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Today we are announcing the release of a new version of The Word on the Tweet, our Twitter/map mashup. With this version, we are generating heatmaps (or density maps) of words as they are tweeted around the globe.

For example, here are maps for the words “love” and “hate”:

Note that the maps generated using this service are based on a sampling of the Twitter public timeline, which itself is a sample of all Twitter traffic. The data is not up-to-the second in accuracy, but will reflect the general trend over the past several weeks. Some words or brands that are more uncommon may not be available yet.

Double-clicking on a location brings up a word cloud and a selection of the most recent tweets from that location:

There are many fascinating patterns to be discovered. Pan the map, zoom, search in multiple languages. Enjoy!

Launch the Word on the Tweet

PS: the original version of the Word on the Tweet is still available.

We recently built a tool to help us understand what people were saying at a specific location. It’s a first draft (beta) version. Take a look:

Launch The Word on the Tweet

We combined a Google Map with the Twitter API to discover words that were common to a place. When you click on the map, we pull the top 40-50 words from Twitter within a 25-50 mile radius. The service works best in English.

Some interesting trends from the past couple of days:

• San Diego: Jet, F18, crash
• Kansas City: Snow
• San Francisco: Confessions
• Washington DC: Obama, Blagojevich
• Dublin: Beef, pork
• Liverpool: Xbox, dashboard
• Baghdad: Vacation

What can you discover? Feel free to send us your comments about The Word on the Tweet.