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These maps created by Eric Fischer combine data from the photo-sharing website Flickr and the micro-blogging network Twitter. The orange dots represent pictures uploaded to Flickr, while the blue dots are tweets, and the white dots represent locations that have been both tweeted and uploaded to Flickr. [Photos via Eric Fischer/Flickr]
Amazing Maps Show Twitter and Flickr Activity Around the World [Big Picture]
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These maps created by Eric Fischer combine data from the photo-sharing website Flickr and the micro-blogging network Twitter.
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New York: Southern Manhattan experiences most Twitter activity, while most pictures are taken in Central Park, the area around the Statue of Liberty and the Bronx Zoo. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Washington, DC: The major tourist sites can be identified from the clusters of orange dots. Photo: Eric Fischer
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San Francisco: The much-photographed Golden Gate Bridge can be clearly identified as a vertical orange line in the top left of the picture. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Los Angeles. Photo: Eric Fischer
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New Orleans. The area most affected by Hurricane Katrina can be identified by the orange dots to the east of the city. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Rio de Janeiro's orange dots are clustered around the city's beaches and statue of Christ. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Tokyo. The large orange circular area near the centre is the Imperial palace. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Sydney, Australia. Photo: Eric Fischer
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London: the centre of the city experiences the most Twitter activity, while the Thames and the city's parks are most often photographed. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Paris, with the much-photographed Versailles to the west of the city. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Rome: The line of orange dots leading diagonally into the city is the Via Appia. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Barcelona: Most activity is recorded along the Ramblas, while most photos are taken in Gaudi's Parc Guell and along the coast. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Berlin, with the chocolate-box retreat of Sanssouci out to the south-west of the city. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Hong Kong. Photo: Eric Fischer
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North America. As expected, most Twitter activity is in the major cities. The most-photographed areas include Yellowstone Park, the Grand Canyon and Big Bend National Park. Photo: Eric Fischer
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Judging from this map of Europe, it is clear that Twitter is most popular in Britain and the Netherlands. Photo: Eric Fischer
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On this world map, you can see that people tweet most in North America, Britain, the Netherlands and Japan, as expected, while scenic areas such as Iceland, Scotland, New Zealand and the game reserves in Africa see more photographic activity. Photo: Eric Fischer
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