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Map Your Valentine...

            Google has now made it possible for you to remind that "Special someone" of that "Special moment" that you'll spent together at that "Special place"! With Google's new "Map Your Valentine", you can send a Valentine's eCard but with a twist - remembering a special place. It integrates with Google Maps and places the map inside a heart. So now you can send an eCard with your "Special" location and say "Remember the first gift I gave you?..." Or maybe something more romantic...

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