Comment Keeping it relevant (Score 1) 267
Kudos to Google for bringing yet another cool computer trick to the masses, but don't forget that they're targeting the *extremely* competitive space of local search, which everyone expects to be a HUGE source of $$ in the search space over the coming years (especially as the "pay for search terms" income levels off).
Assuming this photographic technique works, the question I have is how Google intends to keep it relevant.
It's one thing to photograph all the buildings once, but buildings (or facades) come and go with surprising frequency (think restaurants). Are they going to maintain a fleet of trucks rolling by every month on every city street throughout the US (or world), or is this a one-time snapshot? If the latter, it would be a fun intellectual curiosity, but not something on which you could base your local search product.
Assuming this photographic technique works, the question I have is how Google intends to keep it relevant.
It's one thing to photograph all the buildings once, but buildings (or facades) come and go with surprising frequency (think restaurants). Are they going to maintain a fleet of trucks rolling by every month on every city street throughout the US (or world), or is this a one-time snapshot? If the latter, it would be a fun intellectual curiosity, but not something on which you could base your local search product.
