Twitter Location is currently only available to users in the United States, which means that I can’t use it and that I have never tried it.

But I want to.

Twitter location is basically a way to show people where you are tweeting from. This means that if you live somewhere in the United States, and you’re tweeting about an awesome new restaurant you’re currently at, people can actually get a google map and see where you are. In other words; they’ll find the restaurant from your tweet.

To me, this sounds awesome.

In order to start using this feature, you’ll need to activate it. It’s not activated by default.

1. Log in to Twitter
2. Click settings
3. Click Tweet Location (Add a location to your tweets).
4. Click save

If you’re looking for people tweeting from somewhere specific, you could use Nearby Tweets. This way you can find out what people in specific locations are tweeting about, and you can even search for specific words / topics. For instance, you could search for tweets from people in New York about restaurant.

I just did, and I found this interesting tweet:

“heading to Nick and Toni’s with the 2 Tonys for Father’s Day celebration. Never tire of that restaurant”

From this, you’d know where the restaurant is, and you understand that this is a rather awesome restaurant. Why not give it a try?

Twitter Location is interesting and useful.

But, on the other hand, there are privacy concerns.

Just read the following blog posts, and you’ll understand why you might not want to use it:

- Twitter’s new location features work well, but at what cost?

- Twitter Location? Thanks, But No Thanks

- Privacy, Schmivacy! Twitter now lets you broadcast your location too…

I understand the privacy concerns, but I’m really looking forward to test Twitter Location.

Have you tried it, and if you have, do you find it useful?