The Google Earth Blog has an article up describing this new Google feature. From their summary : "In a move sure to draw comparisons with Microsoft's Photosynth, Google has released a new feature to Panoramio letting you "Look Around" at popular locations around the world. Panoramio is a photo uploading site which uniquely requires all photos to be geotagged when they are uploaded. There are over 5 million photos from Panoramio accessible through both Google Earth and now also available through Google Maps." For more information and to view the youtube video, please visit the Google Earth Blog.
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