Twitter "Track"
One of the cool things about Twitter is the ability to keep in touch when away from the computer. You can set up your phone or IM to follow your friends and family, post tweats and keep everyone updated on what everyone is doing.
You can follow friends on your phone through Twitter, but what about concepts? What if you wanted an update anytime anyone mentioned a specific name, band, city or concept like “global warming,” or “apple sauce?” In real-time? What if you were attending an event and wanted to know who else was there?
Twitter recently released a new feature called “Track.” With Track you can send a command from your found such as “track Chevy”. When any tweats mention “Chevy,” you’ll get it on your phone. From there you can send “whois username” to get the users information, or “follow username” to follow updates. Don’t want to follow the term “Chevy” anymore? Toggle it off with “untrack Chevy.”
There’s no limit to how many topics you can track. Type “track” alone (or “stats”) and get a list of everything you are tracking. Turn them all off by sending “track off”.
What will you track?
