Comments on: Google Store View Under Development? http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/ Android Phone News, Rumors, Reviews, Apps, Forums & More! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ben elias http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-80704 ben elias Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:03 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-80704 Google Store Views will allow people to essentially walk into the store, off of Google Street Views. So imagine you are looking at this store, and then you can click on the door to enter it, all on Google Maps. Then when you enter the store, you can walk through it. For now you may only see on google maps the "exterior" of shopping places such as baby and children boutiques it only useful for window shopping. We have had an nice experience on January 4 of this year a Photographer by the name Eric Martin representing Google Business photos and google maps informing us that Google is planning to add new features by using the same technology application offering the consumer the interior view of brick and mortar boutiques. They scheduled a photo shoot from our store inside taking picture of how the baby clothes are displayed and what the customer sees when entering the store. Interviewing what the customer’s interest, top sellers, and how knowledgeable sales staff being a personal shopper by helping a new mom or moms-to-be a layaway package by filling out a baby check list or signing up a baby registry. It looks like it’s important for Google to give people a full understanding of what is available at this particular address. We hope they are only aiming public places. Can't imagine when entering on google a phone number the search results will give you the full information: The person or business name, address, plus personal images of her/him with a view his house (exterior) from the sky (Google earth), then the interior of his home bedroom, dining room, living room, closets especially his clothing wardrobe. It’s definitely the future. Comments, questions email info@littleloungers.com Google Store Views will allow people to essentially walk into the store, off of Google Street Views. So imagine you are looking at this store, and then you can click on the door to enter it, all on Google Maps. Then when you enter the store, you can walk through it. For now you may only see on google maps the “exterior” of shopping places such as baby and children boutiques it only useful for window shopping. We have had an nice experience on January 4 of this year a Photographer by the name Eric Martin representing Google Business photos and google maps informing us that Google is planning to add new features by using the same technology application offering the consumer the interior view of brick and mortar boutiques. They scheduled a photo shoot from our store inside taking picture of how the baby clothes are displayed and what the customer sees when entering the store. Interviewing what the customer’s interest, top sellers, and how knowledgeable sales staff being a personal shopper by helping a new mom or moms-to-be a layaway package by filling out a baby check list or signing up a baby registry. It looks like it’s important for Google to give people a full understanding of what is available at this particular address. We hope they are only aiming public places.
Can’t imagine when entering on google a phone number the search results will give you the full information: The person or business name, address, plus personal images of her/him with a view his house (exterior) from the sky (Google earth), then the interior of his home bedroom, dining room, living room, closets especially his clothing wardrobe. It’s definitely the future.

Comments, questions email info@littleloungers.com

]]> By: Ari http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-80474 Ari Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:14:38 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-80474 Hi, You posted the article "Google Store View Under Development?" with pictures of our local store would you please include a link to our home page WWW.OHNUTS.COM? Regards Ari Oh! Nuts 718-530-9263 Hi,

You posted the article “Google Store View Under Development?” with pictures of our local store
would you please include a link to our home page http://WWW.OHNUTS.COM?

Regards
Ari
Oh! Nuts
718-530-9263

]]> By: sanity http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-80202 sanity Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:31:28 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-80202 folding tinfoil for dale... folding tinfoil for dale…

]]> By: Dale http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-80103 Dale Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:43:22 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-80103 Okay, maybe I need a tinfoil hat here, but does anyone else get the strange feeling Google may be in bed with the federal govt. and even other govts. around the world to track our every move, everywhere, and sell to govts. all our emails, searches, calendars, and all our supposedly private information? Look at the recent coordination with the NSA. Even Google admitted we are all subject to the Patriot Act. Traitors! The Patriot Act should be either thrown in the trash or used to wipe my butt! One world govt. is just becoming a few clicks away, folks. Okay, maybe I need a tinfoil hat here, but does anyone else get the strange feeling Google may be in bed with the federal govt. and even other govts. around the world to track our every move, everywhere, and sell to govts. all our emails, searches, calendars, and all our supposedly private information? Look at the recent coordination with the NSA. Even Google admitted we are all subject to the Patriot Act. Traitors! The Patriot Act should be either thrown in the trash or used to wipe my butt! One world govt. is just becoming a few clicks away, folks.

]]> By: David http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-80033 David Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:43:27 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-80033 @ Mike Very smart!! @ Mike

Very smart!!

]]> By: mkibrick http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-80026 mkibrick Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:39:22 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-80026 This may just be another individual employee experiment. Everyone knows Google encourages employees to pursue their own ideas. These ideas rarely show up in Labs let alone actually become full features. The power of Google is tons of employees all innovating. They blatantly borrowed the university model. This may just be another individual employee experiment. Everyone knows Google encourages employees to pursue their own ideas. These ideas rarely show up in Labs let alone actually become full features. The power of Google is tons of employees all innovating. They blatantly borrowed the university model.

