18 Geography Based tweets
  1. nikgupta1: #bit330 #geog Hotspotr: Not as comprehensive as I would have expected. It didn't even have the 2 espresso royales on State and Main.
  2. nikgupta1: #bit330 #geog Sporcle map quizzes: WHY WOULD YOU MAKE SPORCLE PART OF A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT? Now I won't be productive for at least 6 hours.
  3. nikgupta1: #bit330 #geog Google Earth: What's most fun is showing my mom the program and seeing her enjoy as we explore her old village in India.
  4. nikgupta1: #bit330 #geog AuctionMapper: Cool! A nice way to cut down on delivery costs. Why hasn't eBay bought these people out yet?
  5. nikgupta1: #bit330 #geog maps of current interest: a different way to stay up on current events. just saw an unemployment map from the det free press.
  6. campandr: #bit330 #geog Google Siteseeing: 7 Pretty cool but I was confused on how to look around a little.
  7. campandr: #bit330 #geog GoogleMars: 7: I am really enjoying playing around with this but it is not very useful.
  8. campandr: #bit330 #geog World Sunlight Map: 3 I guess it is kind of neat but I dont see it as being very useful
  9. campandr: #bit330 #geog Sporacle: 9: This site is great and is constant fun. Great way to waste time at the library
  10. ohms4: #bit330 #geog hotelicopter: better interface than hotel sites I've used in the past.
  11. ohms4: #bit330 #geog auctionmapper: could be really useful when buying large things to save on shipping.
  12. ohms4: #bit330 #geog earthpulse: great interface. interesting resources.
  13. ohms4: #bit330 #geog goby: cool idea, but couldn't find anything for me..
  14. ohms4: #bit330 #geog Earth Tools: it's like google maps upgraded
  15. ohms4: #bit330 #geog dig a hole through the earth: unfortunately, found my house is on the opposite side of an ocean.
  16. ohms4: #bit330 #geog Google Maps Mania: where did all this info come from?
  17. VitaliyI: #bit330 #geog Nat Geo Maps for printing : Great tool! Exactly what I was looking for my European History map quiz (I love senior year)
  18. aegreen22 #bit330 #geog Google Earth: 10: Soo cool. I can see my house! My future apt! India! I can see what places I've never been to look like.
  19. aegreen22 #bit330 #geog Kayak: 9: I use this site all the time and it really does show THE best deals! Instead of going to 3 sites you can go to 1!
  20. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog Google Earth: I'm in the law library for goodness sakes.
  21. dianedbao #bit330 #geog Boorah's visually browse food feature was disappointing…just featured random stock images of different foods
  22. dianedbao #bit330 #geog GoogleMarsMap: not very practically usefully, but really interesting to explore
  23. dianedbao #bit330 #geog RoadsideAmerica: there's a sine wave field in ann arbor? i don't know why that's not a more popular tourist destination…
  24. dianedbao #bit330 #geog BingTravel: Definitely plan on using this for future travel plans.
  25. dianedbao #bit330 #geog GoogleSightseeing: I went to Italy and didn't see half of these sites. very cool
  26. dianedbao #bit330 #geog WhoIsSick: didn't show any sick people near me? not what I can gather from the sniffling in the library…
  27. dianedbao #bit330 #geog Disaster Coordination Tool: neat idea, but are these people likely to have internet to tell people they are lack necessities?
  28. dianedbao #bit330 #geog Tour of Google Maps: i liked that you can edit the maps if something is wrong or add/update information!
  29. jkimsal #bit330 #geog Google Moon Map: Favorite one today. Wasn't sure what to search at first, but close-up of moon and apollo missions is sweet.
  30. jkimsal #bit330 #geog EarthPulse: Very relevant. The vital statistics map is interesting. Good site to just visit a few times a week. Feel the pulse
  31. jkimsal #bit330 #geog When: Cool way to look for concerts & other stuff (as if we have time). Knew my location automatically. The internet's creepy.
