We are seeing customized versions of Google Maps being used in all kinds of creative ways across the Web. When you get a chance, check out the dozens of interesting implementations at Lifehack's Essential Resources for Google Maps. These customized maps are easy to use, but not really easy to create. Even with such guides as "How to add a Google Map to any webpage in less than 10 minutes" and tools like MapBuilder.net, creating your own customized map is something best left to ultra-techies (I am not one; I haven't tried it myself). But there is another, easier option for creating your own maps using what I have been calling a collective media project. For several columns now, I have been asking you to to help us with the Web Tips Frappr Project -- a way to show you how the free site Frappr.com uses Google Maps to create maps just for you.   more »