Online social networking is all the rage these days, man! In DeveloperWorks’ “Social mashups with Groovy” article, you’ll learn how to build a social network with Google Maps, Twitter, Groovy, and Ajax. By combining a Google Map with location information that Twitter exposes, you can create a mashup that allows people to view Twitter in light of a particular location. The simple application this article builds lets users view a map of their Twitter friends, a.k.a: hip geo-view of their entire network.So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and read the article now! You can now follow The Disco Blog on Twitter, baby! Software DevelopmentTwitter