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Google Street View Hangs Around In Parks

1:30AM November 3, 2011 | Gary Cutlack - gizmodo uk

Google has once again added a stack of new Street View images to its amazing voyeur tool, bringing a selection of the world’s most popular city parks to its database. More »

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Google Street View Is Going Inside Buildings

1:05AM October 29, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Google Street View is a magical realm of accidental crimes in progress, fires and other assorted serendipitous fun. Now, you’ll be able to scroll around the inside of businesses! Which is cool — but here’s how it could be cooler. More »

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How Google Street View Rides The Rails

2:30AM October 21, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

As part of their partnership with UNESCO to provide virtual tours of the designated World Heritage Sites, Google sent one of their Street View trikes to ride the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland to capture its stunning views of the Swiss Alps. More »

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Confused Naked Lady Caught On Google Street View (Yeah, NSFW)

9:30AM September 12, 2011 | Kwame Opam

This looks heavily like a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. An unsuspecting Miami woman just walks out of her home — naked, of course — only to find Google leering right at her. More »

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Aussie Pranksters Vandalise Google Street View Camera

1:00PM September 7, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The New Zealand Google Maps penis vandals have been one-upped! Their phallic defacement was visible via satellite, yes, but these Australian pranksters drew a dick on a Street View camera lens, superimposing a penis over all of reality. More »

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Why Do We Judge Some Areas As Being Safer Than Others?

7:40PM August 17, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

This interesting project, borne from MIT’s Media Labs, juxtaposes two images from Google Street View, and asks subjective questions such as “which place looks safer?” and “which place looks more upper class?” But why does MIT want to know? More »

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Book Of ‘Roadside Prostitutes’ Made Entirely With Google Street View

1:30PM July 30, 2011 | Irin Carmon

Mishka Henner went online to find out where men sought prostitutes, and then he visited — on Google Street View. The result is No Man’s Land, a self-published book of photography, showing women, mostly alone and often scantily clad, in Spain, Italy, and Romania. More »

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Google Street View’s The Only Proof This Tornado-Destroyed Block Ever Existed

6:00AM May 25, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The catastrophic tornado that’s shredded Joplin, Missouri, has left plenty of jarring imagery in its wake – in addition to bodies and wreckage. But when you look at a pile of ruin, it’s hard to imagine there was anything before. More »

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Google Will Shut Street View Down For The Swiss Over Anonymity

1:45AM May 12, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Google’s hitting Switzerland where it’ll hurt, by threatening to take away their googlez (well, Street View), if the Swiss courts don’t overturn a ruling which forces Google to ensure anonymity for anyone who happens to be snapped for Street View. More »

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Google Pretty Much Gives Up On Street View In Germany

6:40PM April 11, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Instead of Germany banning Street View last year as expected, Google’s been the side to wave the white flag and bow out of the war. Normal Street View practice is to continually update Street view photography, but a Google spokesperson had stated they have no intention of doing so in Germany. More »