Google Maps has just launched a number of updates that make Street View much more prominent. Now, whenever you’re viewing a map where there is Street View imagery available, you’ll be able to drag “Pegman” from the view slider to the street where you’d like to see a picture.
When you’re using Pegman to navigate Street View, you also now get a smaller version of the original map in the lower right corner, allowing you to navigate all from the same screen.
While these are great updates on the whole, I can’t help but be reminded of Clippy, the now-defunct Microsoft Office assistant, when watching the video demo that the Google Maps team has put together to showcase the new features. Fortunately, Pegman doesn’t seem to add any of his witty commentary when actually using Google Maps:
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