If my forays into Street View are a rabbit hole, the Pegman is my carrot. He’s the drag-and-drop icon that acts as the primary user interface for interacting with the map.

Lastly–and this has nothing to do with Pegman, but it’s new and smart–you can also get to Street View by simply zooming in on the map. When Street View exists for a region, Google Maps shows it as the ...

But Google has now made a number of improvements that make it easier to use Pegman himself and StreetView in general. Initiating StreetView no longer involves clicking a button in the upper right ...

Here's a little something to brighten up your day -- open up Google Maps in the browser and you'll notice that the yellow Pegman now looks like Link. The fabled Hero of Time is there to celebrate ...

Today, Google is bringing back the Pegman, thanks in part to design firm B-Reel. "This redesign provided an opportunity to align Pegman more closely with current Google aesthetics," B-Reel said in ...

The quiet departure of our yellow companion prompted fans to reach out to the Google team, asking them to return Pegman to their maps. And within the year, Pegman did return — with a whole new look.

Google Maps becomes Groovy Maps and Pegman transforms into your own personal tiny dancer. Welcome to April Fools' Day. How Google Maps got its groove back for April 1 - CNET ...

Google Maps Revives Pegman, Rolls Out New Features By Will Conley Nov. 6, 2013 4:03 pm EST Those of you who have found the new Google Maps lacking may have reason to give it another chance.

The Santa Pegman is not new, it was shown to us when Google had a welcome back party for the Pegman in the new version of Google Maps. Plus, Google has had the Pegman wearing a Santa hat since ...

The campus’s new online map just keeps getting better. The Google-based map went live in September, and since then the UC Davis map team has added several new layers, highlighting, for example, ...

Pegman, the chunky yellow avatar of Google Maps, has turned blue as part of a promotion with a pop star. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 61°F. Sunday, July 6th 2025 ...