Merritt Island Now Virtual Tour

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Merritt Island Now

Merritt Island Now - Merritt Island, Florida

Merritt Island Now

 By: Jessica Housand-Weaver 

10/31/2013

Merritt Island Now is the official website for community networking, resources, and information regarding the unique coastal town of Merritt Island, Florida. This helpful site includes regularly updated info on Merritt Island news, real estate, a complete business directory, kids sports and activities, a community calendar, and more. Merritt Island Now also has a room available for use by its website members for local parties and meetings.

Navigate around Merritt Island Now now with a 360 Virtual Tour (see above) by Biz360tours in Panoramic (Pano) High Definition (HD).

Merritt Island Now was created to be the #1 community source for everything Merritt Island in order to fill an important need for the community. Whether you need to make a Merritt Island business connection or post information on a lost dog, Merritt Island Now is the resource for you. Their goal is to bring together the local news as well as the information Merritt Island residents want and need in order to enjoy everything that this charming community has to offer. The available information is constantly evolving and growing just like the local community.

Some of Merritt Island Now’s current features include:

• An interactive Community Calendar where you can submit and promote upcoming events.

• An up-to-date Merritt Island Business Directory to support local businesses.

• A sizeable website section dedicated to the children of Merritt Island, including all the sports, clubs, and activities available to them.

• Complete Merritt Island School Information and Links.

• Local News Articles.

• Restaurant Reviews

• Much more!

Merritt Island Now invites those who belong to the community of Merritt Island to participate in the continuous development of the site. They request that users submit calendar events, announcements, photos, stories, website links, and anything that is of community interest.

 

Merritt Island Now - Merritt Island, Florida

For more information, please contact:

Merritt Island Now 

259 Mcleod St Merritt Island, FL 32953 

(321)-453-4121

  http://www.merrittislandnow.com

To view more virtual tours visit www.Biz360Tours.com

We have launched a new site

Hello,

Greetings! We have some great news to share with you. Recently, we launched a brand new site and we would love for you to check it out! The new website, www.Biz360Tours.com, is a user friendly website that will show you how the program we are proud to be a part of, Google Business Photos, will improve your business and customer flow. Almost everyone is familiar with Google Street View. Google Business Photos is 360 Virtual Walk-through of local businesses such as restaurants and shops. It uses Street View technology to walk you right through the doors of the business you are searching for! Plus, the tours show up in Google Search results, on the business’ Google Plus Local page, Google Maps and other Google Products. The business can even embed the tour on their website and social media sites, such as Facebook. Neat, huh?! To learn more about Google Virtual Tours, please visit our website www.Biz360Tours.com. 

When a business adds the high quality 360-degree interactive virtual tour onto their website, they create a unique way to keep the customer on their webpage. If the company uses a social media service, the business can easily share the tours on the social media sites as well. www.Biz360Tours.com

Google Business Photos - Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill

Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill, located at 610 Glen Cheek Drive in Port Canaveral, Florida, has joined the long list of businesses to add a 360-degree interactive virtual tour to their online marketing tool box. With this virtual tour, Fishlips invites potential customers to take a virtual stroll inside the restaurant. You can search for Fishlips Waterfront Bar and Grill on Google Maps, Google Search results, and Fishlip's Google Plus Local page. Fishlips even has the ability to add the tour to their website and Facebook.

You can use this link to view the tour, Like it on Facebook and even share with your friends - http://virali.se/Jjya

Fishlips Waterfront Bar and Grill is open for lunch and dinner, provides live entertainment on select nights and has a huge dance floor to get your groove on. The atmosphere is beachy and welcoming. Take a look for yourself!



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Fishlips Waterfront Bar and Grill was photographed by Jason Perrone - Google Certified and Trusted Photographer for Central Florida.

Google Business Photos - Bob Steele Chevrolet

In 1976, Bob Steele Chevrolet opened it's doors to the public. The Chevrolet dealership is family owned by the Steele family. This year it became the first dealership in the county to add a 360-degree interactive virtual tour to their Google plus listing. Having this virtual tour, the dealership invites you to take a virtual stroll through the showroom and work your way around to the service department.

 You can view the tour by preforming a Google search for Bob Steele Chevy, visiting their Google plus listing or searching for them on Google Maps. Soon you will also be able to view it on their website, BobSteeleChevy.com as well as their Facebook fan page.

Click and drag your mouse to look around the showroom.

