Google Earth View of Russia from Alaska

The Alaskan island from where you can see Russia is called Little Diomede. Only about 150 Alaskans live on the whole island. And just about two miles away; in full view of every single house on the island is the nation of Russia. Specifically, it is the Russian Island of Big Diomede which sits about 25 miles from the Russian Siberian mainland (which you can also see from the American island.) Most everybody on Little Diomede had relatives who lived on Big Diomede.(CNN)

And here's Google Earth View from Palin's Alaska to Putin's Russia:

Also check out Google Maps View.

Find your voting location on Google Maps

Google has put up a page where you can find your voting location on Google Maps. In addition there are links on the page which provide you info on

• How to register to vote
• Get an absentee ballot
• Election website for your location

For example if your address is 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington D.C., this is what the map shows:

Uninsured in America (Health Insurance)

Was looking over data from census.gov relating to Health Insurance in United States from 2005-2007. Texas tops the list with approx. 25% of the population without health insurance (Is that possible or am I looking a the wrong data --> census.gov). Massachusetts and Hawaii are supposedly the best in providing Health Insurance with approx. 8% of the population not being insured (Best? Nothing to be proud of!!).

Sad state of affairs and our presidential candidates are bickering about LIPSTICK!!

Here's a Google Maps View of "Uninsured in America".


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Google's Election Tools for Classroom

Google has put together a "Election Tools for Educators" page for classroom teachers to engage students in exploring the candidates and issues before they cast their votes in the National Student/Parent Mock Election which is set to take place on October 30th, 2008.

Tools for Classroom page also includes 4 of my "Journey of Life" Maps (Obama, Mccain, Biden, Palin)

General Motors turns 100 today

Congratulations to General Motors as it starts the 2nd Century today. General Motors (GM) was founded on September 16, 1908 in Flint, Michigan and currently employs approximately 284,000 people around the world. GM's global headquarters is the Renaissance Center located in Detroit, Michigan.

Here's Oldsmobile Curved Dash - from early 1900'sand here's the future - Chevy Volt!!

Election '08 Twitter Chatter

Did you watch Saturday Night Live? It was hilarious. Tina Fey looks so much like Sarah Palin. Last I checked on Twitter there were lot of folks talking about SNL.

Check out who and from where folks are talking about Sarah Palin and Lipsticks and Saturday Night Live and other Presidential Candidates in this Mashup of Google Maps + Twitter + YouTube Videos.

Track Hurricane IKE in Google Maps and Google Earth

Google Maps View of Hurricane IKE:


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Track Hurricane IKE in Google Earth
Hurricane IKE - Twitter Chatter + YouTube Videos

Hurricane IKE - Twitter Chatter + YouTube Videos

Ike, an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 135 miles was just east of Great Inagua Island, Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center said at 8 a.m. Miami time. The storm is moving west and is forecast to hit eastern Cuba tonight and then will be below the Florida Keys by Sept 9.

Here's a mashup of "Hurricane IKE" chatter on Twitter along with YouTube Videos.

Google Hot Trends + Twitter Search

I got the idea for this mashup yesterday morning while looking into Twitter API's. Couple of weeks back I had created a Google Maps Mashup of Google Hot Trends which showed Top 10 cities where the search is originating from. But this mashup was looking at historical data.

So Google Hot Trends + Twitter Search mashup is an attempt at looking into why certain keywords on Google Search is trending up by looking into who is twittering that keyword. (Also check out the version for India).

Who is Sarah Palin?

Sarah Palin the governor of Alaska has been picked by John McCain to be his Vice Presidential running mate. But who is Sarah Palin?

Here's a look at Sarah Palin's life on Google Maps (source Wikipedia) from her birth place in Sand Point, Idaho to Dick Cheney's House at Number One Observatory Circle, Washington D.C. (maybe!!).