Twitter Trends & a Tip

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Friday, 5 September 2008

My favorite aspect of Twitter has long been the personal immediacy—seeing what’s happening in my world right now.  The trending topics found on search.twitter.com now make this possible on a global scale.  Yes, newspapers, news sites, Google trends, and my personal favorite, The Economist, all give me a sense of what has been happening in the world lately.

Twitter Trends & a TipHowever, none of these sources match the velocity and focus provided by Twitter.  At a glance I’m able to see what the world considers important in this moment, which lights a path to explore what matters to me.  The trending box in the sidebar makes a great dashboard widget for Mac users.  At the press of a button, my day starts with a sense of what the world cares about.  How do you use Twitter trends?