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Here is a short video on how Google Business Photos can help your business.




Google Trusted Photographer Jason Perrone



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Perrone Photography offers virtual tours to all locally owned and operated businesses in Central Florida. Areas include Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, Daytona, Ocala, St. Could, Sanford, Spring Hill and all surrounding areas.

Perrone Photography offers professional photography services in all of Brevard County, Florida. Including the following areas: Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, Cocoa, Rockledge, Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Satellite Beach, Titusville, Palm Shores, Viera and surrounding areas.

Perrone Photography Merritt Island Studio -
76 E. Merritt Island Cswy ste 207, Merritt Island, Florida 32953

Images in Tile

Have you been out to the Kennedy Space Center's Visitor's Center recently? Did you notice the large tile murals of the planets of Earth, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn? Images in Tile USA, a Joplin Missouri based company, was hired to create the 1,000 sq ft murals for visitors of the complex to marvel at and enjoy. These planet murals are the largest of their kind in the world. Jason Perrone, of Perrone Photography, had the opportunity to photograph each mural. The photographs are high quality and really capture the detail and design of each planet. NASA's Kennedy Space Center was home to the Space Shuttle and is still the largest space organization in the world. The planet murals, are a beautiful and insightful look into our solar system and because they are made from tile, will last for many years to come. Enjoy some of the photos below or visit our online gallery to view all the images.

Earth Mural at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex.
Photo by: Perrone Photography

Close up image of the Earth mural at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex
Image by: Perrone Photography

Jupiter mural at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex
Image by: Perrone Photography

Close up image of the Jupiter mural at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex
Image by: Perrone Photography

Mars mural at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex
Image by: Perrone Photography

Close up ofMars mural at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex
Image by: Perrone Photography

Saturn mural at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex
Image by: Perrone Photography

Saturn mural at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex
Image by: Perrone Photography

Perrone Photography offers professional photography services in all of Brevard County, Florida. Including the following area. Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, Cocoa, Rockledge, Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Satellite Beach, Titusville, Palm Shores, Viera and surrounding areas.

Perrone Photography Merritt Island Studio - 76 E. Merritt Island Cswy ste 207, Merritt Island, Florida 32953

Virtual Tours for Residential Properties

 

 

Perrone Photography is proud to announce that we are now offering 360-degree virtual tours of residential properties. If you are a realtor or selling your home a virtual tour can greatly increase the visibilty of your listing. Allow clients to take the tour home on a disc after a showing for later review or add a link to the high quality virtual tour onto your website. Share link on social media sites like Facebook or Google+.



Are your web pages looking tired and lifeless?
Do they make your web site look dull?
Are you losing business because your website looks staid and boring?

Your website is your shop window
Visitors will spend under 5 seconds seeing if your site appeals to them.
So why not bring it to life with 360-degree virtual tour photography.
RealEstate360Tours.com makes your customers feel that they can almost touch what you are offering and this is very important in getting them to buy.

What will I get?
360 degree panoramic images will breathe life into your tired pages. The visions created make your visitors feel they are really there!

Research shows that once 360-degree virtual tour photography is working on your website, your visiting clients will find your message almost irresistible.

What will my clients get?
People want to see exactly what they’re going to get. They might not be able to experience this first hand but 360-degree photography offers them the very best alternative and provides them with a powerful inducement to buy.

How can RealEstate360Tours.com help?
• We breathe new life into your listing.
• We make your clients feel they are really there.
• We help you get ahead of your competition.
• We have years of experience to help you.
• We use high definition photography which fits easily on your website.



By adding a virtual tour to your marketing champain you reduce wasted showing by 40% (source: Property Week).
47% said virtual tours were very important to a listing.
Statistics from REALTOR.COM show that listings with virtual tours get clicked on 40% more than listings without virtual tours.” Susan Barber in the Business Development section of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine (May 2006)


Features:

• We can insert links to your website or listing.
• Add background sound to the tour.
• Insert your company logo or contact information into virtual tour.
• Tours can be viewed on all devices including Ipad and Iphones.
• Tours can be put on a disc so clients can view them at anytime with the built-in standalone flash player.
• We can add the property on a map interface so clients know where the property is in relation to schools and shopping.




 Sample virtual tour

For more information please visit our website at www.RealEstate360Tours.com

If you own a business we can create a virtual tour of your location and add it to Google Search Results, Your Google Plus Local page and even Google Maps

Please note Google Business Photos is for Businesses only. We can not add residiential properties to Google due to privacy concerns.

