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Natori. Microsoft apologizes after Japan Twitter backlash. Microsoft was forced to issue an apology after being accused of using the Japan quake disaster as a chance to market its Bing search engine.

Microsoft apologizes after Japan Twitter backlash

The software giant pledged to give $1 to Japan quake victims for every re-tweet of the following message: Bing's retweet message The URL pointed towards Microsoft’s Corporate Citizenship page detailing how to use Bing Maps and other services to help with the disaster. Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis. Images released by NASA show Japan's northeast coast before, left, and after flooding from the quake-induced tsunami.

Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis

Friday's powerful earthquake appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet Report: The 8.9-magnitude earthquake shifted the Earth on its axis by 4 inchesThe quake triggered more than 160 aftershocks in the first 24 hours Similar strength to the 2004 quake and tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people (CNN) -- The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis. "At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a large area is consistent with about that much shift of the land mass," said Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S.