Apr 13, 2012 at 3:36pm ET by Gary Price

[caption id="attachment_118292" align="alignright" width="294" caption="Credit: Library of Congress"][/caption] April 15th marks the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, and there will be no shortage of news coverage (or hype) commemorating the event this weekend. The good news is that if you want even more information, facts, images and history, you can take a deep dive on the web to get to the bottom of the historic event. Here's a roundup of a few sources that we think you might find interesting and useful. Ancestry.com's The Titanic Collection Passenger Lists Crew Li [...]

Search Engines & 9/11: Remembrances Today; Some Thoughts Of Then

Sep 11, 2011 at 12:27pm ET by Danny Sullivan

The major search engines are all memorializing the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on their home pages today. Below, a recap, some some reflections on two major ways search engines have changed since that tragic day, in terms of news coverage and disaster help. Google Home Page There's no special logo on Google for the anniversary, which perhaps might have felt out of place. Rather, Google's gone with a simple, tasteful black ribbon of remembrance and the words "Remembering September 11," as you can see below: The link next to the ribbon leads to a post on the Google Blog that covers ways Google [...]

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Google Releases Alabama Tornado Destruction Images & Maps Of Tornadoes

Apr 30, 2011 at 1:46pm ET by Danny Sullivan

Google has posted before-and-after images of the terrible devastation left behind by the tornadoes that hit the South and parts of the East Coast of the United States earlier this week, with close-up views particularly of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The easiest way to see the images is through a Picasa album that the company has posted. It explains more about these here. Below is a montage photo of before and after for both Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Jefferson County, Alabama: This stunning photo clearly shows the path of the tornado that went through Tuscaloosa, leaving a diagonal brown sc [...]

Iceland Volcano Maps: Where’s The Volcanic Ash? What Airports Are Closed? Plus, Refugees Tweeting!

Apr 19, 2010 at 12:25pm ET by Danny Sullivan

Ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland continues to ground flights across Europe. Indeed, I'm hosting a friend from Britain who can't get home due to the volcanic ash crisis. This is an event made for mapping. So what have we got out there? Below, satellite images, a great New York Times airport closure tracker, real-time flight displays and yes, tweets about the volcano, mapped. New York Times Airport Closures: Which airports are closed? Which are expected to reopen and when? An excellent map for volcanic ash refugees trying to know what's happening. Well done, New York [...]

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8 Crazy-Cool Search Engines You Should Know

Apr 16, 2010 at 1:30pm ET by Matt McGee

Move over Google, Yahoo, and Bing; blended results or not, personalized search, Twitter results and OneBoxes ... you guys are just too predictable for this article. There's a new breed of search engines out there, and they're letting users search and find some utterly crazy stuff. And by "crazy," I mean a lot of things: unique, cool, awesome, and downright strange. Sometimes all of the above. A search engine that lets you find (and buy) discontinued soda pop? Check. A search engine that helps you find cheap Amazon.com items so you can get free shipping? Sure! A search engine to locate misspell [...]

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