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How To Embed Your Youtube Video into Google Maps

We had over 700 people register for the Youtube Video and Blogging Classes we held over at ActiveRain University this last month. In these sessions, we covered how to create and use video more effectively for your Blogs and websites. We shared some cool tips and important tools regarding the use of video and how to get the most out of Youtube's new look and their added features.

The one thing we didn't have time to teach was "How To Embed Your Youtube Video into Google Maps", then How to embed the "Interactive Map" with your video into a Blog post or website.

SO HERE'S THE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MANY OF YOU WHO ASKED:

You'll need a Youtube account, if you don't have one, set one up, it's FREE.  You'll also need a Google Account to sign in and save your maps. If you don't have one, set one up, it's FREE too.

Step 1: Upload your video to Youtube.com

Step 2: Select the video you want to embed into Google Maps

Step 3: Copy the embed HTML code from the Youtube Video
(it should look something like this)

Step 4: Go to maps.google.com and click the "My Maps" Link

Step 5: Click on the "Create New Map" link

Step 6: Search the map to find the exact location where you want your video to appear
            (zoom in close to find exact location)
Step 7: In the "Edit" mode, click on the placemark icon and place it on the map

Step 8: Click on the "edit HTML" link and add youtube embed code into description box.

Step 9: Give your marker and description box a "Title" and click "ok" and then "Done"

Step 10: Your video will now appear on Google Maps and can also be viewed on Google Earth

Now, to embed the saved Video and saved Map into your Blog or website, click on the "Link" located in the upper right corner and copy the embed code from Google Maps.  Next, place the embed code in your Blog post (using the HTML tab) or on your website and save.  This will put the interactive map including the video into your post or on your web-page.  Visitors can now watch the video from within your interactive map, and never even leave your post or site.

The best part is that even if you don't embed the iframe map into your Blog or website, the video is still attached to Google Maps and can be viewed by anyone who clicks on the video from within the Google Maps page.  Here's what the completed project will look like in a Blog Post.  Try doing this with your community videos, your virtual tours, your travel videos, any video you've created that you want to show up on Google Maps.

Be sure to turn down your volume if you hit play, this video is pretty loud.


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89 Comments on How To Embed Your Youtube Video into Google Maps

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2010
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Brad - these are terrific tips, What a great way to jazz up our community/localsm posts.

Jeff
11:50am • #1
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So much to learn in oh so little time! Thanks Brad...

 

 
12:11pm • #2
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I cannot thank you enough for all of the very informative posts  you share with us all, plus the Active Rain University offerings.    So appreciated!
12:23pm • #3
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I Love sharing this stuff...if it helps one, hopefully it can help many..   :-)

I know this seems like a long post, and looks like it may be tough to do, but it really isn't.  You can have your videos on Google Maps in less that 15 minutes once you do this a few times. 

Adding captions/subtitles and annotations to your videos really helps too. The caption text will play a big role in the conversion process from "audio-to-text" making your videos much more likely to be picked up from keyword searches in search engines.

Example: Here's a link to a video my Google Alerts just picked up, it has no captions/subtitles or annotations, and just the fact that the speaker at this event of Microsofts was introduced verbally as Brad Anderson, Google picked it up and alerted me anyway. WOW!!

Looks like the audio-to-text conversion is already taking place on video.

Click below if you want to see the video that GA picked up
(go to the 4:12 time marker for the audio..)
1:54pm • #4
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Thanks, Brad. I can think of dozens of uses for this, for fun and for business.
3:58pm • #5
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So many tricks... keeps my head spinning! I'm going to bookmark this so I can refer back when I'm ready to implement!
5:40pm • #6
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I can see myself adding all my listings to Google maps!

This is great stuff Brad.

Thank you!
6:09pm • #7
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Brad - You ROCK! Thanks so much for everything! - Paige Walker
7:19pm • #8

Brad--Always something new to learn--thanks to you and Active Rain for the Eduction.  What a cool new tool!!!

