Link users to geolocation data with HTML5

With the HTML5 GeoLocation jQuery Plugin set up, you can cater the design of the geolocation elements with simple ID and class selectors

With the HTML5 GeoLocation jQuery Plugin set up, you can cater the design of the geolocation elements with simple ID and class selectors

Using geolocation, site builders can now enable visitors to interact with content and applications in new ways. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to use the new HTML5 GeoLocation jQuery Plugin – which works even when geolocation isn’t supported by the user’s browser – along with address information written in hCard microformats, to indicate which locations are closest.

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