Google Maps takes its service to the next level by allowing anyone to add a map to their website or blog with a simple HTML copy and posting.

With this service, Google claims that users may be able to share and disseminate geographic information in the same way that YouTube users share videos. Moreover, bloggers and webmasters no longer need an API key or knowledge of Java Script to put a Google Map on their website or blog, the company says.

To embed a Google Map, users simply pull up the map they want to embed; whether it is a location, a business, driving directions, or a My Map they have created – and just click “Link to this page” and copy and paste the HTML into their website or blog.

The embedded map is fully interactive, like the Google Maps API, but creating one does not require any programming skills as users can drag and click or zoom in on a location, and view it in map, satellite, and hybrid modes.
 
Users will find this feature helpful in many ways as business owners can now add a map of their business location to its website, with links to directions and more information on Google Maps. Bloggers can also write about a restaurant or a place they have visited and embed a map of the location in the blog post itself, while individuals can update their personal websites by publishing maps of geotagged vacation photos or creating sophisticated maps mashups using the simple tools available in the My Maps tab.

The ability to embed maps is available for Google Maps users in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia.

See: maps.google.com.au