  32. jkimsal #bit330 #geog SEColossus: Says language & description of diff. search engines in diff. countries. Found Factbites.com. It's a winner.
  33. jkimsal #bit330 #geog Oodle: @jadwine Perfect for poor college students. But why is this kitten so much? Better pitch in Liz. http://bit.ly/25gT14
  34. jkimsal #bit330 #geog Earth Tools: I like the sunrise/sunset feature and checking time in various locations. Now I can follow Santa across the globe
  35. jkimsal #bit330 #geog Kayak: I like how it aggregates everything. Getting hyped for spring break now. Who's in?
  36. aegreen22 #bit330 #geog Waze: 9: Real time information, I'm definitely using this to drive in Chicago this winter! Just need to get used to the speed.
  37. aegreen22 #bit330 #geog GMap Pedometer: 7: Still getting the hang of it but if I had this I wouldn't have to clock things with my car's trip meter!
  38. aegreen22 #bit330 #geog Google Transit: 10: Trips to NYC and Europe would have been way more stressful without this handy tool - in English!
  39. aegreen22 #bit330 #geog Google Moon Map: 9: Not useful in any way but still soo cool to see the moon that close up! So that's what it looks like…
  40. jadwine #bit330 #geog Earthpulse… just found out that we eat a lot of fish and seafood in the usa but in africa they eat like none..woot!
  41. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog (not really tho) anyone made a bit330 list? Follow me, and I'll get everyone on one list and share it less than 5 seconds ago
  42. VitaliyI #bit330 #geog Google Earth: If you thought this is cool, you can contribute and make your own 3d buildings http://tinyurl.com/yjt4vvl
  43. jenmmart #bit330 #geog Auction Mapper: 3 contrary to popular belief, Odesso MO is not near Ann Arbor for the purpose of buying close to home
  44. larrywarbasse #bit330 #geog Roadside America: I hope no one plans a trip by this site… Probably the worst sightseeing recommendations ever…
  45. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog find where to get a flu shot: http://bit.ly/18uxBE . Thank you Google yet again.
  46. aegreen22 #bit330 #geog ViaMichelin: 10: I never would have made it through my Eurotrip without this site. It's the only good one and it saved me.
  47. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog http://www.google.org/flutrends/ for those of you who want to avoid the flu. based on search results.
  48. larrywarbasse #bit330 #geog CIA World Factbook: This site has some great information, used to use it a ton back in my Model UN days…
  49. jadwine #bit330 #geog Worldmapper is okay…some cool trends to look at such as population and birth rate
  50. campandr #bit330 #geog auctionmapper.com: 4 The site is kind of neat but no one is selling anything good in the ann arbor area
  51. jenmmart #bit330 #geog MapMyRun: 8: I still like it better than google, I find it easier to edit your route. If only it would run for me, too…
  52. kristenfreels #bit330 #geog MapMyRun: 9: really cool! If only I had time to go running and it wasn't too cold to run outside.
  53. joecox11 #bit330 #geog Dig a Hole Through the Earth: glad to know some fish in the indian ocean is on the exact opposite side of the earth from me…
  54. larrywarbasse #bit330 #geog EarthPulse: Not really sure why I would want to see which countries consume the most "mutton and goat," but cool I guess?
  55. jadwine #bit330 #geog Lib.utexas is pretty cool… found a map of swine flu cases in California
  56. iranwithafan #bit330 #geog worldmapper: some of these maps could be very useful for projects.wish there were more maps like this by industry.
  57. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog googlesightseeing is a complete waste of time, but also can be hilarious.
