diff --git a/core_examples/current_trends.py b/core_examples/current_trends.py
index 53f64f1..e8f2ff2 100644
--- a/core_examples/current_trends.py
+++ b/core_examples/current_trends.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ from twython import Twython
 
 """ Instantiate Twython with no Authentication """
 twitter = Twython()
-trends = twitter.getCurrentTrends()
+
+# twitter has now depreciated the API endpoint att getCurrentTrends()
+# instead use the trendsByLocation() method - see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1/get/trends/current
+
+trends = twitter.trendsByLocation()
 
 print trends