NORAD Santa Tracker: Calls Break Record

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Sure, Google's not in the Santa Tracking NORAD cabal anymore, but that's not stopping it from rolling out St. Nicholas-related goodies. It just launched.

Children looking to keep tabs on Santa Claus' whereabouts have two Internet options this Christmas. After NORAD's decision to switch from Google Maps to Microsoft's Bing Maps, Google has started its own Santa-following

According to NORAD, Santa Claus is making his Midwest rounds, dashing away from Des Moines, IA and flying toward Lawrence, KS to bring presents to all the kids of the heartland. This location was reported at about 1 a.m., CST. Fortunately, Santa's

The Norad Santa tracker has been going for nearly 50 years, and was first established via a typo in a newspaper advertisement in 1955. The advertisement was run in a Colorado Springs newspaper and invited children to call Santa Claus. However

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NORAD Santa Tracker: Calls Break Record

The Norad Santa tracker has been going for nearly 50 years, and was first established via a typo in a newspaper advertisement in 1955. The advertisement was run in a Colorado Springs newspaper and invited children to call Santa Claus. However

The Washington Post has the details: NORAD's Santa Tracker was powered by Google until last year. This year, Google took its Santa-tracking expertise to its proprietary Santa's Dashboard, with giving over NORAD's Santa Tracker to a new Microsoft platform.

The Google Santa Tracker lets you follow Santa Claus as he delivers presents in real time. The dashboard shows where Mr. Claus is going, where he's been, how many presents he's delivered, how far he has traveled, and fun statuses like “Mmm those

Children looking to keep tabs on Santa Claus' whereabouts have two Internet options this Christmas. After NORAD's decision to switch from Google Maps to Microsoft's Bing Maps, Google has started its own Santa-following

Google has proven in the last couple of years it's very serious when it comes to tracking Santa Claus, and this year is no exception.

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NORAD Santa Tracker: Calls Break Record

Sure, Google's not in the Santa Tracking NORAD cabal anymore, but that's not stopping it from rolling out St. Nicholas-related goodies. It just launched.

Children looking to keep tabs on Santa Claus' whereabouts have two Internet options this Christmas. After NORAD's decision to switch from Google Maps to Microsoft's Bing Maps, Google has started its own Santa-following

The North Pole air traffic control elves have just notified us that Santa has taken off! For the next day, you can visit the Google Santa Tracker to see where Santa's headed next and keep tabs on how many presents he's

(KTVI) - It's Santa's big day! You can track Santa on his travels Christmas Eve on several sites, but the most well-known is the NORAD Santa Tracker. Here are some links to keep you up-to-date on all things Santa this

According to NORAD, Santa Claus is making his way away from Maine and moving toward Quebec City to bring goodies to all the good French Canadian children. This location was reported at about 11 p.m. CST. Santa has already delivered almost 5.3

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Google vs. Microsoft: Santa-tracking systems go out of sync

A woman monitors Santa Claus' progress on Christmas Eve from Washington. The Santa tracker shown on the left-hand screen was set up by Google, while the tracker on the right was set up by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD.

Children looking to keep tabs on Santa Claus' whereabouts have two Internet options this Christmas. After NORAD's decision to switch from Google Maps to Microsoft's Bing Maps, Google has started its own Santa-following

The Santa Tracker will start mapping Santa's stops at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Viewers will be able to spot Santa's exact location, where his next stop is, the seconds left until departure and how many presents were dropped off. The Google Santa

Formerly partners, both Google and NORAD are going head-to-head this year in Santa tracking. Already, people are wondering. Why are they showing Santa in different locations at the same time? What's up with Google showing fewer presents delivered

Google has proven in the last couple of years it's very serious when it comes to tracking Santa Claus, and this year is no exception.

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Google vs. Microsoft: Santa-tracking systems go out of sync

For one month a year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) converts this area into holiday central for NORAD's Santa Tracker, a half-century-old program that has become a thing of legend -- a curious juxtaposition of warfare

(KTVI) - It's Santa's big day! You can track Santa on his travels Christmas Eve on several sites, but the most well-known is the NORAD Santa Tracker. Here are some links to keep you up-to-date on all things Santa this

(KTVI) - It's Santa's big day! You can track Santa on his travels Christmas Eve on several sites, but the most well-known is the NORAD Santa Tracker. Here are some links to keep you up-to-date on all things Santa this

NORAD's Santa Tracker shows Santa over Russia and having delivered over 2 billion gifts. Google's Santa Tracker shows Santa over Thailand and having delivered just over 600 million presents. Why the difference? Let's talk who tracks and how.

(KTVI) - It's Santa's big day! You can track Santa on his travels Christmas Eve on several sites, but the most well-known is the NORAD Santa Tracker. Here are some links to keep you up-to-date on all things Santa this

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NORAD Santa Tracker 2012 Lets You Follow Claus Online Christmas Eve

This year, there are even more ways that you and your little ones can follow Santa's progress on Christmas Eve.

Sure, Google's not in the Santa Tracking NORAD cabal anymore, but that's not stopping it from rolling out St. Nicholas-related goodies. It just launched.

Building the Santa story, one tracker and shelf-elf at a time. Email · print. Comments. 0. By Sarah Kickler Kelber The Baltimore Sun. 11:20 a.m. EST, December 24, 2012. This Christmas Eve, I find myself struggling with how much to feed the story of Santa.

Google has proven in the last couple of years it's very serious when it comes to tracking Santa Claus, and this year is no exception.

As Santa Claus makes his way across the globe, dropping down chimneys to deliver presents to children worldwide, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is giving viewers a chance to follow St. Nick's journey in real time. For the past 57 years,

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NORAD teams with Microsoft to track Santa this year

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Microsoft got an official Christmas present from the big man himself. No, not Santa--Uncle Sam. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which ha..

Google has proven in the last couple of years it's very serious when it comes to tracking Santa, and this year is no exception. Besides letting you track Santa's whereabouts on an interactive map, Google has launched a couple of new games to keep you

Who's that ping on the radar screen? Must be Santa Claus. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known as NORAD, is firing up its Santa tracker again this year to keep track of the jolly old elf's path around the globe. Loading

Google launched its very own Santa Tracker tool this week after NORAD announced it would be working with Microsoft Bing this year to map Santa.

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Santa Tracker Race: Google's Santa Tracker vs. NORAD

Santa Tracker. I don't know about your kids but mine are counting the seconds until Santa arrives. Google's Santa Tracker will help. 12 / 20 / 2012; 1. kids stuff · made me smile

Only on the Internet could you find two tech companies competing to track Santa. Last week NORAD, which has tracked Santa since 1955, announced its new Internet Santa service. While it still tracks Santa and his reindeer on Christmas, it replaced

Only on the Internet could you find two tech companies competing to track Santa. Last week NORAD, which has tracked Santa since 1955, announced its new Internet Santa service. While it still tracks Santa and his reindeer on Christmas, it replaced

Google launched its very own Santa Tracker tool this week after NORAD announced it would be working with Microsoft Bing this year to map Santa.

While we've been tracking Santa since 2004 with Google Earth, this year a team of dedicated Google Maps engineers built a new route algorithm to chart Santa's journey around the world on Christmas Eve. On his sleigh

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