Google Maps: The New Street View

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By hedgeek


I was looking something up on Google maps yesterday and noticed a new button called "street view". Being the curious sort, I pushed it and a little rather MSN looking fellow popped up and said I could get a street view of the location I was looking up if I just moved him around on the map. Needless to say I wasted a perfectly good hour moving the little guy all over the bay area. It seems that there are only certain areas covered at the moment but depending on the success of this initial push, you can probably expect more street views.

Just last week I was using Microsofts maps to look something up and noticed they had a "birds eye view" that were probably taken from a plane and let you move around an address from many directions and with great clarity. I thought finally, someone has "out cooled" google. And for that short week, someone had. I'm thinking there are a bunch of people in Redmond hitting themselves on the forehead this morning.

I have to imagine that this feature will only be available in large metro areas, but who knows, Google can be ambitious and they are on the way to world domination. It probably makes sense that they have a picture of it.


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Guru-C profile image

Guru-C  says:
3 years ago

Hello, Hedgeek, This is so interesting! Now you really can "see the world without leaving home." Thanks for everything!

Isabella Snow profile image

Isabella Snow  says:
2 years ago

This is very cool!

johnb0127 profile image

johnb0127  says:
9 months ago

Man, I love this feature! Its rocks!

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stricktlydating  says:
3 months ago

Street View just made it's way down past my house. I was quite shocked to find out about it because my house was found online by my Ex-boyfriend whos lives overseas! That's how I found out about it! I want to 'opt out' but I'm not sure if it's possible!

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