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View maps in Google search results

August 22nd, 2006 • Related • Filed Under

I came across a new (to me) feature of Google today: inline maps.

When a page has an address inside, Google offers to display a map:

Closed Google Map

Clicking on the [+] expands the image:

Open Google Map

This is just a fixed image, not a AJAX scrolling panel. Clicking on the map sends you to the full AJAXy Google Maps site.

Interestingly enough, this feature went away when I logged out, so it may or may not work for you.

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  1. Comment by weioo on 23 August 2006:

    I enter Kai Pradel,but i can’t seen any map!!1! why?

  2. Comment by Don Singleton on 24 August 2006:

    I notice in the search bar http://www.google.com/search?hs=5xz….

    When I did a search on “kai pradel” I got http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=kai+pradel&btnG=Google+Search

  3. Comment by Kai Pradel on 5 October 2007:

    So, can I ask why you chose to use my name in this example? This is probably the funniest entry I found on my name in Google… ;) Were you doing a background check on who is allowed to come to your wedding? ;) See you in November…. LOL

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