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Spamming Google Maps

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the already-getting-lame dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google organized a flyover of Sydney, Australia last Friday for Australia Day. The images taken on the day will be posted to Google Maps in a few weeks. A number of dotcoms spent hours making huge signs that would be visible from the air. It will be interesting to see whether Google will repeat the event in other cities. If they do, get prepared early. What sign would you make?"

12 of 225 comments (clear)

  1. Of course by LlamaDragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Hi Mom!"

    She always loves that.

  2. Naughty naughty by rawket.scientist · · Score: 5, Funny

    An arrow pointing to my asshole neighbor's house with the caption "Unsecured wireless network here!!"

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    John Hancock wuz here.
  3. "Here's your sign" by wowbagger · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's only one thing to put on such a sign:

    "Mostly Harmless"

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    1. Re:"Here's your sign" by SkyDude · · Score: 4, Funny

      There's only one thing to put on such a sign: "Mostly Harmless"

      C'mon, we're geeks here: "Hello world" is what belongs on the sign
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      == First cross river, then insult alligator.
  4. I'm still waiting for this area to be updated by markh1967 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where I live right now is just a very low-res blur on Google Earth and Maps. We've had a banner on the roof of our garage that reads "Fuck off Google!" in 3' high letters for the past two years just waiting for the day they update their imagery. We're still waiting...

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    Input error. Replace user and press any key to continue.
  5. Bullseye by krygny · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you look at the roof of the Target store in College Point, NY, there's a huge logo. Not such a good idea.

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    Research shows that 67% of those who use the term "research shows", are just making shit up.
    1. Re:Bullseye by maxwells_deamon · · Score: 5, Funny

      So if I am flying over this is a hot air balloon, do I have permission to drop things on that roof?

    2. Re:Bullseye by jlindy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Gives a whole new meaning to "Google bomb"

  6. Does it matter... by ForestGrump · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it really matter when google has spammed first?

    For example, look
    here. It is off the california coast, near LAX.

    Grump

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    Is it true that more people vote for the winner of American Idol, than vote for the president? -Ali G.
  7. Nah, you can see penis drawing from space by Mr.+McD · · Score: 4, Funny

    This fine rooftop example for instance:

    http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=1211&c=&t=k&hl =en&ll=54.506361,-1.35223&z=19

    Or this gem in Arizona:

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=85022&ie=U TF8&z=17&ll=33.634542,-112.059485&spn=0.004582,0.0 13475&t=k&om=1

    As long as they had a ballpark sized ad, they should be ok.

    Ryan-

  8. goatse by smoker2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    see subject (if you're exceptionally unlucky ! )

  9. Re:None by harlows_monkeys · · Score: 5, Funny

    Uhm...if Google maps gets you to the right intersection, and then you can't take over from there and figure out which of the four corners has the Taco Bell, you shouldn't be going out for food on your own in the first place.