title: Google Maps - server side clustering is still quite slow - do I use mapplets?
body: <p>I'm still working on my google maps application. However clustering on the server end works but at the same time its quite slow and at times if I'm zooming out too much and playing around with the panning my browser stalls. </p>
  
  <p>There is only so much that I can choose to hide using clusters.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT</strong></p>
  
  <p>I'm thinking of using mapplets in this case but have no idea how to use them - rather I have no idea what they are exactly. I'm trying to build something on the lines of what you see at this <a href="http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-02-25-n74.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">link</a>. Loads and loads of markers on the same page and the page isn't dying out. Any ideas guys?</p>