The marriage between geographic context and real-time communication continues, as Twitter has indicated that its new "Trends API" will support queries for trends in a particular location.
Google has added new controls to its Maps API. Most of the controls were previously available to signed-in apps. Now, all apps will have the controls by default.
Factual continues to expand the world's access to data with a makeover and relaunch of its Geopulse API. Now renamed, Geopulse Context aims to provide developers with the geographic and commercial context of locations to enable personalized app experiences. The new API expands US Census data and commercial metrics available via Factual APIs.
