Geolocation Services Coming To Twitter

Earlier this week over on the official Twitter blog, Biz Stone detailed how the company was moving towards adding true geolocation functionality into Twitter.

The announcement detailed how in the near future the Twitter API will allow developers to add longitude and latitude information to any tweet sent, essentially allowing your followers to exactly pin point you when ever you update. Of course Biz was keen to stress that this planned service, which offers similar functionality to Google Latitude, is strictly an opt-in extension to the existing Twitter website.

Since the announcement, the web has been a flurry with suggestions as to why this move is both good and bad. The various posts suggest a number of advantages such as finding people local to you with relevant interests, down to disadvantages such as harassment from local companies who know you are in the area and attempt to sell you things.

What are your thoughts on the annoucement, is this a service you would use, do you want people knowing your location, and what are your very own geolocation pro’s and con’s, be sure to let us know.