Twitter will add location to Tweets - The Boston Globe

A new opportunity to easily over-share…

Twitter, the social-networking service that delivers 140-character messages, will soon let users share their location when they post Tweets.

The feature, which relies on the global positioning system, will require users’ permission to show locations, said Biz Stone, cofounder of Twitter Inc. “It records location along with every Tweet,’’ he said. “It allows for some really interesting context.’’

Twitter will add location to Tweets - The Boston Globe