Slower-than-expected developer adoption of Version 3 of the Google Maps JavaScript API is causing Google to continue the use of Version 2 until Nov. 19.

In this post, learn best practices for getting and using your Google Maps API Key as well as the benefits for multi-location brands.

Google on Wednesday added the browser as a client option for its corporate geospatial tools and introduced an API for rendering 2-D maps and adding them to Web-based applications.