(Too easy? Okay, how about we query our database for geographical content and plot markers across a map? Try this...)
This App uses a handful of libraries copied from other Ning Apps alongside our existing GMaps API component, reducing the amount of code needed to plot a map to one line:
GoogleMapsHelper::displayGoogleMap('99%','300px',
Config::$googleMapsInitialExtentURL);
(Check out the source code for the whole page, it's not much longer.) If you want to try tweaking or expanding this App, go ahead: just click the Clone this app! button in the right-hand sidebar.
This is just one of several skeleton Apps that demonstrate how easy it is to create powerful, good-looking Apps using web services on Ning. Check out the others!