76 E. Merritt Island Cswy ste 207 - Merritt Island, Florida 32953
Phone - 321-403-2247
Website - www.RealEstate360Tours.com

Maternity Photography

There is nothing in this world more precious and beautiful than a mother carrying child. Maternity photography sessions allow the mother-to-be to reflect back on her pregnancy, years after she holds her baby for the first time. Maternity sessions are an intimate time where the photographer should capture all of the natural beauty of a pregnant mother, while at the same time being very discrete. Silhouettes are a an ideal way to show off the expectant mother's curves and also leaves some mystery to her figure. It is also important to talk to the mother-to-be in a soft voice to keep her calm and relaxed for her photography session. Some great tips for hosting maternity sessions are to have a large piece of foam to lay under the backdrop to keep her comfortable and also to have a pillow handy for extra support. Plan your client's session to where she can take a rest if she needs to. Having the privilege to photograph a pregnancy is a rare and beautiful experience. Perrone Photography prides itself on providing the client a private, comfortable, and relaxed atmosphere to capture her memories for a life time. 

Google Business Photos - Perrone Square

Perrone Square located at 865 North Courtenay Pkwy in Merritt Island, Florida is now viewable on Google Maps via a high-definition virtual tour.

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Google Certified and Trusted Photographer - Jason Perrone

Google Business Photos - Perrone Plaza

We photographed another location for Perrone Properties at 2460 North Courtenay Pkwy in Merritt Island, Florida. This is a two-story professional building with space for lease. The owner stated that the water and electric are included at this location. View more information and other Perrone Properties by visiting their website at PerroneProperties.com.

Explore Perrone Plaza with a High-Definition virtual tour below

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View this location on Google+ Local - https://plus.google.com/103613522611235600934/about?gl=us&hl=en

Google Certified and Trusted Photographer - Jason Perrone

Google Business Photos - Perrone Village

Perrone Village is located at 2137 North Courtenay Pkwy in Merritt Island, Florida. This retail strip center has everything from a consignment/thirft store to restuarants. Shop around, get a hair cut or enjoy one of two great restaurants.

View the Perrone Village Google Plus Local Page here - https://plus.google.com/116151987219023382939/about?gl=us&hl=en


Strool down the sidewalk with virtual tour.
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Google Business Photos- Lightholder Building Contractors

Lightholder Building Contractors Inc., of Merritt Island, Florida can take care of all your building needs from remodels to complete contruction from the ground up.


Google Plus Local page - https://plus.google.com/116658681190770913470/about?gl=us&hl=en



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Google Certified and Trusted Photographer
Jason Perrone.

Google Business Photos - TJ Nails

TJ Nails of Merritt Island, Florida is now part of Google Business Photos. You can peek inside their store on Google Maps and take a virtual tour and see all that makes them unique.

TJ Nails Google+ Local page - https://plus.google.com/115201960037571537671/about?gl=us&hl=en#115201960037571537671/about

Start out on Street View and then go inside, just click on the double arrow from Street View to go to TJ Nails.

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This view starts you just inside the store.

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Photo shoot done by Jason Perrone of Perrone Photography.

Watch this short video on how Google Business Photos is working for Toy Joy of Austin, Texas

Google Business Photos - Graphic Details ,Inc

Visit Graphic Details in Merritt Island, Florida via a virtual tour of the inside of their awesome shop. The virtual tour is viewable with Googles familiar Street View interface and can be seen in Google Search Results, Google Maps or on Graphic Details Google+ Local page.

Graphic Details on Google+ Local - https://plus.google.com/113604547631107539340/about?gl=us&hl=en

Graphic Details from Street View - Click on the double arrows to go inside Graphic Details.

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Inside Graphic Details -

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Photo shoot provided by Google Trusted Photographer - Jason Perrone

Watch this short video on how Google Business Photos is working for Toy Joy of Austin, Texas

Hurricanes and Lightning

The summer month of August is almost here and we are right in the middle of hurrican season, and we don't mean the football team! Hurricane season makes for some great photography. Last year, Hurricane Irene pushed up the East Coast. In Florida, the wind gusts were between 20 and 50 MPH while the waves were 5-12 ft high. Our first thought was "To the beach"! We arrived at the beach around 5 am and watched in awe at the swelling waves. A few surfers were out and we caught some great images, as you may remember from our Hurrican Irene Gallery on our website www.perronephotography.com. So far this year, we have had only one Tropical Storm, Debbie. Unfortunately, we did not have a chance to make it to the beach in pursuit of the perfect waves Debbie created. Living near the East Coast, there will be many chances to make up for missing Debbie. Tropical Storms frequent our summers in Florida. The image below is of Hurricane Irene from last year, taken at the Cocoa Beach Pier.



