Geodata: Where is everybody?

Sometimes where someone is can be just as important as what they are doing or saying. Many of our social media sources, including Flickr and Twitter, provide geodata (latitude and longitude) for updates, letting you know where the photo or tweet was recorded. With our latest updates, FeedMagnet now knows what to do with that data.

In addition to tracking check-ins from Gowalla and Foursquare, we're storing geodata given to us from Flickr, Twitter, and other sources. Its up to you how the location information gets displayed. It can be displayed in text form (e.g. "in Austin, TX") or by plotting updates on a map.

Beyond the column of text updates

So your output from FeedMagnet doesn't have to just be a stream of text updates anymore. In addition to photo and video galleries, you could include a Google maps or Yahoo! maps mashup providing one more engaging way to connect with your audience.