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First launched in 1905 (give or take a hundred years)1, Google Sightseeing's well established annual Volcano Week returns again for 2010, with a whole week of posts dedicated to the explosive ruptures in the surface of our planet. In past…

After what feels like months of work1, we've finally launched our brand new design for Google Sightseeing (14 weeks after we originally planned to launch it, on our 5th birthday). Today we're very proud to bring the new design to…

Today Google have released a new kind of aerial imagery in Google Maps, which features images using a 45° angle; similar to Microsoft's Bird's Eye imagery. Previously available in select US locations to users of Google Maps Labs, the angle…

Only one week late, today marks the return of the much-more-interesting-than-it-sounds desert week! If you're unfamiliar with the concept, then prepare yourself for a week of posts based in areas that, er… receive extremely low amounts of precipitation. We previously…

Do not adjust your internet devices - you may (or may not) be seeing our brand new design for 2010! We're doing some testing of the new design before a full launch, so if you are seeing our new design…

Apologies to anyone who tried to view Google Sightseeing today and was inadvertently redirected to our excellent Spanish site. Everything is now back to normal, but some RSS readers may still be showing cached Spanish content for a few more…