NORAD Santa Tracker 2012 Lets You Follow Claus Online Christmas Eve - Polidicks

[QUOTE]On Christmas Eves of yore, kids could only dream of where Santa Claus and his reindeer were flying at any moment, hoping that their house would be next on the big guy's list.Today, they no longer have to wonder. Children worldwide can [URL="http://www.noradsanta.org/"]track[/URL] Santa's sleigh as it soars from country to country using only their computers. The [URL="http://www.norad.mil/"]North American Aerospace Defense Command[/URL], better known as [URL="http://www.norad.mil/"]NORAD[/URL], is keeping up with its annual holiday tradition of following the process of Santa Claus as he travels around the world delivering gifts. The [URL="http://www.norad.mil/"]military agency[/URL] charged with monitoring the skies above the U.S. and Canada for the other 364 days of the year has [URL="http://www.noradsanta.org/"]turned its attention to Saint Nick[/URL] on Dec. 24, tracking his progress with [URL="http://www.noradsanta.org/en/track.html"]an online map[/URL] updated in realtime. At [URL="http://www.noradsanta.org/"]www.noradsanta.org[/URL], kids (and kids at heart) can also see how many billions of gifts have been delivered thus far and which city Santa is headed for next. In addition, NORAD has set up [URL="http://www.facebook.com/noradsanta"]Facebook[/URL], [URL="https://twitter.com/NoradSanta"]Twitter[/URL], [URL="http://www.youtube.com/user/NORADTracksSanta"]YouTube[/URL] and [URL="https://plus.google.com/105978913392534030365/posts"]Google+[/URL] accounts to give the up-to-the-minute whereabouts of Kris Kringle. How did a serious and staright-laced military organization get mixed up with magical reindeer and flying sleighs? [URL="http://www.noradsanta.org/en/why.html"]As NORAD's website explains[/URL], it all started with a typo back when the group was known as CONAD: [QUOTE]The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.[/QUOTE][URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/23/norad-santa-tracker-2011-google-maps_n_1168491.html"]From 2007 to 2011[/URL], NORAD had teamed up with Google to help map Santa's journey. But for 2012, the agency [URL="http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2012/12/11/norad-tracks-santa-with-the-help-of-partners.aspx"]chose to partner with rival Microsoft[/URL] instead. "NORAD is grateful for the partnership and the resulting success," the agency said of Google [URL="http://searchengineland.com/this-year-norad-tracks-santa-with-microsoft-bing-not-google-142313"]according to the blog Search Engine Land[/URL]. "This year, NTS [NORAD Tracks Santa] and Google mutually agreed to go in new directions." The agency is using [URL="http://www.bing.com/maps/"]Bing Maps[/URL] to power the 2D version of NORAD's Santa tracker. But Google isn't entirely on Santa's naughty list. The company has [URL="http://www.google.com/santatracker/"]its own Santa tracker[/URL] online that might outdo NORAD's. It too shows Santa's current location and where he's delivered gifts thus far, but also features [URL="http://www.google.com/santatracker/#/village"]a colorful Santa's Village[/URL] with games and animation. Google also sports an [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.santatracker"]Android app[/URL] and [URL="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/santa-tracker/iodomglenhcehfbhbakhedmbobhbgjcb"]Chrome browser extension[/URL] to follow Santa. Those away from their computers can also download NORAD's Santa tracking apps for [URL="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/norad-tracks-santa/id474927766?mt=8"]iPhone[/URL], [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.visionbox.NoradTracksSanta"]Android[/URL] and [URL="http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/norad-tracks-santa/d005fda7-d20a-4a41-acdd-16d1ecab38e2"]Windows Phone[/URL]. Little girls and boys can also call [URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/norad-santa-tracker-apps_n_2314431.html"]1-877-HI-NORAD or email [/URL][EMAIL="noradtrackssanta@outlook.com"]noradtrackssanta@outlook.com[/EMAIL] to find out where Father Christmas is on his globe trot. [/QUOTE] [URL]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/24/norad-santa-tracker-2012_n_2359870.html[/URL] Thread Music: [video=youtube;yN4Uu0OlmTg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN4Uu0OlmTg[/video]

*Shot down by North Korea again*

This always reminds me of that one Robot Chicken episode. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb_x5_qKk0c[/media]

He's in South Africa right now. Dear God save him.

In Sweden Christmas i practically over, everyone has gotten their presents and everyone is soon going to bed.

Everyone I know is using Google Santa Tracker this year

Could we get more hyperlinks in OP, please

[QUOTE=TheJoker;38960574]He's in South Africa right now. Dear God save him.[/QUOTE] I'm dreaming of a white christmas Just like the ones I used to... apartheid.

Norad says he's in Africa while Google says he is in Spain WHERE IS HE

[QUOTE=meppers;38962374]Norad says he's in Africa while Google says he is in Spain WHERE IS HE[/QUOTE] Motherfucker's scrambling our systems [editline]25th December 2012[/editline] Shoot him down boys

Santa isn't real.

hasn't norad been doing this for like a really fucking long time

I was not aware of that. [sub][sub][sub][sub][sub][sub][sub]should be obvious sarcasm[/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]

Yay he's coming to inverness

I hope he comes to Canada and brings me a fucking heater or some shit. God damned cold here.

[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;38962615]Santa isn't real.[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas[/url]

[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;38962615]Santa isn't real.[/QUOTE] DONT you fucking say that!

santa, or the russian version of him is like the only thing i believe in after all the video tracking i set up, not once did i catch my parents putting his presents and since he manipulates time to get stuff done on time i can't catch him on cam either so fuck you he's real

I feel like Norad really half-assed the videos this year Still enjoyable to watch nontheless

man NORAD has been a family tradition every year we would track were santa is and update as christmas eve went on when he would be out our house .