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Friday, December 6, 2013

Google and Microsoft compete on the grounds of Santa

Can not decide between a tie or socks to give for Christmas? This will not be your toughest challenge this season. The real dilemma: how tracking Santa on the web, tablet and smartphone.

To my left, the site of Microsoft, conducted with the Centre for North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD), which also comes to Android, iOS and Windows Phone.
To my right, the Google site, available in mid-December on Android and Google ... Glass. Chrome, Google's browser also provides an extension that allows you to follow the journey of Santa Claus, download here.
In 2012, Norad has changed partners and increased from Google, with whom he had worked since 2007 to Microsoft.

Songs and sleigh

Norad , a US- Canadian organization , is usually responsible for monitoring potential attacks from the sky and ocean . "As we look at the sky no matter what happens , it is logical to also monitor Rudolph ( the leader of Santa's reindeer ) ," says Marisa Novobilski , project " NORAD Tracks Santa " (Norad in the footsteps of Father Christmas).

Norad had begun to take an interest in Father Christmas in 1955, when an ad by mistake had given a telephone number to contact the Centre tall bearded red costume. A colonel guard had responded to children not disappoint and it has since become a tradition.


Norad Tracks Santa , available in eight languages, including French , can explore the Santa Claus Village to listen to his favorite songs , learn more about its history or knowledge of the technical data of his sleigh . It also features a mini-game every day, for example a grid of hidden words on Thursday . 



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