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Panoramio is a geolocation-oriented photo sharing website. Currently, some of the 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.
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.[1] Three months later, on June 27, 2007, the number of photos reached two million.[2] After a further four months, on October 25, 2007, the number of archived photos reached five million.[3]
On May 30, 2007, Google announced plans to acquire the website,[4] and Panoramio was acquired by Google on July 2007.[5]
Google Maps API has recently been used by some other websites like Everytrail.com and Globalmotion.com to allow users upload and geotag their photos and by Mapyro.com to allow users upload and geotag travel videos.
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.
Interaction and compatibility
Licensing
Controversy
Spam
At the end of May 2008 Panoramio was victim of a massive spam attack: in comments users were thanked for posting a superb photo and then promised free ringtones, a free vacation etc.
Code of Conduct
Panoramio is currently lacking a Code of Conduct, leading to abusive behaviour in the comments of certain photos.
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