Social mapping, Google-style

Google brings new meaning to the term "social mapping" with My Maps. We knew about Google Maps and we knew about social-mapping on cellphones with GPS tech in services like loopt.com and Google's Dodgeball. But this blogger in Australia (and others) has picked up on the social element of personalized mapping on the Web. "Google Maps is certain to attract much more attention as it becomes a place for locals to share their wealth of knowledge about their neighborhood and surrounding community." Because My Maps allows you to add photos and video, people can create photo and video records of their trips and "share them with the ‘My Maps’ community." Here's Google's users' guide for My Maps.