// load googlemap api
google.load("maps", "2");

// initialize & view map
function mapInitialize(address, text, dom) {
  var map = new google.maps.Map2(document.getElementById(dom));
  var geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
  geocoder.getLatLng(address, function(point) {
    if (point) {
        map.setCenter(point, 17);
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        map.addOverlay(marker);
        marker.openInfoWindowHtml(text);
        map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
    }
  });
}