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Yesterday I got quite a chuckle. We use Google maps a lot right now because my husband's SatNav (GPS) recently broke, so if we are going anywhere new we look it up on Google maps. So yesterday we were going to a place we weren't sure of how to get there, and so I looked up the directions on Google maps. Thing about Google maps over here in the UK is that they actually have real photos of the roads as you go down your directions. So say we're starting off on my street, there is a real photo of my street, and then for each step of the way there's a real photo showing you what it looks like, so you know how to go. I think it's pretty cool.

So we look up the directions and as we are starting from my house, the first photo is of course my street, and you can manipulate the photos to go further up or down the street, or turn in any direction. So just to play with it, I turned the photo so that it was facing my front door. When I did, there's my dog Chessie (Chesapeake Bay Retriever) looking out the door directly at the Google camera! And with each photo you can see her looking at the camera. I just had to laugh!

Now I jokingly call her my "Google Star". I just thought it was a bit funny, but then again, I'm easily amused.

nice! google does that over here in the states now too, not sure how long ago it started, and its not all areas yet but they do make their rounds taking "street view" photos. its a very cool option

I hope I wasn't doing water changes the day they took a pic of my house!!!

if they did PP, you might become a HUGE Google star!

I hope not... I lost 45 lbs!

link??

street view is cool but way behind the times. The street view from my old house shows a jeep I havent had in 3-4 years

Yah we have it in Canada as well, it shows my place used to have a blue door which has never been blue since I've lived here lol.. that is pretty cool to see your pup tho!

How do you find those pictures?

Link PLS

go to google maps, and in the corner of the map is says street view, but not everything has been pictured

The photos that are up are just from last year, 2009 ... so that's not too bad. I know when I looked it up last year they were different, so they must update fairly regularly, which is good. I used to spy on my mother from over here, but they stopped doing it in her area so close ... I heard that someone sued them (Google).