Colby Palmer - Web apps • Web platform developer • User Interfaces

Twitter just made a great addition to their Search API: Twitter Trends!

This method allows you to see the hot topics of discussion across the entire Twitterverse.  This is a neat way to keep up on breaking news, technology trends, political sentiments, or the latest Internet meme that everyone's tweeting about.

When I hear about some fresh news or tech rumor, I do a quick Twitter search before I go to any news website; it's a great way to find a wealth of links to pertinent content across the Web.

I've added the Twitter Trends method to both the iPhone and the Web version of iTweet.net.  I think it will become a fun way to keep up on current events, and to entertain myself when I'm stuck in line at the bank.  ;)   Enjoy!

Leave comments on this blog, or let's talk on Twitter or Facebook.

Technorati Tags: itweet, itweet.net, twitter, iphone, trends, api, colby palmer

Posted on Sept. 25, 2008, 8:13 p.m. Tags: api itweet twitter

Comments

• I don't see this "Trends" feature yet on my iTweet. Is it being rolled out slowly?

  http://screencast.com/t/rYaxP45WYQt

  Posted by: srcasm on Sept. 25, 2008 • permalink Reply ↩

• It's already up there, but it's grouped with the various search functions in the Twitter Search menu in the right column. Just click anywhere in the "Twitter Search" header to expand the menu of search options! Here's a screenshot:
  http://bit.ly/1qCS0l

  Posted by: Colby Palmer on Sept. 25, 2008 • permalink Reply ↩

• Colby,

  Great app - and thanks for allowing folks to follow others in two clicks.

  John :coolcheese:

  Posted by: John on Oct. 15, 2008 • permalink Reply ↩

• This api feature is nice, but hopefully there will be NO(!!!) parameter for the language. ;-)

  Posted by: TwitterTrends auf deutsch on Aug. 2, 2009 • permalink Reply ↩