Google Stalking the Pilgrims!

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 by Jordan McCollum

Google Stalking the Pilgrims!

It wasn’t enough that you could find our roofs on Google Earth. Oh no. Google had to really know where we Marketing Pilgrims live. And now they’ve gone and done it—they’ve expanded Google Maps Street View to include our homes.

No pilgrim houses were photographed in making this article
Not an actual Pilgrim house

Google Maps Street View now includes:

Juneau, Alaska
Boise, Idaho
Salt Lake City, Utah (which actually includes all cities within 75 miles of Salt Lake, covering me and Janet)
San Antonio, Texas
Raleigh/Durham/Cary, North Carolina (again, including large surrounding areas and covering Andy)
Manchester, New Hampshire
Kansas City, Missouri

This brings the total of covered cities to 30.

If you haven’t seen it already, you can easily pan down in these Street Views to see Google’s photo car:
Front of Google Maps Street View photo car
Back of Google Maps Street View photo car

I have to admit that it is a bit weird seeing your own home on Google (not to mention the homes of my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles). But it could be worse, right?

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11 comments on “Google Stalking the Pilgrims!”

Zak Nicola Says:

February 12th, 2008 at 5:29 pm

I wounder what the Job req’s are…
Andy Beal Says:

February 12th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

The video is hilarious!

I’m sure they only added Raleigh so they could spy on me.
Janet Meiners Says:

February 12th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

Jordan,
Thanks for the laugh – I love your [not actual] picture of the Marketing Pilgrim house.

What are the chances that they could get the locations of 3 marketing pilgrims in one update?

They must love us.

- Janet
Trisha Fawver with PsPrint Says:

February 12th, 2008 at 7:10 pm

That is a trip! I almost wish they had my city in there so I could see! I don’t know anyone to stalk!
Chris Goward Says:

February 12th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

Come up to Vancouver, Google! I’d like to see if you can get the video past the border guards.

And I’d like to see my house on the interweb…
Derek Says:

February 12th, 2008 at 11:13 pm

Lol, that video is fantastic!

Browsing through the street view maps can be very addicting as you cruise around looking for familiar places – or people doing stupid things.
Cesar Says:

February 13th, 2008 at 8:39 am

I think that is great that people can see their own house. But if you think about stalking then I hope Google won’t come to my house.
Jordan McCollum Says:

February 13th, 2008 at 11:45 am

I do have to give credit on the video find to my husband. He was a little sad I didn’t, actually, but I told him that I would have if he had updated his blog since last June.
Steven Bradley Says:

February 14th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

That video is hysterical. And a little bit scary too.
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February 15th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

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kermit johnson Says:

September 6th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

I wonder if this Google device will discourage calls to see my listings that sit next to ugly homes or run-down properties.

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