They are no longer "required" but you can create/register for one a Google APIs Console.
Just click the link, select your sevice by clicking "on" and then click API access and you will see your key
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From: "William wang"<jeek...@gmail.com>;
Date: Wed, Feb 22, 2012 07:40 PM
To: "Google Maps API V2"<google-maps-api@googlegroups.com>;
Subject: [Google Maps API v2] Where is the SIGN UP BUTTON?!!!!!!
i want to signup my google maps api but i can not find the BUTTON?
who ate it?
i am getting crazyyyyy
please help me
tkx
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