has anyone else done this w/ googlemaps? - Toyota Yaris Forums

thebarber · 06-19-2010, 02:24 PM

ive done this before and just did it again now:

i was to call a store to see if they have something in stock. i know where the store is, in this case its a health food store, but i forget the name of it as its something somewhat obscure.

since you're like me and suck at doing internet searches for stores, you hop onto googlemaps and go down into street view to check out the name of the store.

in my situation this afternoon, the store has their phone number on the side of the building, so i didnt even need to search yellowpages.ca for the phone number

technology...its swell

*tomato* · 06-19-2010, 02:32 PM

hahaha, that's pretty cool. I never thought of going on Street View for that :)

Nexus1155 · 06-19-2010, 04:00 PM

Suprisingly I do this very often when I can't figure out the name or even the street, so i go to someplace i know that is close by and just start google driving down the roads until i get to my destination. SO HANDY

yarrr · 06-19-2010, 06:07 PM

you can also right click the building on the map and click "what's here" That will give you the address, then you can google that address, usually giving you the name of the business.

Kal-El · 06-20-2010, 08:24 PM

I check out street views on my Motorola Droid. Works great. I like to show people and it blows their mind. They're like, "How's that possible!?"

06-19-2010, 02:24 PM	#1
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	has anyone else done this w/ googlemaps? ive done this before and just did it again now: i was to call a store to see if they have something in stock. i know where the store is, in this case its a health food store, but i forget the name of it as its something somewhat obscure. since you're like me and suck at doing internet searches for stores, you hop onto googlemaps and go down into street view to check out the name of the store. in my situation this afternoon, the store has their phone number on the side of the building, so i didnt even need to search yellowpages.ca for the phone number technology...its swell __________________

06-19-2010, 02:32 PM	#2
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	hahaha, that's pretty cool. I never thought of going on Street View for that :) __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

06-19-2010, 04:00 PM	#3
Nexus1155 Bathroom + Laptop = <3 Drives: Audi Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dorchester Posts: 1,009	Suprisingly I do this very often when I can't figure out the name or even the street, so i go to someplace i know that is close by and just start google driving down the roads until i get to my destination. SO HANDY

06-19-2010, 06:07 PM	#4
yarrr Banned Drives: 07 sedan Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: new mexico Posts: 292	you can also right click the building on the map and click "what's here" That will give you the address, then you can google that address, usually giving you the name of the business.

06-20-2010, 08:24 PM	#5
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	I check out street views on my Motorola Droid. Works great. I like to show people and it blows their mind. They're like, "How's that possible!?"