Google Street View Gets More Accessible

November 28, 2007

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Google Street View Gets More Accessible

Most people are pretty good at blocking out distractions. Unfortunately, this talent can also let them ignore new features, so Google is making its Street View more prominent than ever before.

Google Street View Gets More Accessible Google Street View was launched about six months ago, and a lot of Google Maps users still have no idea it exists. After all, the default setting shows them a map, and since that’s what they’re looking for, they go no further. Now they won’t need to.

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