Archive for the ‘Read-Write-Web’ Category

Drawing Lines Using Google Static Maps API

November 2, 2010 by marco · Comments Off
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If you are looking for a simple way to display lines like a roundtrip on a map, Google’s Static Maps API might be for you. Documentation and examples: http://code.google.com/intl/en-US/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/ Limits: – There is a query limit of 1000 unique (different) image requests per viewer per day. – URLs are restricted to 2048 characters. Here are [...]

A Simple PHP Google Sitemap Generator

February 26, 2009 by marco · Comments Off
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I just hacked together a very simple class and CLI script to help me generate Google sitemap XML on a daily basis using PHP. If you have not yet heard of it: Google sitemaps help you promote your content if you have certain deep links that only show up if a visitor for example performs [...]

SuggestRSS

January 22, 2009 by marco · Comments Off
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I just found this handy little tool: You need to do the following: have your OPML ready (e.g. export it from GoogleReader), upload it to SuggestRss and see other feeds that might interest you. Happy feed digestion!