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When seen in aggregate, search queries reflect the people, places and events that captured our attention and imagination throughout the year.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd it was all about vampires. A Twilight-related search featured in the fastest rising searches of the year, the most searched for news stories, most popular celebrities and dominated the most searched for movies of the year for both Twilight and the new release, New Moon. The most Twilight obsessed state was NSW, followed closely by Queensland and Tasmania.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMichael Jackson's death sent people rushing to their computers for more information, as did the rumoured death of Jeff Goldblum and Miley Cyrus. We're still dwelling on the breakup of some of our most beloved bands, with the ABBA and Simon and Garfunkle breakup being among the most searched for of the year. And Hamish and Andy were the most searched for Aussie celebs, beating out Miranda Kerr.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOur reality TV obsession continues and was evident in the weddings we searched for most - the top three most searched for nuptials were that of reality TV stars Kendra Wilkinson, Khloe Kardashian and Jade Goody.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe went crazy for the lemon detox diet, which was maybe balanced by our love of all things 'foodie', driven by the wildly popular Masterchef series. Searches for particular recipes from the show soared following each episode, with the infamous 'Croquembouche' topping our recipe related Masterchef searches for the year.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA full list of results is included below. To see the most popular searches from across the world, visit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/press/zeitgeist2009/\"\u003egoogle.com/zeitgeist2009\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fastest rising searches of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOne HD\u003cbr /\u003etwitter.com\u003cbr /\u003eMasterchef\u003cbr /\u003eMelbourne Cup 2009\u003cbr /\u003eGrooveshark\u003cbr /\u003eNew Moon Movie\u003cbr /\u003eFacebook search\u003cbr /\u003eTrading Post Auto\u003cbr /\u003eSmartkiddies\u003cbr /\u003eCurrency converter calculator\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost popular searches of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFacebook\u003cbr /\u003eYouTube\u003cbr /\u003eHotmail\u003cbr /\u003eeBay\u003cbr /\u003eMySpace\u003cbr /\u003eGoogle\u003cbr /\u003eYahoo\u003cbr /\u003eGmail\u003cbr /\u003eBebo\u003cbr /\u003eSeek\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for news stories of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSwine Flu\u003cbr /\u003eStimulus package\u003cbr /\u003eFlu\u003cbr /\u003eBushfires\u003cbr /\u003eBushfire\u003cbr /\u003eNew Moon\u003cbr /\u003eFires\u003cbr /\u003eRobert Pattinson\u003cbr /\u003eMichael Jackson\u003cbr /\u003eRihanna\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for celebrities of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMichael Jackson\u003cbr /\u003eLady Gaga\u003cbr /\u003eRobert Pattinson\u003cbr /\u003eMegan Fox\u003cbr /\u003eTaylor Swift\u003cbr /\u003eMiley Cyrus\u003cbr /\u003eSusan Boyle\u003cbr /\u003eHamish and Andy\u003cbr /\u003eMiranda Kerr\u003cbr /\u003eKirsten Stewart\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eRIP - most searched deaths in 2009 (including rumoured/incorrectly reported deaths)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMichael Jackson\u003cbr /\u003eJeff Goldblum\u003cbr /\u003ePatrick Swayze\u003cbr /\u003eDJ AM\u003cbr /\u003eKanye West\u003cbr /\u003eMiley Cyrus\u003cbr /\u003eFarrah Fawcett\u003cbr /\u003eEmma Watson\u003cbr /\u003eSookie Stackhouse\u003cbr /\u003eRick Astley\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched breakups of 2009 (rumoured and confirmed)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOasis breakup\u003cbr /\u003eTelstra breakup\u003cbr /\u003eBeatles breakup\u003cbr /\u003ePussyCat Dolls breakup\u003cbr /\u003eWolfmother breakup\u003cbr /\u003eJohn Mayer breakup\u003cbr /\u003eAbba breakup\u003cbr /\u003eHugh Hefner breakup\u003cbr /\u003eBreakup of Gondwana land\u003cbr /\u003eSimon and Garfunkel breakup\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for diets of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLemon detox diet\u003cbr /\u003eAtkins diet\u003cbr /\u003eDetox diet\u003cbr /\u003eCSIRO diet\u003cbr /\u003eLow carb diet\u003cbr /\u003eSoup diet\u003cbr /\u003eSouth Beach diet\u003cbr /\u003eCabbage soup diet\u003cbr /\u003eTony Ferguson diet\u003cbr /\u003eLiver cleansing diet\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for album of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eEminem new album\u003cbr /\u003eLady Gaga album\u003cbr /\u003eMuse new album\u003cbr /\u003eTaylor Swift album\u003cbr /\u003eWhite album\u003cbr /\u003eU2 new album\u003cbr /\u003eMichael Jackson album\u003cbr /\u003eThe Script album\u003cbr /\u003eLily Allen album\u003cbr /\u003eBeyonce new album\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for movies of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNew Moon\u003cbr /\u003eTwilight\u003cbr /\u003e2012\u003cbr /\u003eHannah Montana\u003cbr /\u003eStar Trek\u003cbr /\u003eEclipe\u003cbr /\u003eAvatar\u003cbr /\u003eHalo\u003cbr /\u003eDistrict 9\u003cbr /\u003eBruno\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for weddings of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eKendra Wilkinson wedding\u003cbr /\u003eKhloe Kardashian wedding\u003cbr /\u003eJade Goody wedding\u003cbr /\u003eKristy Hinze wedding\u003cbr /\u003eKyle Sandilands wedding\u003cbr /\u003eFergie's wedding\u003cbr /\u003eEllen Degeneres wedding\u003cbr /\u003eRoger Federer wedding\u003cbr /\u003eRove wedding\u003cbr /\u003eHeidi Montag wedding\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for births of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCatriona Rowntree baby\u003cbr /\u003eNicole Richie baby\u003cbr /\u003eKim Clijsters baby\u003cbr /\u003eBritney Spears baby\u003cbr /\u003eJennifer Garner baby\u003cbr /\u003eRoger Federer baby\u003cbr /\u003eAlyson Hannigan baby\u003cbr /\u003eHeidi Klum baby\u003cbr /\u003eSarah Michelle Gellar baby\u003cbr /\u003eAshlee Simpson baby\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for Masterchef-related recipes\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCroquembouche\u003cbr /\u003eChocolate mousse cake\u003cbr /\u003eChips\u003cbr /\u003eRisotto\u003cbr /\u003eOpen Kofta\u003cbr /\u003eLamb Shanks\u003cbr /\u003eCupcakes\u003cbr /\u003eChocolate fondant\u003cbr /\u003eScone\u003cbr /\u003eLemon tart\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for country/city outside of Australia\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNew Zealand\u003cbr /\u003eSingapore\u003cbr /\u003eVietnam\u003cbr /\u003eIndia\u003cbr /\u003eItaly\u003cbr /\u003eAntartica\u003cbr /\u003eDubai\u003cbr /\u003eEgypt\u003cbr /\u003eFrance\u003cbr /\u003ePhuket\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hot tickets of 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAFL tickets\u003cbr /\u003ePink tickets\u003cbr /\u003eWicked tickets\u003cbr /\u003eACDC tickets\u003cbr /\u003eParklife tickets\u003cbr /\u003eJersey Boys tickets\u003cbr /\u003eAustralian Open tickets\u003cbr /\u003eMelbourne Cup tickets\u003cbr /\u003eSoundwave tickets\u003cbr /\u003eJohn Farnham tickets\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for retail outlets\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHarvey Norman\u003cbr /\u003eBig W\u003cbr /\u003eJB HiFi\u003cbr /\u003eTarget\u003cbr /\u003eIkea\u003cbr /\u003eBunnings\u003cbr /\u003eOfficeworks\u003cbr /\u003eWoolworths\u003cbr /\u003eKMart\u003cbr /\u003eColes\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost searched for retail catalogues of the year\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTarget catalogue\u003cbr /\u003eHarvey Norman catalogue\u003cbr /\u003eBig W catalogue\u003cbr /\u003eBunnings catalogue\u003cbr /\u003eMyer catalogue\u003cbr /\u003eColes catalogue\u003cbr /\u003eIKEA catalogue\u003cbr /\u003eSpotlight catalogue\u003cbr /\u003eAldi catalogue\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eFastest rising searches in relation to love\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLove quotes\u003cbr /\u003eLove poems\u003cbr /\u003eLove calculator\u003cbr /\u003eLove story lyrics\u003cbr /\u003eLove songs\u003cbr /\u003eLove tester\u003cbr /\u003eLove sayings\u003cbr /\u003eLove games\u003cbr /\u003eLove actually\u003cbr /\u003eWhat is love?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost popular sports for 2009\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAFL\u003cbr /\u003eNRL\u003cbr /\u003eCricket\u003cbr /\u003eMelbourne Cup\u003cbr /\u003eBMX\u003cbr /\u003eGreyhounds\u003cbr /\u003eTennis\u003cbr /\u003eGolf\u003cbr /\u003eSwimming\u003cbr /\u003eSoccer\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopularity contest\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q\u003dRudd%2CTurnbull%2CAbbott%20\u0026amp;geo\u003dAU\u0026amp;date\u003d1%2F2009%2012m\u0026amp;cmpt\u003dq\"\u003eRudd vs Turnbull vs Abbott\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q\u003dNRL%2CAFL%2CRugby%2CSoccer\u0026amp;geo\u003dAU\u0026amp;date\u003d1%2F2009%2012m\u0026amp;cmpt\u003dq\"\u003eNRL vs AFL vs Rugby vs Soccer\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q\u003dChanel%2CPrada%2CGucci\u0026amp;geo\u003dAU\u0026amp;date\u003d1%2F2009%2012m\u0026amp;cmpt\u003dq\"\u003eChanel vs Prada vs Gucci\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q\u003dsave%20%2Cspend\u0026amp;geo\u003dAU\u0026amp;date\u003d1%2F2009%2012m\u0026amp;cmpt\u003dq\"\u003eSave vs Spend \u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Annie Baxter, Google corporate communications\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4371296950668142214-8021979332012526105?l\u003dgoogle-au.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4371296950668142214/posts/default/8021979332012526105"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4371296950668142214/posts/default/8021979332012526105"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-au.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-aussie-searches-of-year.html","title":"The top Aussie searches of the year"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"A Googler"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06745257251257868710"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13127242033956037703"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371296950668142214.post-5421293477358209535"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-02T12:00:00.000+11:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-02T12:02:39.156+11:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Google Earth"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"google maps"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Show Your Vote for COP 15"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"One of the benefits working at Google is the ability to spend 20% of your time on projects you are passionate about. Recently I was lucky enough to attend the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp\"\u003eAustralian Conservation Foundation's\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id\u003d193\"\u003eClimate Project Summit\u003c/a\u003e where I met Al Gore and was trained as a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id\u003d200\"\u003eClimate Project Presenter\u003c/a\u003e. I developed in my 20% time an open source platform called \u003ca href\u003d\"http://showyourvote.org/\"\u003eShow Your Vote\u003c/a\u003e to allow people around the world to tell the world's leaders to seal a fair and effective climate deal.