I suppose we can file this under "this has nothing to do with D.C., but is still a massively fun way to waste time at work, which is very important to D.C. office workers." Friend of DCist Laura Olin passed along a link to Globe Genie, which appears to be a product of one Joe McMichael, and is hosted under an MIT web address. The site allows its users to jump randomly to one Google Street View around the world -- you can select any combination of continents (including Antarctica!), hit "Teleport" and see where you end up. more ›

Nearly every D.C. street is captured, with the exception of Pennsylvania Avenue and E Street NW by the White House, some military areas, and the Hillandale gated community in Burleith. Outside of the District, coverage is a little spottier — most of eastern Montgomery County has Street View, but large portions of western Montgomery and most of Prince George's don't. Arlington and Alexandria are nearly complete and some of the streets elsewhere in Northern Virginia, and around Baltimore, Annapolis, and Fredericksburg have been captured. You can even recreate the boring I-95 journey from the North Carolina border to Philly. more ›

If you're anything like us, you've been experiencing major geek covetousness ever since Google Maps launched its Street View functionality late last month. The feature (which may seem similar to past users of Amazon's A9.com) shows street-level photos of locations. Users can move smoothly from spot to spot, rotating their view and taking in the sights. Unfortunately, Google Maps' coverage of D.C. doesn't feature any of the blue outlines that signify Street View-equipped roads. But... more ›