  58. kristenfreels #bit330 #geog Worldmapper Population Atlas: 3: Couldn't actually figure out how to see the population of any country
  59. moonsooraypark #bit330 #geog Frommers: although this is not on the list I would definitely recommend it to people who likes to travel
  60. iranwithafan #bit330 #geog daylightmap: kinda useless in real life, but also kinda surreal to look at Earth from top/bottom view
  61. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog EarthPulse (again):cool category maps such as foreign pop. %. No one born outside of china seems to want to live there…
  62. larrywarbasse #bit330 #geog Wikimapia: Pretty sweet site, like the feature that when you click on a place it gives you the wikipedia page and info for it
  63. tfornero #bit330 #geog http://www.earthtools.org/: Now I knw the propr time to call my frnds around the world,if only i had friends around the world
  64. nikgupta1 #bit330 #geog MapMyRun: I could have used this in the summer when I actually kept in shape. No time to run anymore.
  65. jadwine #bit330 #geog Road Side America is sweet. World's Former Largest Cherry Pie Pan is in my hometown. Woot!
  66. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog Goog EarthPulse (again):cool category maps such as foreign pop. %. No one born outside of china seems to want to live there…
  67. moonsooraypark #bit330 #geog WeGo: a travel booking service, but the prices are that great at all, recommend using Kayak instead
  68. mkeagy #bit330 #geog google maps flight sim: 0: doesnt work. disappointed because it sounds aweseom
  69. iranwithafan #bit330 #geog gruvr: interesting concept, interface could be better though - needs more updated info
  70. campandr #bit330 #geog Google Mags: BeerMapping.com: 10: Its a lot of fun. Plan your next bar crawl around SE michigan. You will need a DD though.
  71. tfornero #bit330 #geog roadside america: I may have spent the rest of my life not knowing that there is the original fake Cardiff Giant, the horror!
  72. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog roadsideamerica.com has singing Christmas tree listed!! sweet! Go Sailors of Mona Shores!
  73. jadwine #bit330 #geog MSN City Search. Great tool, gives you hot spots and weather.
  74. Rollover2k #bit330 #geog TripWolf: Prettay nice, the extra stuff (sightseeing, things to do, etc.) seem less commercially driven than on expedia.
  75. kristenfreels #bit330 #geog World Sunlight Map: http://www.die.net/earth/: 7: Not really useful at all, but it's a really amazing picture and kind of cool
  76. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog WorldSunlightMap:according to map, we are in middle of oval of sunshine. hence, it's near noon. party cloudy. in other news…
  77. larrywarbasse #bit330 #geog EarthTools: Pretty cool features, but it is pretty much just Google Earth on a different site…
  78. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog goby.com looks like fun, but needs some tweaking. but WSJ likes it enough to do an article: http://bit.ly/lBeUD
  79. tfornero #bit330 #geog Wikimapia: pretty cool idea, just not updated that much, I'll let other people do it and check back later
  80. moonsooraypark #bit330 #geog TripWolf: seems like a decent site for travel guide, but it is very confusing to use and disorganized
  81. VitaliyI #bit330 #geog Google Maps-my maps:Great features but some are buggy or don't work
  82. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog RoadSideAmerica:fun facts about any city you'd like. apparently my hometown Hickory Corners, MI has canned fetuses on display!
  83. mkeagy #bit330 #geog mapmyrun 7: cluttered page, but my 2 mile run is actually 2.6 miles. how rewarding!
  84. iranwithafan #bit330 #geog roadsideamerica: looked up my hometown and doubtful of its suggestions.. wouldn't consider the "tire man" as a good spot to go
  85. afilush #bit330 #geog 7 wasting time is fun, and Olymus Mons is huge! http://www.google.com/mars/
  86. jadwine #bit330 #geog Kayak is really great, love being able to compare airlines on one site.
  87. jenmmart #bit330 #geog Roadside America: 6. Then again, how else would I have known the legend of Mr. Chicken, the Plastic-Legged Rooster.
  88. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog EarthPulse: awesome pictures, as only National Geographic can provide. really interesting global pictures
  89. wdchen #bit330 #geog EarthPulse: Gives you stats on various trends throughout the world and maps the information given your selected categories
  90. iranwithafan #bit330 #geog wikimapia: like the pop-up box that gives info about the regions on the map. would be cooler to integrated this w/ events
  91. campandr #bit330 #geog Gmaps Pedometer: 7: Kind of neat that I just mapped out a 1 mile run from Ross to the Big House. Maybe i will just go to class
  92. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog mapmyrun.com is great. used it before, and see how much in shape I am (or not….)
