Problem adding Interactive Google map using Text Widget

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  qsfe8 · Member · May 28, 2010 at 4:22 pm

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  I am using Twenty Ten on WordPress.com.

  I successfully added an interactive Google map to a Page, but thought it would be better to have it in the widget column. I used the Text Widget, and entered the exact same code into the box presented:

  [googlemaps http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Brooks+Road,+Lewes&sll=50.878479,0.016522&sspn=0.012293,0.027595&gl=uk&ie=UTF8&hnear=Brooks+Rd,+Lewes,+East+Sussex+BN7+2,+United+Kingdom&source=embed&hq=&ll=50.878046,0.016522&spn=0.005416,0.008626&z=15&iwloc=A&output=embed&w=200&h=200%5D

  All I see on my page is the html, instead of the map.

  I thought maybe the map was too wide, so changed the width and height to 150, but that did not make my map appear.

  Can anyone help?

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  timethief · Member · May 29, 2010 at 2:53 am

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  Unfortunately, you can not add Google Maps to your sidebar. You could use the Email or IM link from Google Maps and place it in a text widget. See here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/google-maps/

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  qsfe8 · Member · May 30, 2010 at 10:52 am

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  thank you timethief. Wierdly, when I used the link, the arrow which shows the desired location is in a different place from where it is on the url link. Obviously this is a Google problem……

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  timethief · Member · May 30, 2010 at 4:30 pm

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  I’m sorry I couldn’t be more helpful. Have you reported this to Staff? I’m thinking they may want to know this problem exists. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/