But recently there was a large tanker crash near where I live. The truck had exploded, and there were lots of people killed and hurt.
I wanted to see some pictures, but one hour after the incident the story was not (yet) on the TV news. So I turned to twitter, and using the standard twitter search, I found a few ransoms photos of the incident.
What I needed was a better way to search twitter for photos, with a specific tag or time frame posting, and perhaps even a geographical filter too (since the incident was at a specific place).
I'm sure other people would find this useful, especially when large events unfold live (I.e boston bombings, plane crash etc etc)
I actually do this on Instagram. It's not so effective for breaking news stories but it can be fun at music festivals and other entertainment type events.
Actually I just found this: http://nearbytweets.com/ - seems someone has already done it (for free). You can change the location to anywhere in the world (not just 'near' you)
But recently there was a large tanker crash near where I live. The truck had exploded, and there were lots of people killed and hurt.
I wanted to see some pictures, but one hour after the incident the story was not (yet) on the TV news. So I turned to twitter, and using the standard twitter search, I found a few ransoms photos of the incident.
What I needed was a better way to search twitter for photos, with a specific tag or time frame posting, and perhaps even a geographical filter too (since the incident was at a specific place).
I'm sure other people would find this useful, especially when large events unfold live (I.e boston bombings, plane crash etc etc)