Google decided to take some new Street View images at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. This time they must have let the employees know, as there are many Googlers lining the street. They must have given advance warning, because some people came prepared.
One Googler named Michael Weiss-Malik, a member of the Google Geo team that dos Google Maps/Earth, actually decided to make a wedding proposal in Street View. He put up a sign which you can see here:
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He also has a web site called MarryMeLeslie.com which describes why he did it, and why it’s called “2.0”. If you turn your view to the left or right, you can see the line of Googlers down the street. Move your view down the street to get a look at all the interesting things they decided to show. You can also view these with the Street View layer inside Google Earth for a more immersive experience.
About Frank Taylor
Frank Taylor started the Google Earth Blog in July, 2005 shortly after Google Earth was first released. He has worked with 3D computer graphics and VR for many years and was very impressed with this exciting product. Frank completed a 5.5 year circumnavigation of the earth by sailboat in June 2015 which you can read about at Tahina Expedition, and is a licensed pilot, backpacker, diver, and photographer.
do it! Love Mom
Michael,
Michael if you are reading this, just want to wish you good luck!. Also want to say hello to my google pplz… you guys had great ideas. My sign was “keep going GV.”
ha ha 🙂 Very nice
Obviously staged, but:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=37.421026,-122.087107&panoid=C9NbFZ6CLVASyimvHn0xlQ&t=h&ll=37.421514,-122.086987&spn=0.001276,0.002886&z=19&cbp=1,0,,0,5
I do! I do! Oh yes yes baby! I DO!!
Congratulations to both of you!!!
yeah, congrats to the both of you from an optimistic stranger
It doesn’t say if she accepted… haha
that’s too cool! i’m looking for interesting ways to propose myself! this is definitely creative 😉
lol!
It looks good, google is ruling the web, I really liked the 3d navigation.
Great idea and I wish you both lots of luck
I think that’s taking web 2.0 a little bit too far. From the street view it’s apparent that Google has a very casual dress code; everyone is wearing jeans.
Interesting to note that some people had their faces blurred while others did not. Must be a blast to work in the Google offices.
I don’t the bride said yes btw because if she did he would have mentioned it on his website.
Michael if you are reading this, just want to wish you good luck!. Also want to say hello to my google pplz… you guys had great ideas. My sign was “keep Posting new stuff like this
Great idea and I wish you both lots of luck