More on friend map

Tiny little blue men
You can click on a friend’s profile picture to see their location on the map. You can also click on the "tiny little blue men" to see your friends' locations. By clicking on one of these figures, a bubble will pop open to let you know which friend lives in that location.

"not on map"
If there is no data for a particular region or if your friend choose not to put their location in their orkut profile, you'll see a message "not on map" below their profile name.


various view
You can view a map of where all of your friends are located. This is normal view.
You can also access a satellite image of these same locations.
You can zoom in on this image for a closer look at the terrain, zoom out for a broader perspective, or pan in any direction.
There is hybrid view, which superimposes map data--including streets, street names, and landmarks--over satellite images.