A new version of the JMaps Google Mapping Module has now been released that is compatible with Joomla 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7.

JMaps, the highly ranked Google mapping solution for Joomla, SOBI2, and Community Builder is on sale 30% off until the end of June, 2011. This sale is on the entire suite, as well as the smaller packages. JMaps supports mapping for:

• SOBI2 Search Results
• SOBI2 Category Listings
• Community Builder User Lists
• RSS Feeds
• KML files
• Custom XML files

JMaps includes both a module and a series of plugins for Community Builder and SOBI2.  For more information about JMaps, please visit the JMaps product information page by clicking here.

Event Mail has now been upgraded to work with JNews as well as Acajoom. JNews is the new generation of newsletter software from Joobisoft for the Joomla Content Management System. Event Mail has three functions that are often needed by Webmasters.

Community Builder is at the heart of many Joomla sites. Inside CB, sites often have information about birthdays, addresses, kids’ ages, hobbies, locations, and all kinds of other interesting information. For sites that are built around social or professional networking, or even sites for churches and other social groups, being able to find members with something in common in a geographic area can be a great thing.

Joomla is the most popular Content Management System on the Internet.  SOBI2 is the most popular (deservedly so) directory component for Joomla. Community Builder is the most popular profile/user management system for Joomla. Bundle all of these things together, and there is only one thing missing – really outstanding Google Mapping!

You have a Website that specializes in local news. You have pages dedicated to various cities, replete with news, advertising, and all kinds of goodies for people who live in that area. You want visitors to your site to make it to their pages and get the best information for them.

How do you route them there in a Joomla environment? Easy - you have them register for your site using Community Builder, pick their city from a dropdown box, and then login! Assuming, of course, that you have the Login Redirect for Community Builder Component from CorFun. This new component allows Webmasters to map specific entries in a CB profile field to different URLs. When a user logs in, he or she goes directly to the page you feel is most relevant based on their profile!

Lots of Joomla-powered Websites find themselves building good-sized member lists. One Christian ministry we work with has over 8,000 registered users scattered around the country.  FreeBeerBuddy.com, which lists beer and drink specials all over the United States, has double that number.  You run a Joomla site. You have members. You need to make money off your membership base. You need to reach them and sell them stuff, or promote your advertisers to them so they pay you more money. How can you do that? That is where three components - Event Mail, Community Builder, and Acajoom come in.