Plotting points on a map based on free text

Under the hood here is what happens:

• The script grabs the innerHTML of the element and runs it through the open YQL table of Yahoo Placemaker.
• It then takes the data, assembles the HTML and puts together the URI for the map
• The map gets displayed using the Google static map API

Reference

http://www.wait-till-i.com/2010/01/29/adding-map-links-and-a-small-map-to-any-text-using-javascript-addmap-js/