Street Views in Google Maps has caused controversy since the day it was introduced. In all honesty it freaks a lot of people out and rightly so. Do you want people looking up your driveway? Of course you don’t. But it’s here, been here and will probably stay here unless your town bans it (which has happened). The two "worst" states that...

Right: A Google-owned Toyota Prius gets pulled over. This is one of the vehicles used for the “Street Views” service in Google Maps, hence the funky camera equipment on the roof. See more (and larger) photos here. [Source:...

Recently I checked out Microsoft Live Maps in combination with Virtual Earth 3D (beta). I was pleasantly surprised at how good it is. The “Bird’s eye” view definitely looks better than anything Google Maps or Google Earth currently offers. It’s also great that it all runs in the browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox.) The only drawback is...

(click above image to see full size) Just for kicks recently I checked out Microsoft Live Maps with Virtual Earth 3D (Beta) installed. Summed up: It kicks ass. No, it does not have all the features of Google Maps/Earth (such as Street Views,) however it looks far better, particularly with “Bird’s eye” option enabled. I was amazed at how good...

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