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This feature actually came out a while ago but I just noticed it (again). Set your location in Twitter and the service gives you a list of trending topics from local Twitterers (Twitteri? Twitterati? Twits?). How well does it work? Could be more accurate but then again how well it reflects your area depends on

• How many people around you Twitter
• Whether they really talk about local events
• Whether the know how to use hash tags #

Anyway, it’s a step in the direction of localization which is surely the future of the Internet. I mean, I don’t know about you but there is a limit to how often I want to hear what celebrities or residents of Silicon Valley are doing. Ya’ know?

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