  93. nikgupta1 #bit330 #geog Kayak: Sweet! I may have found my brother a flight to Chi for T-giving (he couldn't find anything this cheap earlier).
  94. moonsooraypark #bit330 #geog Oodle: looks kinda shady…exact copy of ebay it seems like and the products don't look that great
  95. tfornero #bit330 #geog http://www.die.net/earth/ super cool, don't know what I would use it for but whatever, that main picture is just sweet
  96. kristenfreels #bit330 #geog Yelp: 10: Extremely helpful, even breaks down big cities by neighborhood. They also have a great iPhone app!
  97. iranwithafan #bit330 #geog EarthPulse Virtual Stats: has some very interesting info, wonder though what numbers are based on.
  98. mkeagy #bit330 #geog world sunlight map 6: entertaining, but useless. i've always wanted one of these in my house. baller.
  99. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog urbanspoon.com is great for restaurant info. also has a blackberry (and iphone??) mobile app.
  100. larrywarbasse #bit330 #geog Worldmapper: Huh. Not sure what to think about this site… Don't really know how this could help with anything.. Cool though?
  101. tfornero #bit330 #geog google maps mars: Mars is a lot more colorful than I thought, pretty cool, but not enough public restrooms
  102. jadwine #bit330 #geog GoogleSightseeing:Really like the by category feature; found some cool volcanoes
  103. tfornero #bit330 #geog google maps mashup: #71: avoid red lights, this tool for sure is only going to be used for evil
  104. tfornero #bit330 #geog googlemaps dig through the center of the earth: My house is directly above the ocean.., guess I'll have to stop that hole
  105. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog Google Earth: downloaded it before class… keep finding myself back on it… I have an exam this Friday…
  106. Rollover2k #bit330 #geog Zillow: Really cool tool to see how overpriced the rundown house you live at in AA is.
  107. iranwithafan #bit330 #geog WeGo: Like its "activities" tab, had a lot of good deals about city passes, will use for my Chicago trip…
  108. mkeagy #bit330 #geog great circle mapper: 8: one of my favorite search tools. great for wasting time before you go fly somewhere!
  109. jenmmart #bit330 #geog TripWolf: 9 Great tips about Berlin (@jadwine I'll make notes for this summer)
  110. afilush #bit330 #geog this may be the most pointless use of maps ever…EVER http://www.mapmsg.com/
  111. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog CIA factsheet: so interesting, could look at the flags of world all day, compare the US to other countries
  112. wdchen #bit330 #geog MapMaker: Map that allows you to chart out diff things, such as geology, history, etc and you choose various categories ineach
  113. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog EarthPulse Vital Stats. Very interesting for info buffs. might be able to use it to show how being green would help world
  114. moonsooraypark #bit330 #geog Google Map: best thing ever invented…use it to get direction or just to stalk people and where they live hehehe
  115. wdchen #bit330 #geog UpTake: Great site that allows you to plan out trips, helping you to find attractions, hotels, and various things for a vaca
  116. larrywarbasse #bit330 #geog Tripwolf: Not a great site… Poor information about any of the areas which I searched…
  117. mkeagy #bit330 #geog Yelp: 10: Really great and useful in big cities. A food-addicts best friend. Also useful for finding laundromats, IMO :)
  118. campandr #bit330 #geog RoadsideAmerica: 10 : This site is so much fun. Road Trip to see the worlds largest ball of twine? http://bit.ly/3HWZyG
  119. wdchen #bit330 #geog MapMyRun: Sweet tool that allows you to log and calculate the # miles that you ran through an interactive map of streets
  120. larrywarbasse #bit330 #geog Kayak: Pretty sweet site, good fares, have actually used it to book most of my recent trips…
  121. mkeagy #bit330 #geog cia worldfactbook: 10: demographics overload, lots of fun statistics about other countries
  122. afilush #bit330 #geog http://www.tomscott.com/realworldracer/. Fun game where you can choose a city and race a car. Yep, im four years old
  123. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog Goog Sightsee:Apparently can be used for, uhh, user-specific webviewing activities http://bit.ly/t21ZZ be careful,notexpecting
  124. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog Hostelworld.com. great site, great rates, and great reviews. used it when i was in Europe in '08.
