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Google Street View captures curbside breakup

Add this to the list of potentially awkward scenes captured by Google's Street View crew.

On May 30, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

Internet Culture

Exploring the past through Google Maps

David Rumsey himself has chosen over 120 maps from around the world in his collection and laid them across Google Maps.

On May 3, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Culture

Did Google Maps capture a grisly murder?

At first glance, this image appears to show a man in the act of dragging a bloodied corpse down a pier and over the edge.

On Apr 16, 2013 by Aja Romano

Crime

Hillbilly band hijacks Google Street View car for music video

Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys say it's real, but a number of viewers are claiming false advertising.

On Mar 29, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

Streaming

Did Google Maps capture a hidden oil spill in the Alaskan wilderness?

Environmental consultant Michael Cote shared a gorgeous aerial photograph of the North Alaskan shore that he believes offers evidence of an unreported oil spill.

On Mar 20, 2013 by Kevin Morris

Internet Culture

Doctors develop colonoscopy tool inspired by Google Street View

It's not Fantastic Voyage, but this comes pretty close.

On Mar 20, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

Internet Culture

Google Street View captures NSFW streetside rubdown

Say this about the Brits: They certainly don't care where they get their rocks off.

On Mar 18, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

Internet Culture

Google fined $7 million for Street View privacy violations

Google sucked up not just photographs of addresses, but also router information—not just where those routers were, but what was on them, including private email and personal passwords.

On Mar 14, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Internet Culture

A Street View tour of America’s weirdest roadside attractions

If you're traveling on Interstate 10 through the California desert, the sudden appearance of two stationary dinosaurs is not a mirage.

On Feb 21, 2013 by Mike Fenn

Internet Culture

This couple’s bare legs are too sexy for Google Street View

The company that's long believed in supporting an open Internet has taken the time to censor a photo of two people's bare legs.

On Feb 7, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

Trending

Guess where Google Street View caught this couple

This is what happens when you let Google's cameras indoors.

On Jan 31, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

Internet Culture

Google Street View takes you into the Grand Canyon

The Web can transport us to places and sources we'd otherwise find difficult or impossible to reach. Google Street View's newest project is nothing if not ambitious.

On Jan 31, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Internet Culture

How Tre Baker makes movies look like Google Street View

What happens when you take the aesthetic of images taken by Google's Street View car and apply them to scenes from popular films? The Google Street Scene single-serving Tumblr.

On Jan 25, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

Streaming

Did a Google Street View car run over a donkey in Botswana?

Google has publicly denied any animal abuse. The donkey could not be reached for comment.

On Jan 15, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

Trending

Dotted Lines: Google House View

Google's Street View is creepy enough, but in this parody by YouTube's The Kloons, Google is in your house.

On Nov 8, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

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