Google Streetview has finally started in Germany. But not in all places, only a small demoversion of some famous tourist attractions and, yes, in Oberstaufen!
Never heard of Oberstaufen? 95% of the Germans think the same, but the small village in Bavaria, close to the Alps landed a big PR succes.
Like the little village of Asterix in France, the little Oberstaufen is different from the rest of Germany.
Most of the German communities were critical about google streetview, but the politics and the inhabitants of Oberstaufen saw their chance to become famous and lead a lot of tourists in their small village.
And they succeed. No newspaper today without the name Oberstaufen in it, every TV station shows pictures of it, when reporting about the start of street view.
Like this video from the ARD, the biggest TV station in Germany shows, the people in Oberstaufen are proud and happy to be the first village in Germany with street view.
http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/ondemand100_id-video800474.html
This story shows, how emerging technology and open minded people create best advertisement for free... Concratulations!
And here is how it looks:
Größere Kartenansicht
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