RIP - Michael Jackson - Twitter World Reacts #michaeljackson

Michael Jackson is Dead and Twitter World reacts. Here is map of Michael Jackson Tweets from Western/Eastern United States, Europe, India and Australia


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Embed the map in your website. Here's the code!!


<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://www.mibazaar.com/michaeljackson.html"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://www.mibazaar.com/michaeljackson.html" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>


Ford's Fiesta Movement Mapped (#fiestamovement)

Some time back Ford recruited 100 "Agents" to test drive their Ford Fiesta (to be launched in 2010/2011). These agents will spend 6 months behind the wheel of their own Fiesta, lifestreaming their experiences on Twitter/YouTube.

Check out what they are upto in this twitter map I created.

(Fiesta Movement website)


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Embed the map in your website. Here's the code!!


<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://www.mibazaar.com/fordfiesta.html"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://www.mibazaar.com/fordfiesta.html" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>


Embed Iran Tweet Google Maps Mashup in your website

Here's the code which you can embed in your webpage to see tweets related to ongoing Iran Election protests from Iran, Eurpoe and United States.


<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://www.mibazaar.com/irantweets.html"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://www.mibazaar.com/irantweets.html" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>


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Iran Election Protest Mashups

With the ongoing protests going on in Iran over the Election results, here are couple of Google Maps Mashups I created:

Tweets from Middle East, Europe, Eastern and Western United States related to Iran Election Protests:



Geo-Tagged YouTube Videos of Iran Election Protests:

RIP Rajeev Motwani - His Journey!

Rajeev Motwani a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, was a brilliant young man who died in a accident at his home in Atherton, California on June 5th. From Wikipedia:

Motwani was one of the co-authors (with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Terry Winograd) of an influential early paper on the PageRank algorithm, the basis for Google's search techniques

So where did Rajeev come from? Here's a Google Maps Journey of Rajeev Motwani which includes a video tribute at the end.

Cabinet Ministers of India (2009)

Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India recently appointed 33 cabinet ministers. So who are these ministers and where were they born and how old are they? For answers to these questions check out this Google Maps Mashup I created:

Memorial Day Google Maps Mashups

• Michigan casualties of Iraq War
  (For other states check out iCasualties.org)
• National Cemeteries maintained by Veterans Affairs and National Park Service and Army
• IRAQ War Casualties Count (both Dead and Wounded) by State
• Women Casualties of IRAQ War

America's Best Pizzas - Mapped!

GQ has published a list of 25 Best Pizzas in America. There are 4 of them here in my backyard (Detroit!!). Check this Google Maps Mashup I created which shows locations of "25 Best Pizzas in America". Is there one close to you?

Google Mapping Chrysler Dealers who got dumped in Michigan

Chrysler announced that it was going to dump approximately 789 dealers around the country. Since I am from Michigan, I decided to look at dealers in Michigan who got the bad news. The affected dealers in Michigan are shown above in Google Maps.

Google Maps Street View Marker changed for Mother's Day?

Just noticed that Google Maps Street View Marker has been changed for Mother's Day. Here's a Street View image from Detroit Michigan (in front General Motor's Renasssaince Building).

Coca Cola Logo as seen on Google Maps

Here's a look at a Giant logo of Coca-Cola on Google Maps. It is located in Northern Chile in South America.

BTW, A Huge 123rd HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to Coca-Cola.

(geocoding info found at Google Earth Blog)


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Kids are home today - Schools closed because of Swine Flu Scare

Plymouth Canton Schools in Michigan, the district I live in is closed today and tomorrow because of suspected Swine Flu case. Its the 3rd largest school district in Michigan with approximately 19,000 students. There are other schools which are closed here in the Metro Detroit area also. (source Detroit Free Press)

Last week I created a Google Map+Twitter Swine Flu Map which showed tweets from various regions in United States and Europe.

Now that this thing has hit very close to home, I decided to look at tweets related to Swine Flu in the state of Michigan. With Lansing, Michigan as base I searched for Tweets within 175 miles radius from Lansing, Michigan. Check out the Swine Flu related tweets in Michigan in this Google Maps Mashup.

Swine Flu and Google Trends

So which are the top 10 cities in the world where the keyword "Swine Flu" search is originating from? Check this Google Trends - Google Maps Mashup. You can also look at top 10 cities within each country also.
(Note: At times the markers don't show up on this page. Trying to fix it....)

Alternatively use this form to take a look at the Google Trends top 10 cities on Google Maps for keyword "Swine Flu".

Google Trends - Top Search Cities
Please enter search Keyword:

Geo-Tagged Swine Flu Videos in YouTube

Here's a map I created of Geo-Tagged Swine Flu Videos found in YouTube. There does not seem to be a whole lot of videos.

Click on arrows at the top right of the map to view the next/previous videos.

Swine Flu Tweets on Google Maps

#googlemaps #swineflu

Here's a Google Maps Mashup I put together of Tweet locations in United States and Europe related to "Swine Flu". Click the button on the left of the Map control to select regions from where you would like to view tweets from.

Happy Earth Day

#googlemaps #earthday
Wishing everyone a Happy Earth Day. On this occasion I quickly put together this Google Maps Mashup of "Earth Day" Tweets in Eastern and Western United States.

India's 50 most powerful people - 2009

Business Week has come out with a list of India's 50 most powerful people. I have created a Video Montage of pictures of the 50 most powerful people. This was created using iMovie + iPhoto and then mashed up with "Zara Zara" song from Bollywood Movie "Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein" Here it is:

Profanity and Booze on Twitter mapped!

Google Maps Mashup of swear words on twitter.



And here's a Google Maps Mashup of folks who are either drunk or upset with others who are drunk.

Google Earth Tour of Detroit

Check out this video I created of Detroit as seen in Google Earth. I loved the tour of Comerica Park and Tiger Stadiums which appear in the latter half of the video

Indian Members of Parliament with pending Criminal Cases - Mapped!

Here's a Google Maps Mashup which shows Indian Members of Parliament who have pending criminal cases. The names of the MP's concerned are listed in the the map sidebar. The data is sourced from here.

Note: Thanks to Google Maps Mania for mentioning this mashup.