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13
Jul
Shorten your links through Google Maps
Estate Agents, Google Maps have now added a link shortener to
stop those annoyingly long web addresses from Google Maps. This
feature can now be enabled through Google Maps Labs.
After testing this out Resource Techniques has found out that
this does not work for individual property listings, the good news
though is that all Estate Agents can still shorten Google Property
listings. All you have to do is click on the blue link labelled
'Link' next to 'Print' and 'Email on the top right hand side and
copy the shown link into your own url shortener such as bit.ly.
Estate Agents, why not try our own list of shortened links
through Google Maps. Names and addresses on a postcard please:
This isn't the only feature Estate Agents can enable through
Google Maps:
- Distance Measurement Tool - Measure a distance
between two points on Google Maps.
- Show Me Here! - With a single click on the
map, Estate Agents can focus to the maximum zoom.
- Drag 'n' Zoom - As it says on the tin, by
clicking and dragging on the map, Google Maps will zoom into that
area.
- Aerial Imagery - Add Aerial Imagery to Google
Maps.
- Back to Beta - This only adds a BETA label to
your Google Maps icon, for the geek inside of you.
- Where in the World Game - Poor knowledge on
world geography? We suggest you keep away from this.
- Rotatable Maps - Want a little change? How
about turning the world's map 90 and 180 degrees to get a new
perspective on the world.
- What's Around Here? - Adds the most popular
places in a local area.
- LatLng Tooltip - The mouse will always show
the latitude and longitude when held over any part of Google
Maps.
- LatLng Marker - Drop a little marker to keep a
Latitude and Longitude point saved.
- Smart Zoom - Stop that annoying message
“We don't have imagery at this level” ever again by
enabling this application.
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