Looking for information that is related to a particular place - like a computer repair shop that's nearest to your house? Google “Local” locates neighborhood services and shops by searching billions of pages across the Web, then cross-checks those results with Yellow Pages data to pinpoint the local resources you want to find. This unique approach gives you access to the most and most relevant results for your search.

You just include a zip code or the name of a town or city with your request. Your results will appear and can be viewed as a list cross references to a local map.

Great resource - quick and easy!

Visit major cities by earth cam

Want to see what’s going on right now in Times Square, Red Square, Trafalgar Square, Boston Common, Bourbon Street -- or dozens of popular spots in over 30 cities in the United States -- plus several overseas?

Through the magic of earth cams and the Internet you can be a silent observer any time you want. While there you can click on the "Earth Cam" logo and choose from thousands of additional internet cams to hook up with.

Be careful though -- this can be addictive!

Dazzle them with data

At Re-date.com, you can find out your age to the nearest second! Or some interesting trivia like how many times you have blinked your eyes; how long your nails could grow; how far light has traveled and the total increase in the world’s population during your lifetime -- so far!

You can e-mail this unique report to friends on their birthdays, anniversaries or other special days. That should get their attention!

Check out real estate on Mars

The government is the definitive place to get all of the information on Mars real estate -- brought to you by NASA and the Jet Prolusion Laboratory. You can view raw footage, panorama views, and 3-D images from both the Sprit and Opportunity Rovers.

And, if you want to “ride along” on the trip from lift off to touchdown and ride the Rover vehicle launched on the moon, just sit back and enjoy a short clip detailing every move along the way.

(Give the movie clip some time to open. A high-speed connection is best and Real Player is required.) Most who have seen this exciting clip agree it is better than any full length futuristic movie you’ve ever seen. And once you’ve seen it you can tell everyone how we did it!

Published: May 4, 2004

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John M. "Jack" Peckham is the Executive Director of REcyber.com (the Real Estate CyberSpace Society). In that capacity he oversees the development and delivery of the latest up to the minute Real Estate Cyberspace tools, strategies, networking structures and services that the Society provides its members to leverage their effectiveness, visibility, professionalism and earnings. As host of Real Estate CyberSpace Radio, he provides over 40 hours of programming to help listeners integrate the power of the Internet into their daily business lives. He is the author of several real estate books published by Prentice Hall and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich including his latest Master Guide to Income Property Brokerage from Wiley Publishing. A columnist for the Boston Herald for nine years, his syndicated columns have appeared in over 100 papers nationwide. Jack loves to sell real estate has been involved directly in the sale of over one billion dollars in Real Estate. Today he sells in his jeans and fuzzy slippers as a one-man shop and has closed over $40,000,000 in sales on the Internet recently in 20% of his working time. The balance he spends directing the affairs of the 10,000 member Real Estate CyberSpace Society. The Society awards the RECS (Real Estate CyberSpace Specialist) Designation to members based on the current criteria. He served as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), is a Past President of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and has been honored as the Massachusetts State Realtor of the Year. You can reach Jack at or by calling 617-523-4441.