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Historypin turns Google Street View

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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 26 Jun 2010 23:49

into a window on the past.

A new website called Historypin allows users to bring the past back to life with the aid of Google Street View.

The site allows people to 'pin' old photographs dating back years or even decades on to images of the same street or place as captured by Google.

More at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7854922/Historypin-turns-Google-Street-View-into-a-window-on-the-past.html

and

http://www.historypin.com/

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 27 Jun 2010 08:19

Thanks for that x