Roamz Prepares A “Street View For Social” Using New Google Maps iOS SDK
Summary
Roamz, a local search startup for web and mobile, is today showing off one of the first implementations of the new Google Maps iOS SDK in its new iPad app, due out after the holidays. The SDK also includes support for both 2D and 3D views, so users can tilt and rotate the map using gestures inside the app. The company, which sources real-time posts from Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Instagram to help users find nearby businesses and other places of interest, is using the Google Maps 3D angle and is then layering the social content on top of the buildings. It’s not serendipity, it’s [about telling you] these are roughly some of the places you would be interested in and these are some of the reasons.” Barouch notes that Facebook, too, moved into local search recently with the launch of Nearby. Since the iPad app isn’t yet live, we asked Barouch to put together a little demo so others can also see the Google Maps SDK in action.
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