I was doing some research on maps mashups recently and I found this little gem called TinyMap.net which can best be described as a marriage of the awesome tools utilized in Google Maps: My Maps and the ingenious everyday Web tool Tiny URL which transforms long URLs into short byte chunks.
As according to the official step-by-step tutorial, Tinymap.net allows the user to create maps, trace way-points, mark out points of interests with graphic icons and add notes on the Google map.
Content creation is surprising easy, and I created my custom map in record time, much quicker than using Google's native UI.
One thing I really like about the Tinymap is the ability to create password-protected maps, which allows you to share your map with others without sharing with everyone on the Web. Unless I have mistaken, The My Maps feature on Google Maps can only create private maps that are viewable by one person.
When you save your map, the site returns a short URL for you to send to your friends:
http://www.tinymap.net/xYiAKgNj5Q4/
Highly useful. Highly recommended!
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