I use Twitter, though not quite as much as many people. One thing that bugs me is how limited the search capability is. For e.g. there was no way you could search for a particular Twitter user by name, and it’s a good thing that Twitter has finally added this search few months back. Yup, you can actually find people like Britney Spears and Obama there. For those who do not know yet – the Dalai Lama is there as well!

The other useful Twitter search is at NearbyTweets. You can use this to find Twitter users around your vicinity! This comes in pretty handy if you want to look for Twitter users around you with the same interest; or check out the latest tweets for local breaking news.

The site is very easy to use – just key in the name of the place you’re interested to check out (the name of your town, for e.g.). You can further short-list it with a keyword (for e.g. ‘iPhone’). And if you’re interested to include search for twitters from other cities/towns around your place, there’s an option to specify the search radius as well!