Streetviewr Is A Fun Time Wastr

by Willy Volk on

We promise not to turn this into the Google Streetview blog, but this morning I learned about Streetviewr, which I thought was pretty cool. Well…if you think wasting, like, 30 minutes clicking on cryptic captions to see what kinds of images they reveal is “cool.”

In any case, Streetviewr — similar to Google Sightseeing, which highlights interesting locations across the globe using Google Earth — is a fun link dump for many of the odd images the Google Van captured as it photographed the US. I can’t wait to start hearing stories about how the Google Van documented something illegal or immoral. For example, I can already see the headline: “Girlfriend Catches Boyfriend Cheating on Her Via Google Street View.”

I wish I knew when the Google Van was going to be passing my house. I’d hang up a sign that says “Read Gadling!”, so it would be forever immortalized — at least, until the next time it drove by.

More on Google Streetview:
* Google Streetview Round-up
* Streetviewr is a Fun Time Wastr
* Is Google Streetview a Web 2.0 Peeping Tom?
* The Google Streetview Vehicle Revealed
* Google Streetview Finds One Fugly Buick and More
* Google Streetview Car: Take a Look at The Vehicle That’s looking At You

Google Streetview: Odd Findings & Interesting Places

by Justin Glow on

A reader sent in a running list of odd findings on the new Google Maps Street View we reported on yesterday. This is similar to the website, Google Sightseeing, which highlights interesting locations across the globe using Google Earth.

Oddities include headless people, camera glitches, and the entire Google crew standing outside the Googleplex as the panoramic van drives by (above).

Found any other unique views with Google Maps Street View? Send them our way.

(Thanks, Fred!)

More on Google Streetview:
* Google Streetview Round-up
* Streetviewr is a Fun Time Wastr
* Is Google Streetview a Web 2.0 Peeping Tom?
* The Google Streetview Vehicle Revealed
* Google Streetview Finds One Fugly Buick and More
* Google Streetview Car: Take a Look at The Vehicle That’s looking At You

Google Maps Adds Street View

by Justin Glow on

My favorite mapping application, Google Maps, has just added a new killer feature: Street View.

In supported areas (NYC for instance), a new button will pop up along side the standard “Traffic, Map, Satellite, and Hybrid” offering a first-person prospective at intersections throughout the city. Once the image pops up, you’re then able to drag the view of the camera a full 360 degrees.

The Street View isn’t a new idea — Amazon’s A9 Maps were the first to offer this unique option, followed by Microsoft’s Windows Live Local. However, like most things, Google takes things a step further, and their version of Street View is much better then both Amazon and Microsoft, if for no other reason than its seamless integration with the best web-based mapping software available. I can’t wait until they roll it out into more areas.

Check it out. [via]

More on Google Streetview:
* Google Streetview Round-up
* Streetviewr is a Fun Time Wastr
* Is Google Streetview a Web 2.0 Peeping Tom?
* The Google Streetview Vehicle Revealed
* Google Streetview Finds One Fugly Buick and More
* Google Streetview Car: Take a Look at The Vehicle That’s looking At You