# Locations of twits.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locations-of-twits/491930>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 4, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locations-of-twits/491930 "2009-04-04T01:35:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locations-of-twits/491930/1 "2009-04-04T01:35:11Z")

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> **[Demi Moore responds to Twitter suicide threat - CNN.com](https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/03/moore.twitter.threat/index.html)**
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> Actress Demi Moore's frequent postings on Twitter put her in the middle of a life-and-death drama Friday when a woman sent her an online message threatening suicide.

I have no comment on the story itself, but this caught my eye:

> [@cnn.com](#):
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> Twitter followers who saw the message tracked it to a San Jose, California, home, where police found a 48-year-old woman. The police took her into custody for a psychological evaluation, according to a police spokesman.

So, how do average “twitter followers” track and find other twits (people who tweet). It would make sense if the police contacted the service provider to get that info, but am intrigued how regular twits can find other twits, so quickly.