Good Stuff

 
7:46pm • #9
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Brad,

Great tutorial. Keeps Active Rainers ahead of the curve.

Rich
8:35pm • #10
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Thanks Brad, I will try this.  Wonderful information. 
9:23pm • #11
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Brad,

I am not sure whether it is because we are getting older and dream slower, but I now start getting the feeling that technical means are even ahead of what i dream. I did not even thought it could be possible.

Now, thinking about it, I am not sure why
9:29pm • #12
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Brad - Thanks for that!  I am so sorry that I keep missing the class!   What is the cool tool you use to capture the picture/ page  in your examples?I would love to know what that is...
9:40pm • #13
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This is great.  I have it bookmarked for future  reference.  Never thought of the idea - terrific.
11:48pm • #14
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2010

Great depth! I appreciate the technical detail you place in your posts. Have a great Monday!
11:23am • #15
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Awesome! I just did two new photo home shows on YouTube and will link them to Google Maps. Thanks!
11:29am • #16
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Thank you Brad. I bookmarked it for the very near future! :)
11:30am • #17
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Brad:

This is really great information to have. I will dig in and try to get this done this week, and hopefully post my success! =)
11:33am • #18
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Dagny - I use a MAC so to capture any portion of any screen, you press the (Shift+Command+4) keys and select the area you want to copy with your mouse. That's it.  If you want to capture a screen using a PC, just press the (Shift+PrtScn) then you can crop the image using a photo editor or picnik.com.
11:39am • #19
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Brad-

 

  Thanks for the post. I just added my first video to google maps thanks to this post. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this.

 

Rob
11:45am • #20
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Brad, this is good information. I'm going to add my listings on Google Maps. Thanks for the tutorials.
12:57pm • #21
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Thanks! This looks way cool!
1:19pm • #22
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Very cool Brad. Thanks for the tips. Finally something we may know before most kids do. LOL
1:20pm • #23
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Brad - I'm looking forward to trying out the video imbedding feature.  I'm currently designing various googlemaps based on your googlemap seminar last week.
1:24pm • #24
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Great tips Brad, I will try this out.  Thanks for making it so clear and easy!
1:34pm • #25
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I can't wait to get started on my video blogging for Localism and include this!  Awesome, thanks!
2:22pm • #26
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SUPERCOOL! I am gonna have to get a LOT better at video now for sure . . . :)
2:30pm • #27
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Brad - Whoo Hoo! This is a great tutorial and one I will employ right away!  Thanks.
2:38pm • #28
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This is a fantastic post. I have been looking for a way to increase my search results for a number of geo-targeted areas and this should do the trick.
2:42pm • #29
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wow! this is really neat! thanks for this information!
2:57pm • #30

Brad - very cool.  I love it!  Now - can you refresh my memory and skills on how to add colour to my posts?
2:59pm • #31
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Very useful Brad!
3:01pm • #32
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Thanks for the information today.