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSome major environmental campaigns (including \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.earthhour.org/\"\u003eEarth Hour\u003c/a\u003e) as well as the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://unfccc.int/\"\u003eUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change\u003c/a\u003e (UNFCCC) are now using Show Your Vote to help visualize the world's public support of the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Summit, the COP15. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou can see all the ways in which you can participate in the COP15 from wherever you are in the world on their \"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_15/virtual_participation/items/5092.php\"\u003eVirtual participation in COP15\u003c/a\u003e\" page.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uOUrxPnulMM/SxWYkAL77rI/AAAAAAAAAwk/yK7w2nVfjR4/s1600/image1.jpg\" style\u003d\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uOUrxPnulMM/SxWYkAL77rI/AAAAAAAAAwk/yK7w2nVfjR4/s400/image1.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410398271648296626\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-style: italic; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eVisiting with the UNFCCC in Bonn, Germany to present Show Your Vote\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOne of the big challenges around activating people on the issue of climate change is that there are a myriad of campaigns, big ones, small local ones, all over the world. I really wanted to address this issue, to provide a single platform that all campaigns and websites can use to collectively show the vote. So I developed a \"web element\" similar in function to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/webelements/\"\u003eGoogle's Web Elements\u003c/a\u003e, which anyone can insert to allow people to vote, show the vote and provide educational tools on their own website by simply filling out the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.showyourvote.org/register?skin\u003dmini\u0026amp;bg_color\u003d\"\u003epublisher form\u003c/a\u003e, and copying and pasting a single line of HTML code.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://code.google.com/appengine/\"\u003eGoogle App Engine\u003c/a\u003e provides the hosting solution that makes this all possible. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eShow Your Vote has three tabs: Vote, Explore, and Learn.  The Vote tab allows individuals and organisations to show their vote.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uOUrxPnulMM/SxWYkZAa6hI/AAAAAAAAAws/uYhENeahOuk/s1600/image2.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uOUrxPnulMM/SxWYkZAa6hI/AAAAAAAAAws/uYhENeahOuk/s400/image2.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410398278310881810\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe Explore tab displays individual votes aggregated by post code, and organisations by their own custom icons. The voting map is powered by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://code.google.com/apis/maps/\"\u003eGoogle Maps API\u003c/a\u003e. Additionally, social networking tools powered by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/friendconnect\"\u003eGoogle Friend Connect\u003c/a\u003e allow people within the global community to share their messages of support. Individual votes are aggregated into post codes, and organisations can upload their own icon to the map.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uOUrxPnulMM/SxWYkqssQ3I/AAAAAAAAAw0/iQmzh4vmsjY/s1600/image3.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uOUrxPnulMM/SxWYkqssQ3I/AAAAAAAAAw0/iQmzh4vmsjY/s400/image3.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410398283059970930\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFinally, the Learn tab contains rich educational pieces, narrated by some of the top names in science, NGOs and the political world.  These tours were created by the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/outreach/index.html\"\u003eGoogle Earth Outreach\u003c/a\u003e team using \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/index.html\"\u003eGoogle Earth's\u003c/a\u003e new touring capabilities.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uOUrxPnulMM/SxWYlRspWDI/AAAAAAAAAw8/mEehqAns-ik/s1600/image4.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uOUrxPnulMM/SxWYlRspWDI/AAAAAAAAAw8/mEehqAns-ik/s400/image4.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410398293528762418\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn the countdown to the Copenhagen Climate Conference, I'm hopeful that we can collect enough of the world's public show of support to help amplify the need to change climate change, to drive collective action and to reinforce the need for our world leaders to act now.  Please join me in helping to show the vote!