]]> By: The izA http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-80008 The izA Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:52:03 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-80008 The store view could confuse potential customers into thinking you don't carry the latest products because the images will become outdated. People will not only look at the store, but the products as well. Many people already think the aerial imagery/street view photos on google maps is realtime or taken "today". The store view could confuse potential customers into thinking you don’t carry the latest products because the images will become outdated. People will not only look at the store, but the products as well. Many people already think the aerial imagery/street view photos on google maps is realtime or taken “today”.

]]> By: rusty http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-79945 rusty Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:28:37 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-79945 [ Up-front disclaimer: we compete in this space ] At RealPlaces, we think the idea is great, but then again, we're biased. ;-) We offer a solution that's similar, but hopefully meets a different set of needs. With RealPlaces (http://realplaces.com), Oh! Nuts could have taken a different approach. By shooting a set of organized pictures of their store all by themselves, with no fancy equipment, they could have created a similar walk-around, but they would be in complete control of their imagery. The end result might not connect directly into StreetView (yet), but they would be able to change or update images whenever and however they like. They could also highlight various products of their own choosing with individual zoom-in closeups, add descriptions of products, and/or allow their viewers to add their own comments. And they could embed a live walkaround on their own web site. As an example, see what a hair salon in Seattle put together: http://realplaces.com/WA.php?lo=trent&ln=TrentsOn45th Of course, Oh! Nuts is going to get a crazy amount of free promotion because they're the first ones to leak pictures of the Google process, but that's a one-time thing. Others that follow won't get that same benefit. Being in control of one’s own images and allowing your customers to engage is important these days. And with that in mind, we welcome Google’s implicit validation that in-store navigable imagery is desirable and valuable. Thanks Google! -Rusty, founder RealPlaces, Inc. [ Up-front disclaimer: we compete in this space ]

At RealPlaces, we think the idea is great, but then again, we’re biased. ;-) We offer a solution that’s similar, but hopefully meets a different set of needs.

With RealPlaces (http://realplaces.com), Oh! Nuts could have taken a different approach. By shooting a set of organized pictures of their store all by themselves, with no fancy equipment, they could have created a similar walk-around, but they would be in complete control of their imagery. The end result might not connect directly into StreetView (yet), but they would be able to change or update images whenever and however they like. They could also highlight various products of their own choosing with individual zoom-in closeups, add descriptions of products, and/or allow their viewers to add their own comments. And they could embed a live walkaround on their own web site. As an example, see what a hair salon in Seattle put together:

http://realplaces.com/WA.php?lo=trent&ln=TrentsOn45th

Of course, Oh! Nuts is going to get a crazy amount of free promotion because they’re the first ones to leak pictures of the Google process, but that’s a one-time thing. Others that follow won’t get that same benefit.

Being in control of one’s own images and allowing your customers to engage is important these days. And with that in mind, we welcome Google’s implicit validation that in-store navigable imagery is desirable and valuable. Thanks Google!

-Rusty, founder RealPlaces, Inc.

]]> By: Jochen http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-79942 Jochen Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:51:53 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-79942 I think its just an experiment like they say... and a good strategy... something like: 1) Keep a very open mind 2) Experiment 3) Draw statistics 3) Expand your universe or go to 1 I think its just an experiment like they say… and a good strategy… something like:

1) Keep a very open mind
2) Experiment
3) Draw statistics
3) Expand your universe or go to 1

]]> By: Roy http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-79923 Roy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:50:56 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-79923 Richmond? He's not out of his room, is he? What did I say about the red door? I said, "DON'T OPEN THE RED DOOR!" Richmond? He’s not out of his room, is he? What did I say about the red door? I said, “DON’T OPEN THE RED DOOR!”

]]> By: Moss http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-79922 Moss Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:42:22 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-79922 Richmond, Richmond, is that you?? 3=o Richmond, Richmond, is that you?? 3=o

]]> By: Apex http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-79897 Apex Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:07:03 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-79897 With all fingers that have been pointed at Google Maps and Google Earth in supposedly aiding terrorism, I can only imagine this leading to similar issues with crime but on a much smaller scale. I understand and see the growth of map APIs and mashups but until this gets a truly viable, necessary application then it is just not the right thing at the right time. With all fingers that have been pointed at Google Maps and Google Earth in supposedly aiding terrorism, I can only imagine this leading to similar issues with crime but on a much smaller scale. I understand and see the growth of map APIs and mashups but until this gets a truly viable, necessary application then it is just not the right thing at the right time.

]]> By: carlos http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-79889 carlos Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:56:30 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-79889 VERY CREEPY! VERY CREEPY!

]]> By: bananna http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-79885 bananna Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:33:36 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-79885 It's kinda creepy when you think about! It’s kinda creepy when you think about!

]]> By: Cool http://phandroid.com/2010/02/04/google-store-view-under-development/#comment-79879 Cool Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:08:41 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=11544#comment-79879 How about Google work on their own store??? The Market? It would be refreshing to see some good pic's there. :-p hahaha How about Google work on their own store??? The Market? It would be refreshing to see some good pic’s there.

:-p

hahaha

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