14thJune

Video News

Here is a video recap on Google’s Street View by Web Pro News.

Watch it here

13thJune

Street View Competitor

Here is another company “EveryScape” trying to join in the fun. It seems slightly more detail, but I still think Google’s is more photo like and much clearer. There is a demo online for you to try out.

Read here from Downloadsquad

9thJune

Street View Privacy a non-issue

Apparently, you could request to have images removed from Google’s Street View Maps.

It’s done by people reporting inappropriate photos through the street view help link.

That’s why some of the images are starting to fell off the earth.

Read here

8thJune

Google is retracting images

Google is starting to retract any images that might seem rated.

The peeing guy and the girl with thongs are 2 examples that were removed.

Are they bowing to public scrutiny already?

8thJune

Google Response

Here is the response on the Street View Product by project manager Stephen Chau, which also discussed about privacy issues :

Read here

5thJune

Rating system has been added…

Rate away…

5thJune

Street View provides “Sense of Place”

One of the Google developer talks about Street View :

The power of imagery to provide this “sense of place”

Read here

4thJune

Another privacy article from New York Times

This is also brought up because of the cat in the window.


Read here

4thJune

MSNBC said Google Street View raises Privacy Issues

Do you think Google has gone too far?

Read here

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