spreading jam

Have you ever pondered, upon a wistful summer’s afternoon, how London would look if its geographic landscape was directly linked to the volume of tweets produced? No..? Neither had I to be honest but now that DigitalUrban have gone and done it I’m beginning to wonder how it ever slipped my mind.

Having already gained exposure in the Metro, no doubt sandwiched between lurid celebrity gossip and dubious reportage, this cartographic marvel is comprised of tweets from a 30km radius of London. It was created using Tweet-O-Meter, an app which showcases the amount of ‘tweets per minute’ from twelve major cities.

Undoubtedly my favourite element of the map is the kitsch names given to the peaks and deserts. The summit of the map occurs at ‘Soho Mountain’ whereas my hometown of ‘Sunbury-on-Thames Dunes’ is lagging far behind. Looks very much like I need to purchase a firm pair of hiking boots and get tweeting.