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Find Cheap Gas with Google Maps

Mashing up Google maps and Gasbuddy = locations of cheap gas in your area on a Google map (map or satellite view). Just choose a city- then the data on the right side is updated cheapest gas prices. If you have mobile high speed access you could add a GPS and have this running while you drive. In the future, maybe our cars will do this for us. Via Robotwisdom. Link.

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Posted by: zlgeraibegnst@mailinator.com on May 17, 2005 at 7:10 PM

Not quite the results you expect. Since GasBuddy does not require users to input a gas station address that Google Maps can decode, most of the stations don't make it to the map.

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Posted by: chesterdoodle on August 22, 2005 at 2:07 PM

new gas saving device

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Posted by: pco on September 9, 2005 at 2:45 PM

Another great mashup: MapCharity.org

With the recent chariy fraud, MapCharity.org is helping people see what charities do with their funds by plotting the locations of the aid they give on a Google Map. Lines extend from the charity's headquarters to each location.

The home page represents the Citigroup Foundation. Charity's are allowed to request their own free map sites.

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Posted by: DaTruth on May 25, 2006 at 10:29 AM

I wouldn't trust Gas Buddy since most of the prices are invented by other members in order to get points.

When I was using Gas Buddy I found that more often then not the prices were bogus. If they want something accurate, they should use AAA.

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