{"id":948,"date":"2008-08-19T02:34:59","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T07:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=948"},"modified":"2008-08-19T02:34:59","modified_gmt":"2008-08-19T07:34:59","slug":"where-i-used-to-live-or-how-i-played-with-google-street-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/08\/19\/where-i-used-to-live-or-how-i-played-with-google-street-view","title":{"rendered":"Where I used to live (or how I played with Google Street View)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is interesting. Google’s Street View. Yes, I’ve seen a lot about it on the blogosphere, but I decided to finally try it out. The photo is of the house, where I used to live. Zooming in, now I can tell you that to the left of that, is where my dodgy landlord still lives ;)<\/p>\n

Actually, more to the point. These pictures were definitely taken this year. I know this because I had the room in front, upstairs, and there were things sticking out between the shutters and the window. This picture is too serene, so must’ve been after November 2007.<\/p>\n

I see good potential in Street View. Think about mashups with a site that focuses on you finding rental properties. Now people can comment on the property, look at the surrounding neighbourhood, and basically help you make a better choice at renting.<\/p>\n

The real estate industry has moved online (in Australia, I can think of Ray White, LJ Hooker, at the top of my head), but its not really been disrupted. No, domain.com.au isn’t disruption – look who owns it?<\/p>\n

I was mildly surprised to find out about HomeSpace.sg<\/a> from the e27 unconference I attended a few weeks back. Its focus currently is only for homes that are for sale, but they focus on the important aspects – like is it near an MRT, what kind of shopping malls are nearby, if you’re buying a property and have kids in mind, what zone to head to and so on.<\/p>\n

They’re mashing it up with Google Maps. Pity there isn’t Street View in Singapore, huh?<\/p>\n

Street View does 360° views as well. Nifty, if you ask me. See the surrounds. Does anyone know of a real estate disruptor in Australia, yet? Otherwise, there’s definitely room to start coding one…<\/p>\n

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