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Filttr for those of you that have not heard of it is a Web/IM/Mobile interface to Twitter that allows you to filter (get the name now) the Tweets you see/get. Read up more about what they offer on TechCrunch.
The feature that I discovered today was Filttr IM. It is the Twiiter IM interaction, that I miss from the good old days, but was not practical (also as with FriendFeed) due to information overload. Filttr fits the gap nicely, I get Tweet IM’s from the people that I generally don’t mind being interrupted by and that makes me happy. So check out Filttr if only for this functionality.
The greater concern that I have regarding my instant “like” of Filttr is what it implies regarding the overall Twitter process. Why don’t I just leave the people who I have filtered? I don’t know them and I’m pretty sure I am not going to hurt any feelings by unfollowing them. You might think I have a numbers complex but I am not a number junkie who likes to have a ton of followers and yet I am unwilling to leave these people. Maybe that says something about me and it’s not something the rest of you have to worry about.
Ethical/self analyzing digression aside, one of the saving graces of Filttr is the ability to filter specific keywords and this is why I think it is an excellent product. I know a lot of people love their music and want to share their musical interests with their tweeps but I see no reason for that to show up on my IM client! So I swiftly added a keyword to block “blip” and now I hold no grudges against lovers of Blip.
Finally there was an Adobe AIR app for Filttr but it seems that they have taken it down because they are working on “a new and better version” with no listed release date. Not a big deal since I have Filttr IM on my Blackberry and have not re-installed TwitterBerry as yet.
So if you have not tried it out; give it a shot!
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1 Response to Filttr – Is this really how I want to Tweet?
Aditya Mukherjee
February 5th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
If you want to be even more accurate with the blocking, just add “Blip.fm” as a source in the source blacklist field – that’ll make sure anything coming from there will get filtered
We built Filttr with the idea that people *want* to follow a lot of people, but usually get overwhelmed with data and the general banter. And hence, they have no choice but to unfollow. This results in a broken connection that could have (maybe) led to something interesting some time in the future. No one can put a date and time on when someone will say something interesting, and let’s face it – you followed the person because you found *something* interesting (we’re not talking about reciprocal following here).
So to keep the “networking” aspect of Twitter alive, while manageable, we have Filttr. Over time, we will be releasing more features like Groups, that allow you to receive your tweets the way *you* want them, so that you can utilise Twitter the best way you can – without being restricted by features.
Thanks for the review,
Cheerio!