Archive for January 20th, 2009

• @ConversationAge Yes, I’m in property management for now, lots of people time I’m also reading more blogs now, just subscribed to yours in reply to ConversationAge #
• @ConversationAge That’s very true. Twitter is helping me feel like I’m still connected as I am “between ventures” trying to find my way back in reply to ConversationAge #
• @ConversationAge “Direct Tweet” … That’s good, as for me I just see it as a huge party. My sales are done away from the party in reply to ConversationAge #
• @ConversationAge Because @LeoLaporte said it was cool back whn it launched. In 07 I saw it as a way to connect with like minded people. in reply to ConversationAge #
• @ConversationAge Because @leoleporte said it was cool back whn it launched. In 07 I saw it as a way to connect with like minded people. in reply to ConversationAge #
• @wizzardsblog Just set up a group in TweetDeck and place the people you don’t want to miss in it. in reply to wizzardsblog #
• @PerryBelcher Thanks for the friend follow on FaceBook. in reply to perrybelcher #
• To those talking about $250 in free Google Adwords – you need a mailer w/coupon code, and it’s for NEW advertisers. http://bit.ly/IJE7 #
• @hollyrhoffman True, but the ladies have so much of a selection, sometimes us guys like choices too We don’t always want to look alike in reply to hollyrhoffman #
• I couldn’t resist this cool little app … I added a video greeting to my Twitter profile – http://bit.ly/4mIh #
• @SprockGirl Just sending you some love, I want to see you see you smile. Love you Babe! in reply to SprockGirl #

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My wife had mentioned how some local Twitter users started following her recently. She was curious as to how they found her.

This got me thinking about looking for other Tweeters in our local area, but the ‘find people’ link on Twitter doesn’t have a location filter. I then thought there would certainly be some third party tool that has been created. Sure enough, there’s a little app that uses the Adobe Air application called TwitterLocal (fitting name too ). This tool was ok for locating people who have Tweeted in the last 24hrs but it lacks any customization. There’s no way to adjust the refresh, and it would be nice to be able to add new followers from the app.

I then found you could also do a Google search using ’site’ and ‘location’ filtering. Here’s an example search query …

site:twitter.com location boise

You can add your state after the city to be specific if you get results for cities in other states with the same name. Doing this search I was able to locate over 1600 Twitter users from Boise.

Then I remembered Twitter does have a search engine (scroll all the way to the bottom of Twitter.com) and once there you will find an advanced search link. There are so many cool search filters, but the one I wanted was the ‘Places’ filter where I can search near my city.

So there you have it, a few simple ways to find Twitter users near you.

Enjoy … Scott