Yeah, there are definitely cases when it makes sense, but I think that the majority of times when people think it's a good idea to make something look custom, i

Yeah, there are definitely cases when it makes sense, but I think that the majority of times when people think it's a good idea to make something look custom, it's actually not when looked at from a usability perspective. I realize that I'm in the minority about this when I look around and see most of my competitors customizing the look of their markers, etc, but I think they just make it worse most of the time. This is granting much more power in that department. I'm happy for the power, I just vehemently disagree that this is going to make map mashups much better overall. I don't think "outside embed" is a bad thing when viewed from the eyes of the user - it's comforting familiarity for many. Making it seem custom is just an ego trip.