Which is why a new feature that Twitter says it could unveil in the next few weeks — “geolocation” — holds such potential to make the Twitter rapids navigable.

The idea is to take advantage of global positioning systems on cellphones to allow Twitter users to include a precise location with each tweet. Users would be able, right off the bat, to limit their searches to tweets from a particular location.

Last week, Alexis and I were talking about what would make us seem old fashioned when we’re as old as our parents are now. I think this is one of those things. The idea of sharing my location via the tweets I send from my cellphone just seems a bit too much. Does it really seem like a good idea to know precisely where each bit of information comes from? Does no one else see the possible dangers of this kind of openness?
Call me old fashioned, I like my privacy