Chagos on Google Street View
On June 4, 2015 Google published a blog post about the release of remote island imagery captured for Street View, featuring the Chagos Archipelago. The blog post was released to coincide with World Ocean’s Day and included a link to the Chagos Conservation Trust website.
http://google-latlong.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/explore-life-beneath-waves-in-honor-of.html
A number of media outlets picked up the story. You can read up on what they had to say on the following links:
Mashable – major news website for the ‘digital generation’
42 million monthly unique visitors
23 social media followers
The Street View article has been shared 2,400 times(as at July'15):
http://mashable.com/2015/06/04/google-street-view-oceans-day/
Tech Crunch – number #1 business blog for tech and investment news
6.5 million monthly unique visitors
13 million social media followers
The article has been shared 1,900 times(as at July'15):
http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/04/google-brings-street-view-to-40-new-remote-islands-and-underwater-locations/#.wbxq5q:mkhg
Gizmodo - leading technology blog
The article has been shared 8,567 times(as at July'15):
http://gizmodo.com/now-google-street-view-can-take-you-deep-under-the-ocea-1709170434
CBS News – major US news channel
The article has been shared 421 times(as at July'15):
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-brings-worlds-coral-reefs-to-your-screen/
BBC newsbeat – BBC Radio 1’s news service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33029302/google-unveils-new-underwater-street-views
Other notable news outlets that covered the story: TIME magazine, International Business Times, Brisbane Times, Huffington Post.
Enjoy the views!