I took a bit of a break from MetaForum development today to do something a bit different. I’ve been wanting to dig into the google maps API for a while now just to see what she’s like, so I whipped up a quick mashup that lets any group, organization, or forum community map out where (geographically) everyone is located.

Check it out: GMeetUp

You can either start your own map, or browse through some of the ones that have already been started. Yeah, I know Frappr was around first and does the same thing, but you can’t really learn anything just by using other people’s stuff. I really wanted to muscle around with it and dig into it.

Conclusion? The Google Maps API is extremely nice, easy to use, and very powerful. Why I’d expect any less is beyond me, but there you have it.