Twittori.com is our current project that adds geo tagging to Twitter messages. It is very easy to use and intends to bring a more useable geo dimension into the Twitter World.
Unlike other services this is done by a tiny URL that itself contains all geo location informations e.g. http://GE0.at/0MbEX8 which locates the Eiffel Tower in Paris. This is achieved by a modified ‘geohash’ algorithm (more on that at Wikipedia).
The second unique feature is that users can follow places in a similar way than they are used to follow users on Twitter. Therefore the earth is divided in discrete squares of about 0.25 square kilometers. You can keep updated by subscribing to a RSS Feed or visiting the web site.
The Website
The web site has been designed by Martin “Datendesigner” Jacobs. It aims to be clear and simple to use.
The iPhone App
The iPhone App is waiting to become approved for the App Store. It is very easy to use and provides a well defined user interface. A little demo on Twittori.com shows the details: http://www.twittori.com/content/iphone
The Technology
The Google App Engine is used for hosting. Therefore the server side code is written in Python. For the AJAX stuff we use Google Maps, Google Gears, jQuery, jQueryTools scrollable, jQuery mousewheel, prettyPhoto. The CSS is based on Blueprint CSS Framework.
