Virtual City
September 21st, 2007 | Published in Uncategorized
At the end of June I wrote about how Google Maps is adding street views of some US cities to its service, but that currently there’s no street view service for Toronto. Little did I know – a service called Virtual City has been online for a while now.
The site looks like a relatively simple Google Maps mashup, and the street view images are pretty small, but the site works fast and is easy to use. Cool. What I would add to the site is mobile services: when on the run, let me send Virtual City an SMS to look for the address and an image of a business, and then send it back to my cell phone as MMS.
Karri Ojanen
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I’m an interaction designer, information architect, strategist and creative lead, multi-skilled and versed in creative, strategy and technology. I’m also known as an electronic musician who has traveled the world from Tampere to Tokyo. I earned my experience as art director, concept designer and creative director in Scandinavia, praised for its award-hoarding digital agencies, then went on to work in the Middle East, the United States, and Canada. Currently, I work as Interaction Design Director at R/GA as well as a freelance interaction designer and information architect. My work has been awarded with national and international awards.
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