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Google Street View show new images from nuclear evacuation zone

In the news Japan by StreetViewFun.com · Reply

New images are now available on Google Street View from the 2011 tsunami and earthquake-affected areas in Japan. This is the entrance to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. Google are also publishing imagery of new areas within the Fukushima Exclusion Zone, including the abandoned towns Ōkuma and Futaba.

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– We hope that providing this new street-level imagery on Google Maps can make the memories of the disaster relevant and palpable for future generations, says Kei Kawai, Group Product Manager, Street View.

Futaba Machi, Fukushima Prefecture:
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The largest music competition in the world will be held here tonight

In the news Sweden by StreetViewFun.com · Reply

This evening Malmö Arena in Sweden will be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. It is the largest music competition in the world, with more than 100 million viewers. It has been televised every year since the inauguration in 1956, which also makes this one of the longest running tv-shows. Some famous artists participating in the contest early in their careers: ABBA, Celine Dion and Julio Iglesias.

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You can watch the show live at the official website here.

Girl dump fiance after seeing him on russian street view with another girl

In the news Russia Yandex by StreetViewFun.com · Reply

When a girl looked for directions in her hometown of Perm, Russia on a russian version of Street View, she found her boyfriend with another girl. This is him…

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As you may have noticed they don’t blur people’s faces on this russian street view by Yandex. I’m sure the girl appreciate this. Not sure what the guy thinks though…

Yandex is the most popular russian search engine. It also has it’s own maps and street view, just like Google. We have over the years posted several funny Street Views from Yandex. (Source, in russian language: LifeNews)

Creative Digital Marketing Agency Dons Mascot Heads for Google Street View Tour

Art Canada In the news Inside business Weird people by chrisb · Reply


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The result is a hilarious tour of their office space, populated by pandas, donkeys, ducks, kangaroos and sharks. Chris Breikss, President of 6S Marketing, explains, “We are an agency that works hard and plays harder, and we wanted to showcase our creativity with Google’s new indoor Street View product. Is it silly? Yes, a little, but it suits our quirky and dynamic culture. We want to create a fun work environment that people look forward to coming to every day. Life is too short to be boring.” See the mayhem.