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Today Google launched a new experimental feature for crafting and sharing stories using Google Earth. Released in honor of Veteran's Day, Tour Builder (https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/gallery)—which requires both the Google Earth plug-in and a Google account—allows users to create a virtual tour using photos, descriptions and mapped points (or pinned locations).
The United Service Organizations (https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/builder#play/ahJzfmd3ZWItdG91cmJ1aWxkZXJyDAsSBFRvdXIYyscKDA) and United States veterans (https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/builder#play/ahJzfmd3ZWItdG91cmJ1aWxkZXJyDAsSBFRvdXIY-Z8SDA) have already added their own tours, though the company hopes others—such as touring musicians and educators—will find broader uses for the tool.
Image courtesy of Google (http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2013/11/tour-builder-tell-your-stories-with.html).