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Following the Big Man: Google and NORAD Team Up Again to Track Santa Claus
readwriteweb.com - 12/24/2008
Following the Big Man: Google and NORAD Team Up Again to Track Santa Claus
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You've been good all year. But did you make the official "nice" list? If you celebrate Christmas, you'll no doubt be wondering when the big man will be swinging by your house with Rudolph and the gang. "Up on the housetop, click click click" and all of that. Instead of waiting around for the ...
noradsanta.org - 12/19/2008
Track Santa in 3d
— noradsanta.org — Track Santa in 3D In addition to tracking Santa on the NORAD Tracks Santa homepage, you can... also track his flight in Google Earth. To do so, you will need two things: To get ready ahead of time, click on the green button below to download the Google ... (more) Track Santa in 3d

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Marissa Mayer's 2009 Resolution: Leave Google
valleywag.gawker.com - 12/30/2008
Marissa Mayer's 2009 Resolution: Leave Google
— valleywag.gawker.com — What will Google be like without Marissa Mayer , the glamour nerd whose goofy laugh so neatly... captures the search engine's adolescent awkwardness? We'll know soon. We hear the company's 19th employee is planning her goodbye. Top Googlers, ... (more) Marissa Mayer's 2009 Resolution: Leave Google

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googleblog.blogspot.com - 12/23/2008
Official Google Blog: Tracking Santa: the backstory
— googleblog.blogspot.com — When I look back on four years of tracking Old St. Nick on Christmas Eve, I can't... help but smile. The Santa tracker has really come a long way. I always thought NORAD's Santa Tracker was a great holiday tradition , but I felt like it could have been ... (more) Official Google Blog: Tracking Santa: the backstory

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