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more about #dontbeevil more comments → mary002: I grew up in Aughton and 'Argleton' is about where the end of our garden was, where for some reason someone had built a huge conservatory/shed in fron... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: On the other hand, mapping credit where it's due... Google maps has no problem with my favorite towns: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwy..., Wales Tau... more » Tremonius: False maps have consequences! I'm tellin' you, if you find an old Hastings Map in an antique bookstore, DON'T FOLLOW IT! Here's why, from an old blog ... more » cocodevaux: they should have gone with the classic preschool move... #googlemaps more » AwBigHug: Yikes. Is anything quite as terrifying as the prospect of an aggrieved British mapmaker asking you the tough questions? I've known some British mapmak... more » lobstr: I don't quite understand the need or concern to copyright a fucking map since the layout of the roads is what it is, and a map of that area made by on... more » lionel-mandrake: Perhaps Google inserted the fake town to catch people pilfering their maps. #googlemaps more » A Message To Rudy: Just fucking great. There goes my trip to Narnia... #googlemaps more » econdave: It's just down the road from Little Hangleton. #googlemaps more » shostakobitch: ARGLETON is an anagram of NOT LARGE. this might have something to do with a penis (mine?!). #googlemaps more » Swifter: Microsoft has plenty of APIs that promise so much yet return only NULL. #googlemaps more » blix: I'm beginning to realize why there are no street views of Petticoat Junction. #googlemaps more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: I knew dictionary publishers inserted fake words to prevent plagiarism, but not that mapmakers did this. Reminds me of something Pynchon would come u... more » DennyCrane: I'm pretty sure Google's hard at work correcting their maps by creating the town of Argleton. They certainly can afford it. #googlemaps more » CaptainFantastic: It looks like a typical hunting rifle to me. It appears to have a big-ass clip, like an AK-47, but it's just a small brief case or maybe an ammo box t... more » -
#dontbeevil
Is Google Using Pilfered Maps?
The town of Argleton, England doesn't exist, but you can search its white pages, look for nearby chiropractors and map a jog through town, because "Argleton" is on Google Maps. How'd the phantom town get there? Funny you should ask.
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#streetview
Google Maps Loves Guns, Hates Bambi
What scrapes will those goofy Street View cars get into next? Google's roving panopticons ran over a baby deer and captured a guy toting a gun on the street. America, you are Google Maps! More » -
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#picoftheday
Embarrassing Moment Captured For The Internet To See
First Google Maps' "streetview" captured a drug deal. Now the accidental Big Brother has found something even funnier: A bike tumble in Australia. From all of us in New York, to whoever you are Down Under: Ha-ha. [via Kensington Victoria]
