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NEWS and REPORTS => World News => Topic started by: THP on Jun 16, 2011, 09:02 PM

Title: The Internet Renames Popular Cities In 'America According To Twitter' (PHOTO)
Post by: THP on Jun 16, 2011, 09:02 PM
'Hotlanta,' 'El lay,' 'Rock City.' Over 66% of Twitter users don't list their actual location, opting instead for geo-location coordinates, abstract ideas or nicknames. Media companies Column Five (http://columnfivemedia.com/) and inboxQ (http://www.inboxq.com/america-according-to-twitter) scanned through the information of American users of the microblogging service and remapped the States according to popular terms and hashtags used in specific locations.No sleep 'til Gotham!More... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/16/america-according-to-twitter_n_878404.html)