Handling real-time geostreams

"Twitter has launched a Geotagging API -- we really wanted to enable users to not only talk about "What's happening?" but also "What's happening right here?" For a while now, we've been watching as users have been trying to geo-tag their tweets through a varie...

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Main Author: Krikorian, Raffi
Corporate Author: Where 2.0 Conference (2010, San Jose, Calif.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Calif.?] O'Reilly Media 2010
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Twitter has launched a Geotagging API -- we really wanted to enable users to not only talk about "What's happening?" but also "What's happening right here?" For a while now, we've been watching as users have been trying to geo-tag their tweets through a variety of methods, all of which involve a link to a map service embedded in their Tweet. This talk will delve into how Twitter handles their geocontent including tool suggestions. As a platform, we've tried to make it easier for our users by making location be omnipresent through our platform, and an inherent (but optional) part of a tweet. We're making the platform be not just about time, but also about place"--Resource description page
Item Description:Description from resource description page (viewed Aug. 30, 2010)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (1 hr., 5 min., 49 sec.)