Unfortunately due to technical issues the April's update of Panoramio photos in Google Earth has been postponed to the end of May. The last weekly update was on April 25th adding photos up to ID 20980000 to Google Earth. The difference between the weekly update and the monthly one is that new added photos are displayed only in very low zoom levels in the weekly update. You have to wait until the next monthly update to see photos in different zoom levels according to popularity.
We added a new question to the Help page called "Spam in comments". The idea is to discourage campaigns of comments for the Panoramio contest. Sending hundreds of comments with links is simply spam. If you get spam I recommend you to add a comment to one photo of the spammer including a link to that question. Normally after receiving one or two comments the user doesn't spam anymore. This solution is far from perfect, but in the near future we will add a way to report comments and block users that abuse comment. By the way, this new policy starts now, so it doesn't apply for comments made before May 7th.
I also would like to clarify that the final winners of the contest are only the ones included after the announcement in the blog. The contest page might be technically available before the announcement, but we always need some extra time for technical tasks and verifications.
It seems that Google has reduced the number of photos shown on the Maps; has there been a change in policy?
ReplyDeleteThe 'Own' tab appears to have been removed from the Panoramio location map views too.
Hi, in my labels "Australia 2003" and "Bali 2003" I am missing a lot of Thumpnails. If I Click on the thumpnail I see the enlarged Photo. Can you look at this and repare it? Greetings from Holland, (bdeh) Berend
ReplyDeleteGenerally, Panoramio does work so weak last time, that I do not want even to try..
ReplyDeleteEduardo, what is going on ?
Can The Team improve that ?
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteI have noticed that some of the photos I have previously uploaded and been accepted onto the maps have disappeared. There are red X's now in the thumbnail place and no larger version either. What's going on folks?
Also, is this the only way we can pass feedback to the team there? I couldn't find a 'contact us' or anything similiar to be able to communicate through.
Many thanks though as the whole concept is really great.
Can you let me know when the delayed update will happen? I am waiting for my pictures to appear on Google Earth that I loaded on in April. Thanks.
ReplyDeletehi im angel parra and my hole famaily from my fathers side is from san jose de basoco durango mexico i would like to see more pixs of that place and of coneto de conford i would be very happy and i am telling all my family that you have tooken photos already. but you need more expesialy san jose de basoco we have a home thier if you happen to go some day to take photos tell the locols were the house of the parra's is it is a yellowhouse take pix plx. or ask were clara granilo's house is.
ReplyDeletethank you
sincerly:
angel parra
{i am 14years old}
What has been happening with Panoramio / Google Earth updates for June 2009? There seems to be no new information on recent developments in the technology, procedures, and policies of Panoramio.
ReplyDeleteFor the last two or three weeks I have noticed a slowdown in access to Panoramio photos as well as speed of posting.
Thanks for any new information on what to expect from Panoramio this month.
Alan Fogelquist