Everyone needs to watch this video. Historypin sounds like a really cool concept. Here is an excerpt from from their website better explaining exactly what it is that they do:
“Historypin is a like a digital time machine that allows people to view and share their personal history in a totally new way.
It uses Google Maps and Street View technology and hopes to become the largest user-generated archive of the world’s historical images and stories.
Historypin asks the public to dig out, upload and pin their own old photos, as well as the stories behind them, onto the Historypin map. Uniquely, Historypin lets you layer old images onto modern Street View scenes, giving a series of peaks into the past.
If you want to find out more about Historypin or We Are What We Do, visit www.wearewhatwedo.org or contact historypin@wearewhatwedo.org”
GOOD LUCK HISTORYPIN!
I hope you’re as enthusiastic about Historypin as we are and you’re keen to be part of this ambitious project. If you are, but perhaps you don’t have access to a scanner or perhaps have too many photos to scan. If so, we can help.
1Scan.co.uk is Historypin’s offical scanning partner. You can read more about what we do at http://1scan.co.uk/historypin/historypin.htm If you’d like us to scan your photos we are offering a 10% discount if you mention this blog.