Street View… without Google
By Nicole Kobie in Editorial
Posted in internet, Uncategorized on
Earlier this month, Google got called out by privacy advocates after it announced it would be bringing its Street View to London. Apparently some people have problems with random unmarked vans touring the streets and taking detailed photos…
I love Street View, because I have a crap memory. I can remember store locations, for example, but not what they’re called — which is a bit of a problem when you want to look them up to see their hours or call them to see if they stock random items (in this case, face paint).
Rather than just walk around the corner, I started googling to try to kick start my memory of shop names, and came across a site called StreetSensation, which features full panoramic photos of entire London streets.
Okay, not quite Street View’s level of detail, and it’s not on every street, but it could help find what’s across the street from Primark on Oxford Street, remind you that the pub you stumbled out of last night is called the Fitzroy Tavern, or uncover the name of that awesome restaurant you stopped in at while shopping on Neal Street.
Didn’t help me find cheap face paint though. I had to go for a walk for that. William’s Newsagents on the corner of TCR and Goodge Street, if you’re ever in the need…
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