GPS + Twitter = real-time “relevent” search

The article below shows us a glimpse of where the real power of Twitter’s search lies.  I’ve been a big proponent of geo-targeting and really, geo-anything when it comes to creating relevancy in the digital space.  And as the chatter level within Twitter (our only true real-time search engine) reaches epic proportions, using GPS to hone in on the chatter you’re looking for is one of the ways to maximize this new technology.

“Which is why a new feature that Twitter says it could unveil in the next few weeks — “geolocation” — holds such potential to make the Twitter rapids navigable.

The idea is to take advantage of global positioning systems on cellphones to allow Twitter users to include a precise location with each tweet. Users would be able, right off the bat, to limit their searches to tweets from a particular location.”

via Link by Link – Refining the Twitter Explosion With GPS – NYTimes.com.