Canals of Venice Come to Street View

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Street View is one of the less useful products to come out of Google, but it's also home to a fascinating new form of people watching and exploration.

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[soo-nah-mee]

I'm not sure how you can say Street View is "one of the less useful products to come out of Google". I use it all the time to familiarize myself with places I go in Chicago that I've never been to before. I would imagine realtors find it invaluable.

 

[bombebomb]

Can't believe they think it's "less useful". Street view is the greatest tool ever for travel...I have used it from scoping out job interview locations, to finding parking in a busy city for shows.

 

[marraco]

Street view is google's second most useful product after Google.com

 

[ssalim]

Hey writer, keep your opinion "less useful products to come out of Google" to yourself!

 

[Quarkzquarkz]

This + Oculus Rift please!!!! That's all I need really..

 

[outlw6669]

I agree; Street View is one of Google's best services.
I rate it right up there with their mapping services in general and Google Books.
Just because something has minimal commercial value does not mean it is useless.

 

[WyomingKnott]

If you object to it being called "one of the less useful products to come out of Google," how about one of the most annoying, the most intrusive and grabby to make more money, and pretty close to the most obnoxious.