Business Bytes
Sep 16, 2009

Putting Tweets on the Map

 


Twitter is now working on providing geolocation tracking for users who want it, which would attach location information to each Tweet they post. At first, the company plans to release a preview of its new API to external developers. According to BusinessWeek, "developers can expect to soon see a "Geolocation Best Practices" guide from Twitter that will address key geolocation API topics like security and privacy."

Once the geolocation feature is fully implemented, users will have to opt-in in order to use it.

Curt Finch is the founder & CEO of a resource management software company.


Curt Finch has more than two decades of software development and distributed workforce management experience. In 1997, Curt created the world's first internet-based timesheet application and the foundation for the current Journyx product offering. Curt has a B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. His book, All Your Money, is available on Amazon. @curtfinch