{"id":279871,"date":"2010-02-05T01:35:17","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T06:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/google_rolls_out_ocean_showcase_its_a_multimedia_u.php"},"modified":"2010-02-05T01:35:17","modified_gmt":"2010-02-05T06:35:17","slug":"google-rolls-out-ocean-showcase-its-a-multimedia-underwater-street-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/279871","title":{"rendered":"Google Rolls Out Ocean Showcase: It&#8217;s a Multimedia, Underwater Street View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/google-ocean.jpg\">Ah, the sea. The big blue. From sharks to shipwrecks, from the perfectly formed pipes of Hawaii&#8217;s waves to the dark and chilly depths of the deepest sea trenches, it&#8217;s one of Earth&#8217;s most fascinating habitats &#8211; one that people love watching and exploring.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, Google is bringing Internet-bound ocean lovers a new portal to the amazing biological and topographical diversity that lies beneath the waves. If you&#8217;re into underwater environments and you&#8217;re down with Google Earth, <\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">digg_url = 'http:\/\/digg.com\/educational\/Ocean_Showcase_Google_s_Underwater_Street_View';digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff';digg_skin = 'normal';<\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/tools\/diggthis.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">tweetmeme_url = 'http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/google_rolls_out_ocean_showcase_its_a_multimedia_u.php';tweetmeme_source = 'rww';<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/tweetmeme.com\/i\/scripts\/button.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>we highly recommend checking out <a href=\"http:\/\/earth.google.com\/ocean\/showcase\/\">Ocean Showcase<\/a>, Google&#8217;s latest product release.<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><em>Sponsor<\/em><br \/><a href='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/ck.php?n=18124&amp;cb=18124' ><img src='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/avw.php?zoneid=14&amp;cb=18124&amp;n=18124' border='0' alt='' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anyone can be a desktop Cousteau,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/google-latlong.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/dive-in-to-our-ocean-showcase.html\">writes<\/a> Googler Jenifer Austin Foulkes. The Google Earth browser plugin allows users to browse through a selection of highlighted tours. Users of Google Earth 5 can go on to explore more, downloading tours and viewing photos and videos by checking the Ocean folder in the left-hand layers panel.<\/p>\n<p>National Geographic ocean explorer Sylvia Earle narrates the highlights tour. The smattering of categories in the plugin-enabled tours include research discoveries, shipwrecks, dive spots, surf spots, underwater terrain and the Great Lakes. The tours are dotted with YouTube videos and more information from carefully curated websites.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/google-ocean-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/google-ocean-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/google-ocean-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/google-ocean-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Google&#8217;s put together some entertaining and high-quality content that integrates different technologies, including Google Earth and YouTube. We also think that Ocean Showcase is going to be a huge hit in the classrooms, as it gives brief and educational content snippets in a visual, interactive context that kids can appreciate and learn from.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know what you think of this product in the comments, and check out ReadWriteWeb&#8217;s archive of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/fastsearch?search=google+earth&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\">Google Earth-related products and news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/google_rolls_out_ocean_showcase_its_a_multimedia_u.php#comments-open\">Discuss<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/TbA0_2BITaNPBRBFHy4zdh5Q5xs\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/TbA0_2BITaNPBRBFHy4zdh5Q5xs\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/TbA0_2BITaNPBRBFHy4zdh5Q5xs\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/TbA0_2BITaNPBRBFHy4zdh5Q5xs\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:FFnlKYwJmN0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=FFnlKYwJmN0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:Ij26kaj3iuU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=Ij26kaj3iuU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:C2pbw5bZMiI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=C2pbw5bZMiI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?i=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?i=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?i=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=pCFxOBuV7Aw:IXo2pashVHw:OqabYuBsmOY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=OqabYuBsmOY\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/readwriteweb\/~4\/pCFxOBuV7Aw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, the sea. 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