Google Latitude

Last day, we started taking a look at the new Google Latitude web application. It is kind of like gps, allowing friends or other users to know where you are, or where you want them to think you are. Currently the program is not yet very good since Google only has a couple satellites here and there, so that would mean a user could be misplaced a couple blocks away. Its still a good way to see how far your friends are when a meeting point is arranged, where your lost cellphone might be, etc.

Christmas Eve - Santa Movement "Confirmed"

On Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as Norad confirmed and tracked Santa and his reindeers across the world. Norad which has been tracking Santa for the past fifty years. How? With Santa Cams stationed across the globe and satellite, of course. Twitter users, for the first time followed the direction Santa headed from tweets, or Twitter messages from "Bitz the Elf," whose screen name is "noradsanta," according to Google, which has been giving Norad a hand in tracking Santa this year. Some web-based software which Google has used to help Norad include Google Maps and Google Earth. Below is one of the many video captures of Santa. Here he is shown at Beijing, China, travelling along the Great Wall and admiring some of the more well-known tourist attractions as well as some of the newer buildings made for the Olympics such as the Bird's Nest Stadium.