Hi
I have the same issue as an incident below for my easysocial,
http://stackideas.com/forums/google-map-in-easysocial-is-not-working
For instance, when I tried to add any address to the address field that I configured with google map for group, it doesn't detect geocode.
ie:)
https://www.dogsaroundus.com/administrator/index.php?option=com_easysocial&view=groups&layout=form&id=10
I have actually tried the method that you explained for EasyDiscuss and added API into "Setting>Location Service>GoogleMap API key" after I confirmed that the following link shows google map, but it didn't resolve my issue..
http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?key=AIzaSyCgTpIPvEWcUcSdSTRULD4H5ZNfqkHYtss&size=400x200&sensor=true&zoom=15¢er=3.1208901,101.6773664&markers=3.1208901,101.6773664&language=en
Is it something you can look into for me?
Many thanks
H