Patricia/Seacoast NH
3:06pm • #33
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Cool tips. This is a cool way to check a place out.
3:13pm • #34
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Brad, thanks for the tutorial.  While in doing this, I came across two of the "Title and description" boxes.  Besides the one you show in your tutorial (where you embed the video), there's also another one that shows up on the left hand side.  I guess we give it a title as well and enter the description of what the placemark map is of?  Also, I chose the smallest video player to embed, but when you click to play the video within the placemark holder, the video doesn't fit within the frame (video is too large and is cut-off).  Any suggestions??  Thanks!
3:28pm • #35
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Thanks for the info. I'm sure I can use this for something good.
3:48pm • #36
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Great stuff Active Brad as usual. Thank you soooo much for always helping us grow and become better Real Estate Professionals. You are the best. Great post.
4:42pm • #37
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Brad, this is absolutely great idea.  Thanks so much for providing the detailed instructions.
5:31pm • #38
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Brad thanks for the great tip! I bookmarked this post, and I will be sharing this with my Confirmed Loan Officers in this weeks class. Thanks for all that you do for us here in the Rain. You rock!
5:54pm • #39
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So cool. I need to participate more in AR University. I also need a cup of coffee, so that I can sit down, relax and learn how to do this. Thanks for the instructions.
6:09pm • #40
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Thanks brad the webinar was great but i couldn't catch & write everything down...i know i can do this now with your steps!
6:11pm • #41
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This is awesome, Brad!  I am going to use this with a house I am listing later this week. Thanks SO much!
6:19pm • #42
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thank you Brad .. you are such an assett to AR!
6:50pm • #43
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Brad, all that there is to learn is simply mind boggling.  Gosh, I wish I had more time to learn. I too have to take more AR university classes - this is great stuff! Thank you as always
7:15pm • #44
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I tried it and it works great. Thanks for the step by step Brad!
7:24pm • #45
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Thanks for the great tip.
7:56pm • #46
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Thank you SO much, Brad! I bookmarked this to come back and USE USE USE! THANK YOU!
8:46pm • #47
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Thanks Brad for posting this info. I signed up for this class and had to miss it. I really am learning a lot from AR University. Great job everyone at AR.
9:42pm • #48
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Brad, thanks so much for the detailed instructions on how to do this... I appreciate the help! I look forward to more great classes on ARU too!
9:58pm • #49

Brad, don't forget Jing for screen capture and video. Jing is cross platform so it works for Mac or PC. I use a Mac and have Skitch and Snagit for Mac as my screen capture software of choice. 
10:45pm • #50
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I am so glad you posted this. I was really bummed I missed this class.
10:50pm • #51

Brad, thank you this is just awesome.... I can't wait to try this on Tuesday... tad burned out from today. 
11:06pm • #52

Super!  Thanks for sharing this with us!
11:15pm • #53
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It's ironic that now everyone is jumping on the YouTube band wagon, when I quit YouTube last year. It used to be my playground. I made SO many friends there when it was a community, and sub-culture. I lost interest when Google commercialized the site, and took it all mainstream. They ruined my hobby =(
11:51pm • #54
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2010
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Cool...Cool...WAY COOL!!! Thanks man you are always coming up with the best stuff! BTW the new servers have this site Rocking and Rolling again!
6:24am • #55
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Dear Brad,

I missed the class, is there a re play? Thanks for all you do in the Rain!
8:24am • #56
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Terri - in the maps.google link box, there is a customize option link that allows you to resize and customize your map to be embedded. 

You also want to save your placemarker in the "My Maps" with the smaller or custom sized video.

You may have to try a few resizes to get it exactly how you want it.
10:15am • #57
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Catherine - if you have Firefox as your browser, you can use scribefire (an add-on) to add colour to your posts.

Kathy - this was not covered in the class, it's something I wanted to share but we didn't have time.

We are hoping to make some of these training classes available in an "Archive Library" in the near future.

 
10:23am • #58
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Awesome. Just created my own maps, and added all my videos to it... just click the little blue placers and the video pops up: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104903265320233467296.0004853a3a955990e4cd4

 

Thanks Brad. Great tutorial.
11:33am • #59
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Hi Brad~  I went ahead and bookmarked this and I am going to come back to it and start using it!  THANK YOU!
12:24pm • #60
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Wow Brad, this is too cool, another little trick, thank you for sharing it with us =)
4:05pm • #61
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2010
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Thank you so much for this step by step instructional! ActiveRain University is really wonderful!
5:28pm • #62
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Brad, Thanks for the post. This is an awesome tip and the step by step instructions are an added bonus. Thanks again for sharing.
11:51pm • #63
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Brad, Thanks for the post. This is an awesome tip and the step by step instructions are an added bonus. Thanks again for sharing.
11:51pm • #64
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I have succssfully added serveral video under my maps for our town but they don't show up when I search our town.  I only see them when I am signed in under my maps and edit mode.  What am I doing wrong?
10:16am • #65

