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Update: As expected, GeoEye has released the satellite image they took of the inauguration today. You can directly download a higher resolution [698KB] version too. Today, the 20th of January 2009, the USA inaugurates its 44th President: Mr Barack Obama.…

It's that time of year again when the team at Google Sightseeing take a well deserved bit of time off! For the next two weeks we only have a couple of posts planned, but we may still update our twitter…

Google's Street View service continues its spread across the globe with today's launch in New Zealand. Skycity in Auckland Spotted any famous, cool or just weird sites in New Zealand? Let us know!

Apple's recent iPhone 2.2 update has added Google Maps Street View to the already essential device. [] With the iPhone's pinch-zoom and finger-panning, the experience is even better than on the web. The only downside is that the iPhone doesn't…

If you've always dreamed of being a world-famous blogger, then you can't do better than "Blog Blazers: 40 Top Bloggers Share Their Secrets". The just-released book by Stephane Grenier features interviews with 40 of the internet's top bloggers, including the…

Note: This post is by one half of our brand new German translation team! After two months without updates, the German translation of Google Sightseeing has just been relaunched! de.googlesightseeing.com is being managed by myself, Jenni Fuchs, and my brother…