Comments on: Google Maps Street View http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:48:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jack http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144570 Jack Thu, 31 May 2007 05:47:14 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144570 I just read about this on drudgereport.com Apparently there is also some from outside a strip club. on a side note... have you seen what they google employees have to work with... the poor souls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YA9QWceEfE I just read about this on drudgereport.com Apparently there is also some from outside a strip club.

on a side note… have you seen what they google employees have to work with… the poor souls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YA9QWceEfE

]]> By: Luke http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144549 Luke Thu, 31 May 2007 00:58:27 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144549 I dunno what to say about this. It's cool I guess. Also a bit creepy. Oh well. I'm surprised they don't blank out license plates though. I dunno what to say about this. It’s cool I guess. Also a bit creepy. Oh well.

I’m surprised they don’t blank out license plates though.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144542 Alex Wed, 30 May 2007 23:01:04 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144542 Drive down Lombard street anyone? http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&sll=37.421393,-122.083978&sspn=0.001278,0.002511&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=c&cbll=37.802013,-122.419476&cbp=1,79.4750454818615,0.60816033984365,0&gl=us&ll=37.802502,-122.419386&spn=0.000937,0.001824&t=k&z=19 Drive down Lombard street anyone?

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]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144540 cookie monster Wed, 30 May 2007 22:29:53 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144540 I may be stating the bleeding obvious but those Google employees are a right proper bunch of geeks! I suppose thats what we expect of our internet pioneers though eh? I may be stating the bleeding obvious but those Google employees are a right proper bunch of geeks!
I suppose thats what we expect of our internet pioneers though eh?

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144536 Alex Wed, 30 May 2007 22:08:29 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144536 <i>"Zoom in and you’ll see that many are wielding garden tools and orange flags?"</i> What's the bet it's a puzzle? A clue to some quasi-online treasure hunt. “Zoom in and you’ll see that many are wielding garden tools and orange flags?”

What’s the bet it’s a puzzle? A clue to some quasi-online treasure hunt.

]]> By: EAF http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144533 EAF Wed, 30 May 2007 21:26:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144533 Oh yeah, the API doesn't work... maybe this link will work! http://google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Bellagio&near=las+vegas&ie=UTF8&ll=36.116453,-115.172832&spn=0.00858,0.014462&t=k&z=16&om=0&layer=c&cbll=36.112066,-115.173077&cbp=1,276.190812720848,0.5,0 Oh yeah, the API doesn’t work… maybe this link will work!

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]]> By: EAF http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144532 EAF Wed, 30 May 2007 21:24:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144532 Re: sarah Found it! http://www.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Bellagio&near=las+vegas&ie=UTF8&ll=36.116453,-115.172832&spn=0.00858,0.014462&t=k&z=16&om=0&layer=c&cbll=36.112066,-115.173077&cbp=1,276.190812720848,0.5,0 Re: sarah

Found it!

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]]> By: sarah http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144530 sarah Wed, 30 May 2007 21:06:45 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144530 there's a fun one if you look in the Vegas street view. Put the little guy right in front of the Bellagio fountains, on Las Vegas Blvd, and you will see a giant billboard/semi with a very "Vegas-y" ad on it. It seems to capture Vegas quite well :) there’s a fun one if you look in the Vegas street view. Put the little guy right in front of the Bellagio fountains, on Las Vegas Blvd, and you will see a giant billboard/semi with a very “Vegas-y” ad on it. It seems to capture Vegas quite well :)

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144529 Alex Wed, 30 May 2007 20:51:41 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144529 Note: I've changed the links to go to google maps - not our map page - as the API doesn't support street level views yet. Note: I’ve changed the links to go to google maps – not our map page – as the API doesn’t support street level views yet.

]]> By: quarterbeck http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-144527 quarterbeck Wed, 30 May 2007 20:34:04 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/google-maps-street-view/#comment-144527 you've got to change the language of your browser to english in order to see the street view, e.g. in a "german-speaking" firefox go to "extras", "einstellungen", "erweitert" and make sure "english - US" is on top of the list you’ve got to change the language of your browser to english in order to see the street view, e.g. in a “german-speaking” firefox go to “extras”, “einstellungen”, “erweitert” and make sure “english – US” is on top of the list

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