Ray - it may just be that it takes a little time to get indexed and start showing on the map. You'll also want to make sure you are using the Video option (link) when searching Google Maps for specific areas.
11:05am • #66
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2010
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Unbelievable!  I love it!  Now...where am I going to find the time to get it all done?  :)  Thanks for sharing!
11:24pm • #67
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2010
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Brad, way to go...  I was thing about this the other day and wham you hit the nail on the head!  All I need to do now is set it up… 

Thanks for the tip! And nice to have you at our table lunching RainCamp Los Angeles!

 
6:02pm • #68
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2010
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I put this together for a dozen vids I had already - none are showing up when someone else searches the area.

Bummer
1:47pm • #69
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I went to your seminar and it was great.  Have I done it yet - no.  Should I - Yes.
3:05pm • #70
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I have been using video since January and love the responses I get from it.  I originally did new home sales but started getting a bunch of leads that wouldn't buy from the builder I work for.  I have now moved into resale.  Video is a huge part of my marketing.  I don't do a lot of home tours, but more entertaining videos that have a slight real estate message.  I post these in social networking areas and it has paid off tremendously by getting me leads from within my own network.  You can see what I do at http://www.youtube.com/jeremysmith01 
4:01pm • #71
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I am uploading my video to youtube now ... then i will add the google map feature ... thanks!  pippa
6:44pm • #72
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Hummmm....  I like..... now I just have to find time to get through the learning curve.

Thank you
7:15pm • #73
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2010
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Brad, I just followed your how to - to create maps. Are they suppose to show up in a google search or google earth, if I'm logged out I do not see my maps.
2:26am • #74
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Brad, thanks for that great tutorial & suggestion on embedding our tours.  Never thought of that one!
12:20pm • #75
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Bookmarked for future reference!  Thanks for the continued wealth of information you provide.
4:16pm • #76
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Brad:

I love learning all this great stuff. I like that you make it also so easy to understand. Many times other programs I have tried take a software engineers degree. Thanks. I will definitely use this. Very Impressive. Love it.
6:12pm • #77
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This sounds absolutely amazing.  I'm imagining using a YouTube video of a virtual tour and placing it directly on a Google map.  How perfect would that be?
5:21pm • #78
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Thanks Brad.  I followed your step by step instructions and it worked like a dream.
11:29pm • #79
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It's pretty cool - I set up a coommunity map for a gated community (55+) where I have two listings. So there are videos for the community AND each of the listings, plus links to the individual blog websites for each of the listings.
5:31pm • #80
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Jeff - you ROCK!  I wish more people knew about this and used it.  Eventually, everyone catches on right?  hehe 
6:19pm • #81
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Brad~sweet I wouldn't have never thought possible, its just code, we're having fun now! Thanks for the tutorial.
8:22pm • #82
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Adrian - glad you found this post, this is really good stuff that everyone should know about!  Thanks. :-)

 
12:00am • #83
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It's so rare that you come across a post that makes you say "wow" and this is one of them.  Thanks so much for taking the time to explain this step by step, and providing great content for all of us agents and techno-phobes.
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Wow Thanks for explaining this I never know it could be done! I have bookmarked to study step by step!
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Hi Marie - Glad you found this, hopefully it's clear enough to help you place some videos out on Google maps too.

BTW - the video in this post has now been viewed over 20,000,000 million times!  :-))))
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Matt - thanks for the comment, that made my day!! 
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I just joined ActiveRain today and I am already blown away by the content of this site.  While I consider myself geeky, I see I have a lot to learn from you.  Thank you for being so generous with your time and expertise.
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Thanks Rob - glad you found me here, happy to help any way I can.

Enjoy your journey in the "rain!" :-)
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