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A few Google Maps news. First is the announcement of a major new feature: the ability for anyone to edit places information and move markers. From the official blog: "You can even mark that a business has closed to save someone an extra trip. Of course, we've taken steps to help protect accuracy -- for example, you'll still be able to see the original listing information along with the history of changes made. [...] Beyond editing existing information on the map, you can also add new places. If you search for a business, a landmark, or even a point of interest that doesn't already appear on Google Maps, you can add it for the world to see. Within a few seconds, your addition will be searchable by everyone." This makes Google Maps more wiki-like than ever. This stance started a few months ago. Unrelated, an Anonymous Voxel share this rather useless but fun Google Maps hack: drive a car on Google Maps. Additionally, Baliz [French link] shared a way to add voice annotations to Google Maps, using the ad-driven MyVox API. And finally, the FGT blog demonstrate an easy way to embed synchronized Google Maps and MS Virtual Earth Maps on a website.