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Russian Town Puts Giant Smiley On Google Maps

Posted by samzenpus on from the working-together dept.

Toramir writes "Citizens of the Russian town Chelyabinsk calculated when the satellite, QuickBird, which takes images for Google Earth and Google Maps, would cross above their city and used people to make a giant smiley face. A rock concert on the main square attracted many people and everyone got a yellow cape. It looks like someone at Google was quicker than usual to put up the new data. Maybe Google likes the idea of an entire town working hard to get its 15 minutes of fame. The article has a screenshot of Google Maps and images taken directly at the event."

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  1. You know what... by incognito84 · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, satellite smiles at you!

  2. Google will have to remove the pic by zappepcs · · Score: 5, Funny

    or the copyright owners of the smiley face will issue a DMCA take down notice.

    Whether that would really happen or not, the news has become so much like the Onion that I kind of expect asshattery like that.

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    1. Re:Google will have to remove the pic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      the copyright owners of the smiley face will issue a DMCA take down notice.

      In Soviet Russia, smiley face owns copyright on DMCA!

      In future Soviet USA, they skip take down notice. Instead send you straight to a DMCA Forced Work Camp in Alaska. Where you will transcribe entire works of Disney, by hand.

  3. In soviet Russia.. by 278MorkandMindy · · Score: 5, Funny

    In soviet Russia, we know when the American satellites are coming!

  4. In Soviet Russia... by FlyByPC · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Google searches for YOU!

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  5. Re:Where exactly? by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

    For those who absolutely refused to read the article, here is an artist's impression

    : )

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  6. That's nothing by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny

    You should see how many things in the U.S. are named after Ronald Reagan!

    1. Re:That's nothing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      But there's only one thing named after George Bush, sadly that thing is still running the country.

  7. Re:Where exactly? by gmuslera · · Score: 5, Funny

    A new breaktrough in loseless image compression, what really matters of that image in just 2 bytes.

  8. Re:Where exactly? by GFree678 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I disagree. I can provide a better artist's impression: :D

  9. In soviet Russia.. by phexitol · · Score: 5, Funny

    Toilet paper knows when you are coming! Oh, wait a minute...

  10. Re:Where exactly? by need4mospd · · Score: 5, Funny

    I Britannica'd the info and found what you're looking for. I'll Xerox the page and UPS it to you.