Google+ is quickly becoming a valuable source of information for journalists, bloggers, and news junkies everywhere. And, of course, Google is aware of this – last week it quietly released its Twitter-like trending topics for search, making is a stronger competitor to Twitter.
Yet, so far, this stream is not available on the desktop version of the site. But it is possible to see what geotagged posts people are sharing nearby if you are on your desktop.
Google+ Mobile View
To see geotagged posts near you all you have to do is log into Google+ on your desktop and then open the mobile version of the site, which you can access here. This will show you what is being shared near you, although exactly how near changes depending on your internet connection and whether you are using a public or home network.
But what if you want more specific results (ones that are genuinely nearby), or results from other locations entirely? First you’ll have to fake your location using your browser; fortunately this is not too difficult in Firefox.
Changing your location
To make Google+, or any site that asks to know your location, think you are somewhere else download the Geolocater addon for FireFox. The addon is easy to use – Make Use Of has brilliant post on how to get it going – although we did have to reboot our machine to get it working for the first time.
You can choose your location using the addon’s map and also set a catchment area you want to see posts from – this can be as large as 166Km or as close as 50m.
But if you want to see what’s going on in London, you can set your location to Westminster.
The Nearby Stream won’t replace Google+’s search (a feature not available on the mobile app) but it does offer another source of data that search can miss.
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