Man finds his way home using Google Earth - after 25 years

While I love the story, I think the headline gives too much credit to Google Earth. He was able to find his home by joining a Facebook group and asking people. Yes, he used Google Earth to find the town; but he was able to find his way home only by emailing people.<p>Regardless, it's a great story. Whenever technology (be it Google Earth, or Facebook) makes such a positive impact on someone's life, I find it uplifting.

My OCD kicks in.<p>Where does this odd thing come at the end of the article? "The older brother who accompanied Mr Brierley on the train ride was found dead on railway tracks."<p>Earlier in the article, it was written that Saroo boarded the train after he got lost. No mention of older brother, which made me think he was alone.

Impressive - how many people have concrete enough memories from that age? I have maybe one I could use to locate somewhere, but otherwise that age is lost to me.

Yet another example of how hard it is to predict how a product/technology will be used or what societal benefits/detriments it might provide.

Vow, first i thought this is the plot from a bollywood movie.

&#62; Mr Brierley said his mother told him of how they had searched endlessly for him after he went missing and saw fortune-tellers who told them they would one day be reunited.<p>Hah. I bet they did.

Good to see that google is finally running an efficient PR department :-)