MIBAZAAR Blog

Moving my Google Maps/Earth Mashup blog…

Virender Ajmani — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:44:24 +0000

I have decided to blog about my Google Maps/Earth Mashup related content at my personal site –> Virender Ajmani (http://www.virenderajmani.com). The mashups created by me though will still be hosted on this domain (mibazaar.com) for the time being.

Detroit Area Companies – Twitter Mentions

Virender Ajmani — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:35:50 +0000

Cross Posted from my personal site Virender Ajmani

Check out this Google Maps Mashup I created which looks at Twitter mentions from across United States of Detroit Area Companies. The Detroit Area Companies which I added in this mashup are GM, Ford, Chrysler, Onstar, Compuware, Quicken Loans, Detroit Edison, Consumers Energy, Dominos Pizza, Little Caesars.

You can make your Co. selection by clicking on the radio buttons at the side of the map and the map then animates thru the latest tweet mention of that company.

Whitney Houston’s Journey Mapped #R.I.P. Whitney Houston

Virender Ajmani — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:37:01 +0000

Check out my latest map “Whitney Houston’s journey of Life” on Google Maps. This map animates thru events in Whitney Houston’s life, from birth, school, grammy awards, super bowl appearance, concert at Norfolk Virginia for troops returning from Persian Gulf, and then her untimely death at Beverley Hills, California.

You can disable the autoplay mode by clicking on the arrows at lower left corner of the map.

Valentine’s Day Map #valentine

Virender Ajmani — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:43:32 +0000

I had created a Valentine’s Day Google Maps Mashup almost 4 years ago. At the time I used Yahoo Local API to get the data (It still works!! though for US only). Check it out.. just key in your location (city,state or zip code) and the map will show nearby Victoria’s Secrets, Lovers Lane, Movie Theaters, Florists..

What’s happening in Syria?? Mapping the Tweets #syria

Virender Ajmani — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:46:05 +0000

Syria has been in the news a lot lately.. with civilian deaths resulting from Syrian uprising being reported on a daily basis. So what are people tweeting about situation in Syria?. Here’s a look at tweets on Google Maps from within 400 miles radius of Damascus, Syria. The map animates between tweets after every 4-5 seconds.

#SOPA Tweets Mapped!!

Virender Ajmani — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:54:04 +0000

Its a SOPA protest day here in United States. There are bunch of sites which have joined the protest. Among the sites protesting SOPA legislation is Wikipedia and Google.

There is a quite a bit of noise on Twitter about the ongoing SOPA protests. Take a look at this Google Maps Mashup of SOPA Tweets in United States. The map animates between the latest SOPA tweets from Eastern and Western United States.

Happy Martin Luther King Day – Timeline of Events Mapped

Virender Ajmani — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:30:52 +0000

Today January 16th is Martin Luther King Day in United States. Its a federal holiday here in United States celebrating Martin Luther King’s birthday (January 15th, 1929). Martin Luther King Day is observed on 3rd Monday in January every year.

Here’s a “Martin Luther King” journey map which I created couple of years ago. It maps out important events in Martin Luther King’s life. The map automatically moves on to the next event in Rev. King’s life. You can however manually move forward/back by clicking on the arrows located at the bottom left on the map.

Kim Jong Dead – Tweets Mapped

Virender Ajmani — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:27:14 +0000

Kim Jong, the North Korean Leader died on Saturday. News of this death was announced to the world today. Ever since the announcement twitter has been abuzz about Kim Jong’s death. Here’s a look at Kim Jong tweets from around the world on Google Maps. Click on the radio buttons on the left of the map for a look at tweets from the region. The map animates thru the tweets after every 6 seconds.

Tragedy of Edmund Fitzgerald #googlemaps

Virender Ajmani — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:41:21 +0000

Edmund Fitzgerald sank 36 years ago on November 10th, 1975 in Lake Superior. All 29 crew members lost their lives that day. I had created this Google Maps Mashup in 2009 which shows the exact location of the tragedy in Lake Superior along with hometowns of the mariners on Edmund Fitzgerald who died.

When the map first loads up it shows the location where the ship sank along with a video of the song from Gordon Lightfoot which is dedicated to Edmund Fitzgerald. There is a link above the video (“Click here for mariners hometown”) which when clicked shows the hometowns of mariners hometown. The information window above the mariner markers has a forward and back arrows which when clicked takes you to the next mariner location.

Mapping Happy Diwali Tweets #diwali

Virender Ajmani — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:01:00 +0000

Happy Diwali to everyone. Here’s a look at “Happy Diwali” Tweets from India, Eastern/Western US and Europe mapped out on Google Maps. The Map animates thru the tweets after every 5-7 seconds.