                                                                 Hurricane Irene 2011

American Independence

Photo taken from parking lot of Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cape Canaveral, Florida



The Fourth of July represents all of the freedoms our country is based on. Throughout the years, Americans have continued celebrate our victory in various ways; with the most popular being a BBQ with family and friends, fireworks, and great food. When you celebrate the Fourth of July, you are not just throwing a party; you are acknowledging your freedom and the sacrifices made by those who have kept you, and continue to keep you safe.

The Fourth of July is a great day for photographers to capture some amazing images. Fireworks are made in a variety of eye catching colors and shapes. Below are some tips for taking great images of fireworks so you can remember the sight for years to come.

Photo taken from parking lot of Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Tips for photographing fireworks;

 Equipment:

1: Camera

2: Shutter release cable or self-timer on camera

3: Tripod or a sturdy flat surface to set your camera on

 Place your camera on the tripod. Attach a shutter release cable or set the camera’s self-timer for 2-5 seconds to help eliminate camera shake.

Set your ISO to 100 or up to 200.

Adjust your cameras shutter speed anywhere from 1 second to 5 seconds, with your aperture between F8 to F22, or lens’ smallest aperture setting.

Remember: The smaller your aperture is set, the more depth of field your image will have. Also, keep in mind that the smaller the aperture setting, the longer your shutter speed will be.

Perrone Photography loves to see Amercian Photography. When you photograph your Fourth of July images, be sure to share them us! Perrone Photography is holding a contest for the best photograph from the Fourth of July 2012. The image may be anything pertaining to July Fourth Celebrations. The image must be taken by the participant.  The winner will receive a free one-hour studio session for you and up to three family members. Please submit your images via email to info@perronephotography.com no later than July 9, 2012. The winner will be announced by July 11, 2012. However you choose to celebrate, always remember to be safe and to be responsible for the safety of those around you. Happy Fourth of July from Perrone Photography!

Photo taken from parking lot of Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Google Business Photos - Fishy Bizness

Fishy Bizness located at 477 North Courtenay Parkway on Merritt Island is now part of the Google Business Photos Program. Fishy Bizness sells saltwater and freshwater aquatics, parts and more.

Fishy Bizness on Google+ Local  where you can see reviews left by customers, view photos and more.

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Watch this short video on how Google Business Photos is working for Toy Joy of Austin, Texas

Google Business Photos - Sumo Monkey

Sumo Monkey became the first Brevard County restaurant to join the Google Business Photos Program where you can virtually walk through the business using Google's familiar Street View interface. You can see the virtual tour below.

 

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View photos, read reviews and more information about Sumo Monkey on their Google+ Local Page

Watch this short video on how Google Business Photos is working for Toy Joy of Austin, Texas

Google Business Photos - Island Breakers Billards

Island Breakers Billiards and Sports Bar joined Google Business Photos this month and is now Brevard Counties first Billiards and Sports Bar to be apart of this new Google program. Island Breakers is located in the Perrone Park building at 950 North Courtenay Pkwy unit #4, Merritt Island, Florida 32953.

Island Breakers is one of the largest billiards clubs in the county at 10,700sq ft and has room for 18 pool tables, darts, 2 poker tables and even a dance floor.

view the Island Breakers Google Place Page or go to their website at www.IslandBreakers.com



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Google Business Photos - Space Shirts

Take a peak inside the store of Space Shirts located just south of the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida via a 360-degree interactive virtual tour hosted by Google.

Visit the Space Shirts Google Place page. While your there why not leave them a quick review about the 360-degree tour.


To view 360-degree tour on Google Maps click here.



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Google Business Photos - Perrone Properties

At the end of March we photographed the Perrone Properties office located in the heart of Merritt Island, Florida for the Google Business Photos Program launched in early Feb. 2012.

Take a tour of their office via the 360-degree interactive virtual tour hosted by Google. Visit the Perrone Properties Google Place page. While your there why not leave them a quick review about the 360-degree tour.


To view 360-degree tour on Google Maps click here.
To view 360-degree tour on the Perrone Photography website