Links and inspiration

Examples
Styled Maps and Fusion Tables: Hipmunk.com, Wizard

Store locator: McDonald's Germany, Migros (supermarket), H & M.

Custom Street View: Google Art Project Guidelines

Places: Walkscore.com
Marketing: Porsche Cayenne
Real time shopping on Maps: zappos.com

About Google Maps API (Premier):
Overview of Free vs. Premier
Overview of Geo API's

Own article about JavaScript API V3

Google developers' blog googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com
Developers sand box code.google.com / apis / ajax / playground /
Terms of Service, Google Maps API code.google.com / apis / aps / terms.html

 

Information about updating the Terms of Service: Geo Developer blog
Maps API at Twitter: http://twitter.com/ #! / Googlemapsapi

Some figures
Case Study - 35% increase in conversion rates using Google Maps API, Intercontinental Hotels Group


Every three homes in Denmark have a smartphone, (Business.dk Denmark, May 2011)
Of all mobile phones sold are smartphones: 5 out of 10 (TDC *), 70% (Telenor *)

 

40% of global consumption is Google Maps on your mobile phone and more than 200 million Maps users on mobile. (Source)


20% of searches on Google is related to the location (source)

 

Rune Bentien also spoke at our Google and Folia Roadshow 2011


Friday, July 01, 2011