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Twitter already reveals to the rest of the world what you're doing and what you're thinking, and now the microblogging site can let everyone know where you are as well. A new feature rolled out this week means Twitter users have the option of including their location when they tweet via a tracking tool they can turn on or off.
When the tool is activated, tweets will link to a Google map of the area the user is in.
The growing trend for web services to broadcast people's whereabouts – already picked up by Foursquare, Gowalla and Loopt – is expected to be followed by Facebook soon too.
Avid Twitter users have been warned to be careful about how and when they harness the power of the new technology, which works by shadowing people through their web browsers. The brains behind the microblogging mecca reckon the tool will make Twitter more useful for anyone looking for real-time information.
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