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Cheers Mike! You are spot on. I've figured out how to do this so now when my work has an event I just put it on my personal map. Thanks, Ashley On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 4:42 AM, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi Ashley > > I suspect (although it's not clear from the link you sent) that the person > has created a custom map. Strictly - as far as I'm aware - this doesn't > actually create a calendar event, but the end result is the same - people > get to see your "event" (which is actually just a custom "place") when they > look on google maps. > > If this is the case (list members, please ping if I'm utterly wrong!) then > you do it like this: > > 1. Go to http://maps.google.co.uk / http://maps.google.com > 2. Click on "My Maps" (top left, in blue bar) > 3. Click "Create new map" > 4. Sign in (if you haven't already) or create a Google account > 5. Put a title and description in the box on left. Title should be > something like "Chester County Art Association events" or whatever > 6. Navigate the map and drop a placemark (the blue drop icon on top left of > the map pane) onto the event location > 7. Give the event(s) a title and description - I'd suggest putting the date > in the title field > > Click "done" or "save". That's it. > > Cheers > > Mike > > > > Mike Ellis > Professional Services Group > > Eduserv > [log in to unmask] > tel: 01225 470522 > mob: 07017 031522 > fax: 01225 474301 > www.eduserv.org.uk > > -----Original Message----- > From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Ashley Harper > Sent: 09 April 2009 23:02 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Does anyone know how to add events to Google Maps? > > Hello Everyone, > > I am trying to post an event to Google Maps so when people search for our > address they also can see an event associated with our location. I've > posted > a link below of how I've seen this done by others (in this instance it is a > jamfest). Does anyone know how to do this? I'm getting scared by HTML > coding > :) > > Example of Google Map event: > > > http://maps.google.com/maps?q=jamfest&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&z=4 > > Thanks so much for your help! > > Best, > Ashley Harper > Chester County Art Association > > ************************************************** > For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the > website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk > ************************************************** > > ************************************************** > For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the > website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk > ************************************************** > ************************************************** For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk **************************************************