In one of the coolest applications of Google Maps that should make realtors and landlords stop and consider: [product placement on roof tops [MIT Advertising Lab]](http://adverlab.blogspot.com/2005/08/advertising-with-google-maps.html). Retailer Target already gets the concept.
On the opposite end of the specrum and all across the globe, governments are already concerned that sensitive sites are now visible to the public, such as the Kremlin, CIA Headquarters, etc.
Tags: NAR, National Association of Realtors
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I guess we will have to strike the saying “In the privacy of your own backyard” from our vocabulary since Big Brother or anyone for that matter could be watching!
Alas, enterprising bloggers have determined that Target painted the roof because it’s right below the landing path of a big airport. Still, cool idea.