Panoramio
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 Panoramio: Photos of the World |
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| URL | http://www.panoramio.com/ |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Photo sharing |
| Registration | Free |
| Available language(s) | multilingual |
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| Created by | Joaquín Cuenca Abela, co-founder Eduardo Manchón Aguilar co-founder Jose Florido partner |
| Launched | October 3, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
Panoramio is a geolocation-oriented photo sharing website. Accepted photos uploaded to the site can be accessed as a layer in Google Earth and Google Maps, with new photos being added at the end of every month. The site's goal is to allow Google Earth users to learn more about a given area by viewing the photos that other users have taken at that place. The website is available in several languages.
The headquarters of Panoramio are located in Zurich;[1] in the office building of the Swiss Google.
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History
Panoramio was started in the summer of 2005 by Joaquín Cuenca Abela and Eduardo Manchón Aguilar, two Spanish entrepreneurs. It was officially launched on October 3, 2005, and by March 19, 2007, it had archived over 1 million user submitted photographs.[2] Three months later, on June 27, 2007, the number of photos reached two million.[3] After a further four months, on October 25, 2007, the number of archived photos reached five million.[4]
On May 30, 2007, Google announced plans to acquire the website,[5] and Panoramio was acquired by Google in July 2007.[6]
Eduardo Manchón left the company in January 2010 to focus on his new project Askaro.[7][8] He was replaced by Gerard Sanz Viñas.[9] Joaquín Cuenca left the company in May 2010.[10]
Features
Organization
Panoramio asks users to organize images using tags (a form of metadata), which allow searchers to find images concerning a certain topic such as place name or subject matter. Panoramio was also an early website to implement tag clouds, which provide access to images tagged with the most popular keywords. The website also hosts a list of world famous sites. Currently, 1 million photos uploaded to the site in about 20 days.[11]
Images that have (or are perceived to have) as their central subject people, machines, vehicles or anything within the interiors of structures, or depict public events such as fairs or concerts, are excluded from the GoogleEarth layer, as are any potentially controversial images. No waivers are granted even if the images are historical or otherwise vintage in nature. Images judged to be too creative or "artsy" in concept might also be excluded from GoogleEarth regardless of other requirements met.
Users can create and join Google Groups. Photos can then be added to a group.
Others
Panoramio has an official iPhone app and third party developers have released a Windows Phone 7 version of Panoramio[12] that allows users to browse through the various images posted to www.panoramio.com.
Limitations
- No search for license photos.
- No filter for license photos on the map.
See also
References
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- ^ "Panoramio.com". Panoramio.com. 2010-04-15. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/34381886. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Manchón, Eduardo (2007-03-19). "One million geolocated photos at Panoramio". Panoramio's Blog. Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/blog/1-million-geolocated-photos-at-panoramio/. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ Manchón, Eduardo (2007-06-07). "2 million photos in Panoramio". Panoramio's Blog. Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/blog/2-million-photos-in-panoramio/. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ Manchón, Eduardo (2007-10-25). "1 million registered users and 5 million photos uploaded". Panoramio's Blog. Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/blog/1-million-registered-users-and-5-million-photos-uploaded/. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ Hanke, John (2007-05-30). "A picture's worth a thousand clicks". The Official Google Blog. Google. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/pictures-worth-thousand-clicks.html. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "The Official Website of Panoramio". http://www.panoramio.com/team/. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Askaro.com". Askaro.com. 2012-02-08. http://www.askaro.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Manchón, Eduardo (2010-01-20). "New Time". Panoramio's Blog. Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/blog/new-time. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Manchón, Eduardo (2010-01-20). "Panoramio’s Team: Gerard Sanz Viñas". Panoramio's Blog. Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/team. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Cuenca, Joaquín (2010-05-11). "Good Bye Joaquín!". Panoramio's Blog. Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/blog/good-bye-joaquin. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ Samaee, on October 24, said:. "Photo of Days to upload one Millions photos (61 M)". Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/61090927. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/98f122e5-daf1-df11-9264-00237de2db9e
External links
- Official website
- Google Earth
- Google Earth adds Wikipedia, Panoramio layers
- Panoramio Team during the First Moderators Summit. April 2010 Zurich
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