The new multi-level feature allows your Google Trusted Photographer to create larger tours that are logically divided into separate sections, such as different floors of a single business. Look Inside Tulsa is fully certified and ready to go with this new feature. With the multi-level feature: The maximum tour size is increased for tours using this feature. Business areas that are separated physically far from one another can be included in the same tour. Viewers can quickly move among sections of your tour View Larger Map So far Google...
read moreGoogle announced on Monday that they are releasing a new app on the latest Android operating system that will allow anyone to photograph spherical panoramas, which Google will process and include in Google Maps (with some restrictions). The service lets you shoot a spherical panorama, upload it to your Picasa account, share it, and see it on Google Maps. The intended effect is to have as many people as possible digitizing places and sharing them in the Google Maps database, where they will be correctly placed and accessible to anyone...
read moreKindness Animal Hospital is a very clean, good-smelling place that pets and their owners enjoy more than the typical veterinary experience. They are a transparent company, always sharing prices and options up front, and they want the world to know just how clean and transparent they are. So… here is their Google Street View Trusted virtual tour! View Larger...
read moreThe owners of Adrenaline Body Worx want to show off how uniquely friendly their facility is by welcoming people to come for a visit online. Unlike most fitness businesses, people enter through a separate lobby/cafe before coming into the actual gym. They also have a dedicated boxing room, tanning, children’s area and more to explore. Don’t worry about venturing into the women’s locker room, though: no one was in there during Google Business View photography. View Larger...
read moreAnother exciting example of Google Streetview bringing awesome places online: Soon you will be able to traverse the Grand Canyon from your own computer. But it’s not an excuse not to go! I’ve only ever flown over the Grand Canyon, and I really want to go. Now I can plan a trip a little better. Immersive photography lets people virtually go to places that used to require a visit. But instead of fully satisfying the desire to go to that place, it makes people want to go even more, and makes it easier to do. People looking...
read moreToday I found a walk-through tour in Spain of a vacation rental, and look what’s in the top-left corner: Not only can you walk through the rental, see every room, choose your favorite bed, and make other plans, but you can actually reserve the place directly from Google – without having to even enter the place’s website. What else will you be able to do with Google Business View in the future? Place a restaurant reservation? Make a dental appointment? When business’s can put their call to action directly within...
read moreGoogle has released an inspirational video that shows how much of the world you can now explore from your computer, just as the world can now come inside your business. Participating in Google Business Photos isn’t just great advertising, but it’s also becoming part of a larger, joyful experience. Enjoy! Read more...
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