  125. kristenfreels #bit330 #geog MailboxMap: 10: How many times in my life have I wondered where the nearest mailbox is? I don't have to wonder anymore!
  126. Rollover2k #bit330 #geog gmaps pedometer: falls short of mapmyrun if you do any off-road running — plus side… less advertisements
  127. wdchen #bit330 #geog World Sunlight Map: Probably will never use..but if you wanted to see a real-time viewing of where the sun is shining use
  128. wdchen #bit330 #geog Worldmapper:pretty sweet graphics on the worldmapper population. somewhat hard to understand at first because there are no # day ago from web
  129. moonsooraypark #bit330 #geog Google's Moon map & Mar map: ummmm very interesting to look at but kinda pointless…it is a very good way to waste major time
  130. mikedanhof #bit330 #geog Webwombat.com: 20 million Aussie webpages?? Guess you have to when you are an isolated continent haha.
  131. mkeagy #bit330 #geog google sightseeing: 10 check out the missing airports and you can see what stuff is being censored from google maps!
  132. wdchen #bit330 #geog RoadsideAmerica:Useful if you're going to be taking a vaca somewhere and want to know some cool attractions around the area
  133. jbostwick08 #bit330 #geog Google Maps (hole through earth): I'm actually really disappointed that Michigan is opposed by an ocean.
  134. wdchen #bit330 #geog GoogleSightseeing: http://bit.ly/1uwNLZ a very interesting picture from a Dutch hooker saying goodbye to a customer
  135. Rollover2k #bit330 #geog Kayak:Calendar pops up marking when prices go up or down — way easier than just plugging in all different dates to see
  136. jenmmart #bit330 #geog googlemaps subway feature: i would have killed for this on my phone at the beginning of the summer
  137. kristenfreels #bit330 #geog Dig a Hole through the Earth: 9: If I did I'd be in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
  138. wdchen #bit330 #geog GoogleSightseeing:http://bit.ly/1uwNLZ a very interesting picture from a Dutch hooker saying goodbye to a customer
  139. VitaliyI #bit330 #geog Google Maps mashups: The first map will work great for my project, US Beer Industry
  140. moonsooraypark #bit330 #geog Kayak: this is the best site for finding air-tickets…I have never seen any offers that were better than what I found on Kaya
  141. wdchen #bit330 #geog Google Maps Mania:Has an interesting blog on "Tracking World Terrorism". Could be a useful tracker for my project
  142. Rollover2k #bit330 #geog GoogleSightseeing: Kind of cool, takes the mystery out of going somewhere you've never been — I'd rather have the surprise.
  143. mkeagy #bit330 #geog kayak: great tool, my go-to search engine for finding the lowest fares
  144. moonsooraypark #bit330 #geog Google Sightseeing: sort of disorganized but might be useful for those traveling…
  145. ohms4 #bit330 #geog Google Maps Mania: where did all this info come from?
  146. ohms4 #bit330 #geog dig a hole through the earth: unfortunately, found my house is on the opposite side of an ocean.
  147. ohms4 #bit330 #geog Earth Tools: it's like google maps upgraded
  148. ohms4 #bit330 #geog goby: cool idea, but couldn't find anything for me..
  149. ohms4 #bit330 #geog earthpulse: great interface. interesting resources.
  150. ohms4 #bit330 #geog auctionmapper: could be really useful when buying large things to save on shipping.
  151. ohms4 #bit330 #geog hotelicopter: better interface than hotel sites I've used in the past.
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