i blogged about it here:
http://linuxnotes.blogspot.com/2007/05/google-is-buying-panoramio.html
panoramio blog mentions it here:
http://www.panoramio.com/blog/google-agrees-to-acquire-panoramio/
deal expected to close in the next 2 weeks.
not bad going for a site that only 1 and a half years old!
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Will Panoramio and Picasa Web Albums be like Youtube and Google Video?
And what about Geotagging in Picasa2, the standalone application? |
for me , the current google earth isn't immersive enough.
i wouldnt be surprised if we see the development and release of a quake engine (or similar) powered client, using Google Earth data.
multiplayer death matches in downtown New York perhaps.
or 3d adventure games in Japan?
Google provide the "level" data – the environment – you just build the weapons, the nature of the game, the rules. a google game builder language maybe.
(this could, perhaps, extend googles reach into the game console world...)
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> This is excellent news, as it means that Panoramio will now be able
> to start using the immense Google infrastructure for the delivery of
> user submitted photos.
Hah! Pyra labs said something like that when Blogger was bought out too, but Blogger stayed slow as treacle for years. |
blogger is still slow as treacle some days.
but panoramio might work – there's less data involved – its just a picture,geo co-ordinates and user data. |
I wonder when these tagged user-submitted photos will start showing up on Google Maps? |
