Google Treasure Maps

#1

Post by mediagearbox » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 11:59 AM UTC

Correct, go to Google Maps and hover over the satellite option, you should see a treasure option appear.

Google Treasure Maps
maps.google.com

Re: Google Treasure Maps

#2

Post by Doublon » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 12:16 PM UTC

Again...

Re: Google Treasure Maps

#3

Post by angdis » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 12:50 PM UTC

WTF?

Google maps, for me and I think for vast numbers of users, has always been a zero-bullshit application to use when you need to quickly find specific location or directions, where _pertinent_ information is displayed and "frills" stay tucked behind menu selections.

Even a small amount of cruft degrades the user experience. I don't need stupid ass April Fool's day pranks from Google. It is not cute and I am not amused. Corporations suck at humor anyway.

Even more disturbing is that somebody at Google dreamed this up, and got together a team of engineers to crank this out. And at what cost in labour? 100's of thousands? Don't they have better things to do?

Re: Google Treasure Maps

#4

Post by dev_jim » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 12:57 PM UTC

angdis wrote: post #3

WTF? Google maps, for me and I think for vast numbers of users, has always been a zero-bullshit application to use when you need to quickly find specific location or directions, where _pertinent_ information is displayed and "frills" stay tucked behind menu selections. Even a small amount of cruft degrades the user experience. I don't need stupid ass April Fool's day pranks from Google. It is not cute and I am not am…

Lighten up.

Re: Google Treasure Maps

#5

Post by DanBC » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:01 PM UTC

angdis wrote: post #3

WTF? Google maps, for me and I think for vast numbers of users, has always been a zero-bullshit application to use when you need to quickly find specific location or directions, where _pertinent_ information is displayed and "frills" stay tucked behind menu selections. Even a small amount of cruft degrades the user experience. I don't need stupid ass April Fool's day pranks from Google. It is not cute and I am not am…

> Even more disturbing is that somebody at Google dreamed this up, and got together a team of engineers to crank this out. And at what cost in labour? 100's of thousands? Don't they have better things to do?

It's an advert to recruit staff. Google wants good staff; that costs money; a good way to attract some staff is to show fun neat projects.

Re: Google Treasure Maps

#6

Post by danesparza » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:20 PM UTC

angdis wrote: post #3

WTF? Google maps, for me and I think for vast numbers of users, has always been a zero-bullshit application to use when you need to quickly find specific location or directions, where _pertinent_ information is displayed and "frills" stay tucked behind menu selections. Even a small amount of cruft degrades the user experience. I don't need stupid ass April Fool's day pranks from Google. It is not cute and I am not am…

Dude. Seriously? Lighten the fuck up.

It's April Fucking Fools.

Re: Google Treasure Maps

#7

Post by salibhai » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:57 PM UTC

Anyone know where the treasure is? Make sure you check out street view too.

Re: Google Treasure Maps

#8

Post by angdis » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:59 PM UTC

DanBC wrote: post #5

angdis wrote: post #3

WTF? Google maps, for me and I think for vast numbers of users, has always been a zero-bullshit application to use when you need to quickly find specific location or directions, where _pertinent_ information is displayed and "frills" stay tucked behind menu selections. Even a small amount of cruft degrades the user experience. I don't need stupid ass April Fool's day pranks from Google. It is not cute and I am not am…

> Even more disturbing is that somebody at Google dreamed this up, and got together a team of engineers to crank this out. And at what cost in labour? 100's of thousands? Don't they have better things to do? It's an advert to recruit staff. Google wants good staff; that costs money; a good way to attract some staff is to show fun neat projects.

I don't see how an unfunny internet-scale April Fool's prank recruits top-talent.

What does it recruit for? People who have a bad sense of humor?

... and yes, I am still bitter about google reader.

Re: Google Treasure Maps

#9

Post by brokenparser » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 2:24 PM UTC

angdis wrote: post #3

WTF? Google maps, for me and I think for vast numbers of users, has always been a zero-bullshit application to use when you need to quickly find specific location or directions, where _pertinent_ information is displayed and "frills" stay tucked behind menu selections. Even a small amount of cruft degrades the user experience. I don't need stupid ass April Fool's day pranks from Google. It is not cute and I am not am…

Haters gonna hate

Re: Google Treasure Maps

#10

Post by napoleond » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 3:28 PM UTC

angdis wrote: post #3

WTF? Google maps, for me and I think for vast numbers of users, has always been a zero-bullshit application to use when you need to quickly find specific location or directions, where _pertinent_ information is displayed and "frills" stay tucked behind menu selections. Even a small amount of cruft degrades the user experience. I don't need stupid ass April Fool's day pranks from Google. It is not cute and I am not am…

FWIW, it looks like they just switched out some textures and put an overlay on street view. Maybe one day of design work and one day of dev work, at the most (and a half hour meeting with their bosses, I guess). I don't really find this particular prank that hilarious, but it certainly didn't cost anyone hundreds of thousands of dollars.