One feature of Happn.in that we’ve been working on a lot lately is the Labs section. Happn.in collects a lot of location specific data from Twitter, and the Labs is where we play around with that data. It is extraordinarily fun. How often has PBR been a trend, for instance? The answer: Once – in atlanta on May 12 when the El Bar was giving away the beer for free.
You get to do a sort of Harper’s Index for Twitter.
Recently, I searched for Garage Sale, Yard Sale, and Tag Sale to see how and where these three phrases show up on Twitter. Here’s some of what I found.
Number of times Garage Sale has been a local trend
100
Number of times Yard Sale has been a local trend
54
Number of times Tag Sale has been a local trend
0
City in which Garage Sale is mentioned the most
Minneapolis (it’s been a trend 11 times since Happn.in launched in May)
City that mentions Garage Sale second most
Tied: Dallas and Portland (7 each)
City in which Yard Sale is mentioned most
Tied: LA and Indianapolis (7 each)
Number of Times Yard Sale is mentioned in Minneapolis
0
Percentage of times that Garage Sale has been a trend on a weekday
23%
Percentage that Yard Sale has been a trend on a weekday
23%
The Happn.in Labs really highlights what Happn.in is about – making the information on Twitter useful and interesting. We hope you’ll check it out.