Images: Mashups with celebrity hooks

By Bill Detwiler March 5, 2006, 9:01 PM PST billdetwiler

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The Idol Tracker mashup lets fans click on the name of their favorite “American Idol” contestant to view a photo and get more information. The site also tracks where the contestant’s fan base is.

The Geography of Seinfeld mashup features a map of New York City and links to key filming locations in the city, such as Jerry’s apartment, Yankee Stadium and Roosevelt Hospital, where Jerry and Kramer accidentally drop a Junior Mint into a patient during surgery.

The Jacktracker mashup pinpoints on a map of Los Angeles the key spots for action in the TV show “24,” including routes driven, photos of the area and notes on scenes in the show.

By Bill Detwiler

Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show.

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