Mapping Google - (Ignore the man behind the curtain...)

as simple as possible, but no simpler: Mapping Google

"By now, many of you will have gone and tried out the new Google Maps application. By and large, you have to admit that it's pretty damned slick for a DHTML web application -- even my wife was impressed, and that's not easy with geek toys. So, in the spirit of Google Suggest and GMail, I've decided to have a quick peek under the hood to figure out what makes it tick.

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A nice analysis of how Google Maps (1) does its magic...

(via Dan Crevier's Blog - How Google maps works)