...gallery containing 40+ different sample applications to their documentation section. This makes for much more affective use of your coding time because rather than trying to code something that already exists, you can copy the logic straight from Google's sample applications.

Below are a few of my favorite applications:

• DragZoom This map uses the open source DragZoomControl, which lets users drag a rectangle to zoom in on a map.
• GGoogleBar + Directions This demo shows how to use GDirections to calculate driving directions between a start point and the results of a search done with the Google bar.
• Categorized Local Search This example shows how to use the AJAX Local Search API to search for businesses in certain categories and display their locations on a map.
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  Manoj Jasra is an online marketing veteran of almost 10 years who specializes in analytics, social/search strategy and mobile marketing. Manoj is currently a Sr. Strategist at one of Canada's largest Telecommunications Companies, Shaw Communications Inc., where he leads Social Media, SEO, PPC and Web Analytics strategies. Manoj first started in the search marketing industry with Enquiro Search Solutions, where he spearheaded web analytics, SEO Training and the development of cutting edge search marketing solutions for clients.
  
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