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI'd like to thank fellow Googlers Pamela Fox, Bob Aman, Rupert Breheny and Benjamin Kott for volunteering their time in helping to make Show Your Vote possible.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Justin Baird, Innovationist, Google Australia\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4371296950668142214-5421293477358209535?l\u003dgoogle-au.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4371296950668142214/posts/default/5421293477358209535"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4371296950668142214/posts/default/5421293477358209535"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-au.blogspot.com/2009/12/show-your-vote-for-cop-15.html","title":"Show Your Vote for COP 15"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lucinda Barlow"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"07590648237486567278"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uOUrxPnulMM/SxWYkAL77rI/AAAAAAAAAwk/yK7w2nVfjR4/s72-c/image1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371296950668142214.post-8424531284452075895"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-25T11:23:00.003+11:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-25T12:19:30.927+11:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u200bMelbourne in 3D on Google Earth"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u200bBeen to Melbourne lately?  If not, it has become a whole lot easier to get your Melbourne fix without jumping on a plane, thanks to recent updates to the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_mapfeatures.html#3dbuildings\"\u003e3D buildings layer\u003c/a\u003e in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\"\u003eGoogle Earth\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eToday, turning on the 3D building layer in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\"\u003eGoogle Earth\u003c/a\u003e will show you both 3D buildings \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/03/your-3d-buildings-in-google-earth.html\"\u003econtributed by users\u003c/a\u003e via our \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/\"\u003e3D Warehouse\u003c/a\u003e, and also photo-textured buildings that \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid\u003de0335df4cda859c791be0d72e8ec2d62\u0026prevstart\u003d0\"\u003ewe’ve modelled\u003c/a\u003e to really bring Melbourne to life in Google Earth. \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGet a preview of the experience by checking out the cool fly-over video below. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cobject width\u003d\"560\" height\u003d\"340\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/cidw3RP7RWA\u0026amp;hl\u003den_GB\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/cidw3RP7RWA\u0026amp;hl\u003den_GB\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"560\" height\u003d\"340\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIf you'd like to take a crack at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/intl/en/sketchup/3dwh/pdfs/modeling_a_city.pdf\"\u003emodelling a building\u003c/a\u003e for Google Earth, the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/sketchup/index.html\"\u003etools are free\u003c/a\u003e and everything you need to get started can be found \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos/gsuge.html\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.  As inspiration, look at the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://znonz.blogspot.com/2007/06/zno-christchurch-is-online-at-google.html\"\u003eamazing things ZNO have done in Christchurch\u003c/a\u003e, New Zealand.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l7eF8W6IJLE/Swx5Q1qAlxI/AAAAAAAAB38/jfI3RNOAE5M/s1600/ZNO+Christchurch.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l7eF8W6IJLE/Swx5Q1qAlxI/AAAAAAAAB38/jfI3RNOAE5M/s320/ZNO+Christchurch.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407830582753269522\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you haven’t already, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\"\u003edownload Google Earth 5.0\u003c/a\u003e, and fly around 3D views of great cities from around the world, including San Francisco and Christchurch.  It’s one of the ways we’re continuing to make Google Earth an even richer experience, with the addition of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/04/touch-down-on-earths-surface-with.html\"\u003eStreet View imagery\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-in-google-earth-50-historical.html\"\u003ehistorical imagery\u003c/a\u003e, and terrain imagery.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Andrew Foster, Google product manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/screen\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4371296950668142214-8424531284452075895?l\u003dgoogle-au.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4371296950668142214/posts/default/8424531284452075895"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4371296950668142214/posts/default/8424531284452075895"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-au.blogspot.com/2009/11/melbourne-in-3d-on-google-earth.html","title":"\u200bMelbourne in 3D on Google Earth"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"A Googler"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06745257251257868710"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13127242033956037703"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l7eF8W6IJLE/Swx5Q1qAlxI/AAAAAAAAB38/jfI3RNOAE5M/s72-c/ZNO+Christchurch.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}}]}});