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Google Maps Road Trip
I drove across America with a friend. Neither of us left home.
- Year
- 2009
- Format
- Live online road trip
- My role
- Co-creator, co-host, co-producer
- With
- Peter Baldes
The premise
Peter Baldes and I drove from Los Angeles to Richmond using the arrow keys in Google Street View. We broadcast the trip live from our separate homes.
Along the way
People watched, chatted, and suggested stops. We took detours. The trip lasted nine days.
Impact
- The first virtual cross-country road trip, years before virtual travel was a category
- Covered by NPR's Weekend Edition and The New York Times, and picked up internationally