diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 9dd91ae..aad9c6b 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ Make sure your HTML has a `div` element for the Google map, and there is a conta
           <p>Example Text.</p>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <div class="map-location" data-jmapping="{id: 8, point: {lat: 35.845, lng: -79.139}, category: 'Beer', bounded: false}">
+        <a href="#" class="map-link">A Place outside the bounds of the map</a>
+        <div class="info-box">
+          <p>You might have to pan/zoom to see this location.</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </div>
 
 Then just call the `jMapping` function on the map element:
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ These are options that can be passed to the `jMapping` function to change specif
   * *Default*: `{lat: 0.0, lng: 0.0}`
   * This point determines the Google Maps location if there are no location elements inside the specified `location_selector`.
 * `metadata_options`:
-  * *Default*: `{type: "attr", name: "data"}`
+  * *Default*: `{type: "attr", name: "data-jmapping"}`
   * This is the set of options passed to the jQuery metadata function. It defines how the necessary
     metadata for each location will be searched for.
     See the [metadata plugins docs](http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Metadata/metadata#toptions) for more info.
diff --git a/jquery.jmapping.js b/jquery.jmapping.js
index 555d387..473f591 100644
--- a/jquery.jmapping.js
+++ b/jquery.jmapping.js
@@ -103,17 +103,23 @@
       
       var getBounds = function(doUpdate){
         var places_data = getPlacesData(doUpdate),
-            newBounds, initialPoint;
-        
-        if (places_data.length){
-          initialPoint = $.jMapping.makeGLatLng(places_data[0].point);
-        }else{
-          initialPoint = $.jMapping.makeGLatLng(settings.default_point);
-        }
-        newBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(initialPoint, initialPoint);
+            newBounds = null, point;
 
-        for (var i=1, len = places_data.length; i<len; i++) {
-          newBounds.extend($.jMapping.makeGLatLng(places_data[i].point));
+        for (var i=0, len = places_data.length; i<len; i++) {
+          // if 'bounded' specified AND it's false, don't add it to the bounds
+          if (places_data[i].bounded != false) {
+            point = $.jMapping.makeGLatLng(places_data[i].point);
+            if (newBounds == null) {
+              newBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(point, point);
+            } else {
+              newBounds.extend(point);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        // if newBounds not set, just use the default_point from settings
+        if (newBounds == null) {
+          point = $.jMapping.makeGLatLng(settings.default_point);
+          newBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(point, point);
         }
         return newBounds;
       };