Twitter, Google Maps Mashup Is Primitive Geolocation At Its Best

Maybe it’s not smartphone-enabled checkins that power this fun and informative Twitter app, but that doesn’t mean its version of “primitive geolocation” is any less sophisticated. With MapMyFollowers, you get a quick snapshot of where your followers live around the world, and access to some other interesting data too.

After you allow MapMyFollowers to access your Twitter account, you’ll be presented with a Google map of the world and those little red tacks to indicate where each of your followers lives.

Check out my map below:

I have lots of followers in North America, which makes sense as I live in Toronto, Canada.

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