when you close your browser you will be sent the results to your email address.

Features:

• Craigslist apartment search using Google Maps.
• Zoom in/out to view available apartments in the whole country, state/city or a neighbourhood.
• Zoom in closer to view more results in a particular area.
• Filter apartments based on criteria such as max/min rent, # of bedrooms, max price per bedroom, pictures etc.
• View surrounding area of the apartment using the Street View feature.
• Save apartments in Favorites. Provide your email to view them later when you end your session.
• Free and no registration.
• Also see our related post “Top 5 U.S. Apartment Search Engines“

Check out PadMapper @ www.padmapper.com

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• MyApartmentMap: Find Affordable Places to Rent in US
• HousingMaps: Find Places For Rent & Sale in US
• RentBits: Rental Property Search Engine
• iStopOver: Affordable Short Term Rentals From Owners
• AirBnB: Find Cheap Local Apartments

The site database holds data on about 300 million people in 26 countries covering major part of Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and India. You can run a search on a whole database or a particular geographical area or ethnic group (nationality).

Features:

• Surname map site to check geo distribution of any name.
• Search the whole database or a particular country/group.
• Indexes over 300 million people in 26 countries covering most of Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and India.
• No sign-up needed.

Check out WorldNamesProfiler @ www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames

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• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type
• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile
• Xm.my: Create Short Map Links for Any Location
• Write Like An Egyptian

It also shows a man standing at the location and you can click on it to get the exact address of the place. You may also drag him around the map to repeat the process and get updated search results. Other features include ability to email an address easily and a local business locator app for iPhone users.

Features

• Easily search local business listings for any city without knowing the exact address.
• Free to use.
• Based on Google Maps API.
• Embed on your website using the widget.
• iPhone app available.

Check out Mashspots @ www.mashspots.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )

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• Offeretti: Local Business Discounts Search Engine
• Google Ride Finder: Find Taxi, Limousine or Shuttle in the Area
• Wayfaring: Create & Share Custom Maps Online
• TellMe : Free Local Directory Assisstance
• Schmap: Free City Guides on your PC and Mobile

For example:

If you want to get a map of Trafalgar Square in London then you need to type mapof.it/london,trafalgar square and the application will take you to that location on Google Maps.

On the other hand, if you need a direction route between London and Liverpool just type in mapof.it/london:gb/liverpool:gb with a slash between locations.

By default Mapof.it will take you to Google Maps, but if you like a different mapping service for getting maps and routes you can easily change the default setting to other mapping service. To do that, simply type mapof.it/set/<code>, anc change the <code> to corresponding mapping service. See below.

* Google (g) – mapof.it/set/g
* Multimap (mm) – mapof.it/set/mm
* Yahoo! (y) – mapof.it/set/y
* Open Street Map (osm) – mapof.it/set/osm
* Tiny Geocoder/Tiny Multimap Route (t) – mapof.it/set/t

Check out Mapof.it @ www.mapof.it

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• UMapper: Create and Share Route Maps with Friends
• The Route Planner: Get Route Map & Directions Online
• NPRRoadTrip: Get Directions & Radio Stations for Your Road Trip
• NearPostOffice: Find The Nearest Post Office
• MeetWays: Find a Meeting Point in The Middle

As you can see in the above screenshot, it provides a cool diagram which links the main term internet to various sub-terms which are relevant and could be of interest to those who are looking for information on the internet. And if you click on any other term in the map, it further delves into describing that and opening up another similar map. Certainly, a useful research tool.

See demo video below:

Check out Visual Wikipedia @ visualwikipedia.com (Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Navify: A Better Wikipedia (with Images & Videos )
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type
• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile
• Xmarks: Discover Popular Sites Based on Users’ Bookmarks

mailbox locations, nearest mailbox, mailbox locator, locate mailbox, find usps drop box, usps locations, locate ups drop box,

There is also an option to sort/filter stations by USPS mailboxes, USPS collection stations or UPS collection stations.

Features:

• Online mailbox locator.
• Locate USPS mailboxes, USPS collection stations and UPS collection stations.
• All stations are represented with an icon and plotted on a Google map.
• Click on the image icon and get the exact address.
• Also see NearPostOffice – Find The Nearest Post Office.

Check out MailboxMap @ www.mailboxmap.com

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• NearPostOffice: Find The Nearest Post Office
• Zumbox: Direct Your Snail Mail To A Digital Mailbox
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type
• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile

Features:

• Get directions with the list of the NPR radio stations you can listen to on your route.
• Works only for United States.
• No registration needed.
• Similar website: The Route Planner.

Check out NPR Road Trip @ www.nprroadtrip.com

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• UMapper: Create and Share Route Maps with Friends
• The Route Planner: Get Route Map & Directions Online
• NearPostOffice: Find The Nearest Post Office
• MeetWays: Find a Meeting Point in The Middle
• MapOf.it: Simple Way To Get Maps & Directions

As they mention, “Using the power and ease of Google Maps technology, you can now find a hotel, then view actual pictures of the rooms and facilities, compare with other hotels nearby and then make your reservations all from one convenient site.”

I’d say they are doing a good job leveraging Google Maps technology to fetch hotels in the US and Canada region. You can also filter hotels by price and standard or use their toll free numbers given at the top right of the page, to get in touch with them.

Check out SeeYourHotel @ www.seeyourhotel.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )

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• HotelCalculator: Compare Hotel Prices on Multiple Travel Sites
• UMapper: Create and Share Route Maps with Friends
• TravelMapGenerator: Highlight Countries & Create Shareable Maps
• The Route Planner: Get Route Map & Directions Online
• SubwayMaps : Printable Metro Maps

Features

• Find cheapest gas prices in your area
• Track your gas spending
• Report cheapest gas prices in town
• Similar websites: Fuelly, GasBuddy, FuelMeUp and GasPenny.

Check out OhMyGas @ www.ohmygas.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )

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• Trapster: Get Alerted About Speed Traps On Your Way
• GasPenny: Find The Cheapest Gas Station in Your Area
• RealCarTips: Find Out How Much Others Paid for Their Car
• PrimoSpot: Find a Parking Spot in New York City (NYC)
• NationOfGo: Discover Cool Driving Trails & Roads

Additional info such as description, duration, number of views, comments, category and date video was added provided as well.

Features:

• See most popular YouTube videos for different countries.
• Filter videos by period (today, this week, this month, all time )
• No sing up or registration needed.

Visit GeoBestOfYouTube @ geobestofyoutube.gmapify.fr

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• Magma: Puts Most Popular Internet Videos on One Page
• ZuiTube: Online Videos For Children
• YouTubePodcaster: Convert YouTube Results to MP4 Podcast Feeds
• YouTube Auto Buffer: Makes YouTube Better [Greasemonkey]
• YouFlow: Browse YouTube & Watch Multiple Videos At Once

Just type in the details of your journey and almost instantly get the driving directions and a route a map. See above screenshot.

Features:

• Plan travel route and get driving directions online.
• Plan and print as many directions as you like.
• Clutter free and easy to use interface.
• No signup needed.

Check out TheRoutePlanner @ www.the-routeplanner.com

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• UMapper: Create and Share Route Maps with Friends
• SpeedTrap : Locate Road Speed Traps in your Area
• Google Ride Finder: Find Taxi, Limousine or Shuttle in the Area
• ZimRide: Carpooling Website To Find & Share Rides
• TravelMapGenerator: Highlight Countries & Create Shareable Maps