Culture Buzz When you click on this woman in Google Maps street view something strange happens.
Tech Buzz Google is always there to help you. Or at least until they enslave us all, but for now, they just want to make sure you understand the danger of your journey. (via imwithkanye.tumblr.com)
Look out, Google Maps. C3 Technologies provides photo-realistic 3D city visualization solutions for the search, navigation and geographic information systems industries. (via netbooknews.com)
There's only one classy capital of the United States and it is definitely Miami. (via reddit.com)
Tech Buzz Granted, it's a poorly drawn penis, but a penis nonetheless. Some Australian guy out there has a hilarious sense of humor, and art skills that leave a bit to be desired. (Thanks Matt!)
Politics Buzz Google's map of Tripoli is already listing the city's Green Square by it's orignal pre-Khaddafy regime name, Martyrs' Square. (via maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com)
Culture Buzz Switzerland: No longer on my bucket list. Not even the supernatural can hide from the all-mighty Street View cars.
Can someone please explain what those things in the sky are? To see for yourself, go to Google Maps, search for 47.110579,9.227568, click on the green arrow, and look into the sky!
Culture Buzz In honor of the smarty pants who decided to start tagging city slogans on Google Maps I bring you the ten best mottos listed so far. (via Boomstica)
Politics Buzz Check out the digs and environs of Osama's last few years. Not the desert palace you were probably envisioning.
Culture Buzz These pictures were taken from Yandex Maps in the russian city of Donetsk. Seems like a fun place?
Conflict History is an amazing visualization of the history of war and conflict across the globe. The site uses Google Maps and Wikipedia to create a virtual world war timeline.
Culture Buzz Artist Clement Valla zooms into Google Earth at just the right angles to discover incredible surrealist imagery. That, or the world is actually melting. Probably not a bad idea to panic just in case. (Via.)
Just a normal day in Wilmersdorf, Germany. Walking the dog, going grocery shopping, witnessing the miracle of life… you know, the usual. (Update: It might be fake. Booo.)
In case you were wondering how to reach China from Japan via your car. You now know the answer to that question according to Google Maps. Step #43.
A Google street view camera caught this epiphany above a Swiss lake. Could this be a picture of the All Mighty? What are your thoughts?
Culture Buzz It looks like creative art has even found its way to Google. Alejo Malia has merged the technological world of maps with classic illustration. Art and social media finally collide. (Via)
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Computer mapping programs, including Google Maps, are reshaping how bike enthusiasts travel.