Friday, March 11, 2005

New FireFox Extension Integrates Google's Mapping

I love FireFox extensions. They're free, generally useful, and only a fast download away. A few weeks ago, we covered Linky, and today the "extension of the day" is called MapIt. MapIt lets you highlight a publicly listed phone number on any Web page and then it will automatically map the address. Here's what the creators at GMacker.com had to say:

"Why did we create this? It all started after my frustrating surfing experience on a BlackBerry Mobile Device. Getting directions from well known sites is futile at best. So it got me thinking (which is a remarkable event in itself.) The one piece of information we have for sure on a cell phone is phone numbers. The device knows your number and the number of your acquaintance/relative/friend. So it would be so much simpler if we have a ui/mechanism where I can say get me directions to this number from my number. If the phone is gps enabled then the starting point can be your gps point. Anyway, long story short we now have a Firefox plugin that gives you directions between two publicly listed phone numbers." Via UberGizmo

Try it out here.

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