Google I/O extends virtually around the world

In celebration of Google I/O 2011, many Google offices around the world, as well as GTUG partners and Student Ambassadors, are hosting free viewing parties of Google I/O sessions. If you can’t attend Google I/O in person, these events are a way to connect with other talented developers and watch live feeds of the conference.

Part viewing party and part community building, Google I/O Extended events are free and worldwide, focused on bringing the developer community together to live-stream the keynote and other major sessions of Google I/O. Each location’s event will be a little different, so check the registration page of the closest location to see what they have planned. With limited space, registration is required. Learn more and find an I/O Extended event near you on the I/O Extended site. These events are being organized by local developer community leaders and university ambassadors, so please reach out to them specifically if you have any questions about the details.

Here are just a few of the locations hosting an I/O Extended event:

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

South America and Central America

See more locations on the map and register for a Google I/O Extended event in your area.

We look forward to having you join us for Google I/O Extended!

23 Aerial Views of Cities Around The World — in Google Earth!

The Huffington Post recently ran a neat story titled “23 Aerial Views of Cities Around the World” (though it actually included 24 cities). As I clicked through each photo, I tried to match it up with the corresponding view in Google Earth and was able to find 16 of the 24 pretty easily.

In some cases, the view in Google Earth was remarkably similar to their image. For example, compare the two images of Pittsburgh below:

pittsburgh.jpg

I put together a KMZ file where I tried to match the views as closely as I could. Here are the ones included in the file:

1 — Seattle
3 — Rome
4 — Granada
7 — Quito
8 — New York City
9 — Berlin
10 — Riddarholmen, Sweden
11 — Venice
13 — Las Vegas
14 — Los Angeles
16 — Leh, India
17 — Gdansk, Poland
19 — Lujiazui, China
20 — Pittsburgh
21 — Lamego, Portugal
23 — Miami

Of course, that means I failed to find eight of them. Read the article and see if you can match the views they shot of any of these eight cities:

2 — Mexico City
5 — Kathmandu
6 — Brasov
12 — Bangkok
15 — Aleppo
18 — Dubrovnik
22 — Goreme, Turkey
24 — Havana

One other funny sidenote; number 17 is labeled as “Berlin” in their article, but I spent a while looking for that building in Berlin and couldn’t find it. As a last resort, I pulled out my Droid and took a photo of my screen using Google Googles. It immediately identified the building for me, and told me it as in Gdansk, Poland. Amazing! If you have an iPhone or Android device, I highly recommend you download Google Googles.

Anyhow, check out the article, follow along with the KMZ, and see if you can fill in any of the gaps.