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image thumb16 Street View Goes Inside Buildings With Google Business PhotosGoogle is taking Google Maps to another level with the release of Business Photos, a product that will let users see what the inside of a local business is like. Time for those untidy, tacky businesses to work on their interiors to ensure clients walk in. Read More »

image thumb29 Google improves Navigation in Street View

Google Street View just keeps getting better and has recently become more navigate-able. Google has introduced a new navigation method, which is being termed the pancake. This eliminates one thing that I found extremely irritating and that drove anyone sitting next to me, mad: the countless clicks. Users can simply point any place or object and get closer to it by simply double clicking. What’s best with the update is that double clicking the pancake, users are displayed the best panorama available in that particular position. You can also zoom in and out of the image you have selected in case you don’t feel like getting closer to the selected location. You might also notice that the zoom has improved a lot.