Those who read this blog probably know that I’m a fan of Twitter. If you’d like to read my overview of the microblogging service check out this post. As someone who is really into social media, like Twitter, I’m always excited to find a tool that lets me take advantage of the constant conversation that’s going on. I love to show this tool to people because for those who don’t use Twitter regularly, it is an amazing, magical thing.

If you go to search.twitter.com you will get an interface that looks like this:

This product was created by a company called Summize which was acquired by Twitter. This is useful information if you want to impress nerdy people at a party. So, here’s a real world use of this tool. I have a friend who just started as a Graphic Designer at Whole Foods. She works at their headquarters and is a great designer. She was told that she should “get on twitter” by those she works with as the marketing team was trying to stay up on new web trends (good for them). But, as a new user to Twitter, it’s sometimes hard to find an entry point or make Twitter relevant for you.

I instructed her to go to Search.Twitter and type in “Whole Foods.” Give it a shot. This is a real-time feed of people whose tweets have the words “whole” and “foods.” Amazing! Check out these results and make sure you note the times:

It’s a real time discussion of any subject. So, think of a subject, maybe your company or baby strollers or a movie you might want to see and watch the conversation!

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