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Google updates Street View in San Francisco, leaves Marissa Mayer's pad off the grid

By Nicholas Carlson, 12:40 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008, 4,693 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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We thought maybe Google barred its little yellow Street View man from Marissa Mayer's road by accident. But, as the saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." Google Earth Blog reports that Google has updated its Street View feature with new maps throughout flyover country, as well as enhancements in the Bay Area. But did the camera trucks visit Mayer's little corner of Stevenson Street? See for yourself, below.

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