Today’s Follow Friday is about WhatWasThere.com. It’s similar to HistoryPin.com, where you can compare vintage photographs of locations with current views from Google Maps. WhatWasThere.com was created in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Enlighten Ventures, “along you to tour familiar streets to see how they appeared in the past.
The WhatWasThere project was inspired by the realization that we could leverage technology and the connections it facilitates to provide a new human experience of time and space – a virtual time machine of sorts that allows users to navigate familiar streets as they appeared in the past.
The premise is simple: provide a platform where anyone can easily upload a photograph with two straightforward tags to provide context: Location and Year. If enough people upload enough photographs in enough places, together we will weave together a photographic history of the world (or at least any place covered by Google Maps). So wherever you are in the world, take a moment to upload a photograph and contribute to history!
You can upload photos, see an album of photos you’ve added in My Photos, and either search by specific location or browse images others have provided. You need to be a registered user to perform most functions.
For more about WhatWasThere.com, email [email protected].
Thanks for the tip…this looks great!