"Unemployed" Tweets

With the current state of our economy, I decided to look at twitter for tweets with "Unemployed" keyword. I took this information from Twitter along with User's location and mapped it out on Google Maps.

There are two buttons at the top left corner of the map which are labeled "Eastern Untied States" and "Western United States". The map defaults to "Eastern". If you click on "Eastern United States" button then tweets are shown from within 1500 miles radius of "Cincinnati, Ohio". If you click on "Western United States" button then tweets are shown from within 1500 miles radius of "Los Angeles".
(Thanks to Google Maps Mania for mentioning this mashup)

Utah gains the most and Michigan loses the most

Census.gov is out with a population report (2007-2008) which shows that Utah led the nation with a 2.5% growth in population compared to Michigan which saw its population decline by 46,368 (0.5%).

For a look at how other states fared check out this Google Maps Mashup.

Buy 1 car get another for $1

A Chrysler Dealership (Mancari's Chrysler-Jeep) in Oak Lawn, IL has found a innovative way to sell cars in this horrible economy. So what is the dealership doing. (via)

With the purchase of a new Chrysler Pacifica, for the sticker price, Mancari's Chrysler-Jeep owner Frank Mancari will include a slightly used PT Cruiser for $1. The offer is likely aimed at households with multiple drivers, maybe teenagers, where the addition of a lightly used vehicle makes sense.

The PT Cruisers are former rental vehicles with about 10,000 miles on them. They normally retail for $12,000 to $13,000. The Pacifica goes for $39,000 and gets 14/22 mpg city/highway.

If interested in visiting this dealer then here's Google Maps Street View of the Dealership.

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Bailout Chatter on Twitter

With the ongoing Bailout drama in Washington DC, I quickly put together a Mashup (Twitter + Google Maps + YouTube) which shows what the "Main Steet" thinks/talking about this bailout.