Okay... A co-worker and I are trying to puzzle out a very cool/odd issue with Google Maps and I'd like some input. We all know that the guys at Google are level 73 wizards, but I can't even begin to imagine how they accomplish this one.
Try this walk-through if you have a moment and care to try to solve it. By the way, it only appears to work in IE. 1) Visit http://maps.google.com/ 2) Add this page to your bookmarks, then view it's properties. It should be titled "Google Maps", and it's URL should be http://maps.google.com/. 3) Delete this favorite. 4) Next, do a search for something (your own address for example), then immediately add it as a favorite. I search for my office address (7003 Chadwick Dr, 37027). Then add it as a bookmark. 5) The new bookmark's title is "7003 Chadwick Dr, 37027 - Google Maps" and it's URL is the same as before "http://maps.google.com/";. Yet, when I visit another website, cnn.com for example, then click the bookmark, it takes me straight to the map location for my office. I can even close my browser window completely and it does the same thing. Interestingly enough, when I click the bookmark, it loads the very front page of Google Maps briefly before changing over to my bookmarked search result. One thing to note, my co-worker and I thought that Google might somehow be reading the title of the bookmark, but it doesn't seem to pass that information in any way. I decided to be sneaky and change the title of the bookmark to my home address to test and it didn't work. It still loaded my office address. So my question is, does anyone have a clue how Google accomplishes this? Because it would be perfect for this site I'm building using AJAX. <!----------------//------ andy matthews web developer certified advanced coldfusion programmer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --------------//---------> _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list [email protected] http://jquery.com/discuss/
