Tracking f-bombs via twitter around the world
The nice thing about the webby tubes is how you can find a post, say on facebook, and follow it to a legitimate website, say Techgage.com, and read an amazing story about a website that tracks when and where people type the word fuck on twitter.
Fiddlesticks! Fracking! Fudge! Nope, not THAT F-word. We're talking about the saucy verb that was supposedly first used in "Flen flyys," a circa-1475 poem that mocked friars for their alleged extracurricular activities with other men's wives. (Seriously, look it up on Wikipedia to spice up your small talk at parties and wedding receptions.)
The site FBomb.co maps in real time whenever the F-word is dropped on Twitter. America and Britain are leaders in cursing online, according to the interactive map, with New Yorkers tagged as the biggest offenders.
Techgage noticed that leaving the website running proved that the US East Coast and California are the biggest offenders along with a large portion of the UK. Seems fitting since those are English speaking countries (even though a vast majority may refuse to speak it) Strangely enough large parts of Canada and Australia (also English speaking countries) only recorded a handful of f-bombs.
Related Web URL: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57611616-1/f-b...
