Mike Mulroy and Phil Harris are among the founders of Geofeedia, a new website where journalists and others may look up Tweets and images from Flickr, YouTube, Picassa and Instagram in one view by their location. In foreground with marker is Mike Mulroy. In back row, left to right are: Phil Harris, Will Vanden Breul and Shireen Aladin. | Al Podgorski~Chicago SunTimes

Mike Mulroy and Phil Harris are among the founders of Geofeedia, a new website where journalists and others may look up Tweets and images from Flickr, YouTube, Picassa and Instagram in one view by their location. In foreground with marker is Mike Mulroy. In back row, left to right are: Phil Harris, Will Vanden Breul and Shireen Aladin. | Al Podgorski~Chicago SunTimes

Mike Mulroy and Phil Harris are among the founders of Geofeedia, a new website where journalists and others may look up Tweets and images from Flickr, YouTube, Picassa and Instagram in one view by their location. In foreground with marker is Mike Mulroy. In back row, left to right are: Phil Harris, Will Vanden Breul and Shireen Aladin. | Al Podgorski~Chicago SunTimes

Mike Mulroy and Phil Harris (right) are among the founders of Geofeedia, a new website where journalists and others may look up Tweets and images from Flickr, YouTube, Picassa and Instagram in one view by their location. The site filters out inaccurate Tweet locations and bogus Tweets. Users can share their "collections" of what they've found. It's a new way of looking at social media and helped emergency responders and journalists get updated news on Hurricane Sandy's impact on New York. | Al Podgorski~Chicago SunTimes

Mike Mulroy and Phil Harris (right) are among the founders of Geofeedia, a new website where journalists and others may look up Tweets and images from Flickr, YouTube, Picassa and Instagram in one view by their location. The site filters out inaccurate Tweet locations and bogus Tweets. Users can share their "collections" of what they've found. It's a new way of looking at social media and helped emergency responders and journalists get updated news on Hurricane Sandy's impact on New York. | Al Podgorski~Chicago SunTimes

Mike Mulroy and Phil Harris (right) are among the founders of Geofeedia, a new website where journalists and others may look up Tweets and images from Flickr, YouTube, Picassa and Instagram in one view by their location. The site filters out inaccurate Tweet locations and bogus Tweets. Users can share their "collections" of what they've found. It's a new way of looking at social media and helped emergency responders and journalists get updated news on Hurricane Sandy's impact on New York. | Al Podgorski~Chicago SunTimes