Hotlinking the Yellow Pages

We now have technology that allows us to walk the streets without walking the streets. Amazon's yellow page service slash search engine, A9.com, lets us virtually wander around a few major cities to find the business for which we are looking. Here's a quicktime video  where the creators quickly describe the experience. From a data steward's view, I'd have to think that it would be a severely money draining exercise to link real photos to an ever-changing landscape. But try it before they go under, because it is a little fun to play with. For instance, I just took a virtual stroll to an Apple Store in San Francisco. Rad. Thanks to waxy.org for the tip.

Comments

[frank]

OK, but sitting in front of your computer staring at a screen isn't "walking the streets."