
Picfog is a real-time image search engine that displays photos uploaded to Twitter as a visual stream. Here’s how it works: Searching a keyword on Picfog will create a live stream of tweeted photographs mentioning that topic. You can also browse the most tweeted photo topics in the “Breaking Now” list. The tool is most powerful when it comes to tracking live events, for example the blaze that engulfed an office building in London’s Soho neighborhood on Friday, last Sunday’s Mets game or the season premiere of “Entourage” on HBO.
Using Picfog adds another layer to conversation monitoring on Twitter. Using Twitter’s simple search tool can yield interesting insights into what people are saying about a topic – but Picfog takes this a step further, allowing you to see how people are interacting with an event as it happens.