B-List

Google Maps Australia: Street View
  <http://maps.google.com.au/help/maps/streetview/>

You've probably heard or seen this new Google service.  According to the
blurb on the site:
"Explore Australia at street level...
 Use Street View to:
 * Take virtual walks; pan, rotate and zoom
 * Explore cityscapes, landmarks, points of interest
 * Find shops, restaurants, parks, hotels and more"

I've taken a virtual walk down my street.  Since the garbage bins are
out, the Google-mobile probably took the snaps on a Wednesday in summer.
I also had a look at my old neighbourhood, and things have changed quite
a bit in recent years.

Of course people have been using it for other purposes...

"Google snaps liars, cheaters, and slackers"
  <http://www.stuff.co.nz/4645945a28.html>
"A day after its launch, Google's Australian Street View has already
 uncovered a lying neighbour, sprung a cheating spouse and snapped a
 man sleeping on the job, as armchair explorers pick apart the invasive
 new mapping tool."

... which has angered some privacy groups:

"Web snooping has just gone streets ahead"
  <http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/web-snooping-has-just-gone-streets-
     ahead-20080809-3sou.html?page=-1>

"Google Street View told: keep off, private"
  <http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/google-street-view-told-keep-
     off-private/2008/08/07/1217702214157.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1>

The SMH site has a couple of interesting picture galleries:
* Australian Street View discoveries
  <http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/2008/08/06/1217702097295.html>
* Street View favourites
  <http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/2008/08/03/1217701857311.html>

There are also sites dedicated to collecting such pictures, e.g.:

The "Best Google Street View Sightings Site"
  <http://streetviewgallery.corank.com/>