Google Maps Gives You Unrestricted Access To NFL Stadiums

Google Maps Gives You Unrestricted Access To NFL Stadiums

It seems in the past couple of months, Google has been thinking “What else can we map?” within its Google Maps application. We’re pretty sure they’ve already covered ever square inch of road in the world, which is probably why they turned to mapping the Grand Canyon last month. This month, Google looks to have caught football fever as they have successfully mapped their first football stadium, the Indianapolis Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium.

The virtual-tour experience takes you through a number of areas of the stadium that would normally be inaccessible to the average joe like the playing field, locker rooms, entrance tunnels and observation suites. You’ll navigate your way through the different areas of the stadium just like you would with any Google Maps map.

Now if only Google could sit in every seat so ticket holders can get an idea of what their view would be during a game. The sooner Google gets on that, the sooner I’ll be buying tickets to sporting events as I would prefer to have the best seat in the house.

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NFL adds Google+ Hangouts to fantasy football leagues for extra-personal trash talking

NFL fantasy footbal leagues add Google Hangouts for extrapersonal trash talking

So your fantasy football team just clinched its spot in the virtual Super Bowl. There’s now a better way to rub it in everyone’s noses than snarky message board posts: Google has just teamed with the NFL to integrate Google+ Hangouts across the league’s fantasy football pages. The multi-person video chat is now just a step away, whether you’re trading players or checking the latest results. Google is even bending the rules slightly to allow for a full league’s dozen players in one session, instead of the usual 10, and will help host talks between commentators and league participants. Hangouts at the NFL pages are already up and running — that gives us just enough weeks to hem and haw over linebacker choices before the real NFL’s schedule gets going.

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