Cut Twitter Clutter With Feedera

If you’re anything like me you may sometimes suffer from social media overload. It can get particularly bad on Twitter where you may be following hundreds or even thousands of other users. Twitter lists do a great job of helping you to focus on content from the users you care about but unless you’re on Twitter 24 hours a day, there’s always the chance that you will miss something. That’s where Feedera comes in. The application is based on a simple premise — making it easier you to follow tweets from the people who matter to you.

How Feedera Works

So how does it work? The first thing you need to do is link the application to your Twitter account using OAuth. Next you wait for Feedera to send you your first digest. Feedera scores stories based on the number of retweets, tweets on Topsy, Diggs, Facebook shares, Delicious bookmarks and bit.ly clicks. These popularity metrics give you a feed score and that helps the application decide what to send you. It can take a while to get your first digest; when I tried the application it took several days but once it arrived I was impressed. Actually, I was slightly shocked by how accurately the application found stuff that I would be interested in from people I cared about.

The Email Digest

The e-mail digest you receive is divided into photos, top stories, videos and music. I usually navigate straight to the top stories section where I can see the number of friends who have retweeted a story and can see the names some of those friends by hovering over their avatar. This is great for seeing whether someone you like and trust has been tweeting on a particular topic. You can also add stories to favourites, retweet them and e-mail them from within the Feedera e-mail and you can see more stories in each category by clicking on the link within the e-mail.

Working With Lists

Feedera also plays nicely with Twitter lists, and you can subscribe to a list digest. In my opinion, this makes it even more useful. It is a great way to keep up with information in a particular category (such as tech or blogging News) or to filter your news by particular users.) I’ve got a list of must-reads and the section of the digest related to them is pretty useful. If you haven’t got a list of your own, Feedera’s got several popular lists to get you started. Just click and you’ll get a new section in your daily digest.

Other Feedera Features

There are other useful Feedera features on the site, such as theability to see more than 50 items (there is a maximum of 100), and the ability to ignore particular domains or screen names. You can also see your last five digests on site or view a live feed (updated every three hours) of what your friends are sharing.

A Useful Tool

In the short time that I’ve been using it I have found Feedera to be a very useful application. I no longer have to wonder what happened on Twitter while I was away, or to start my morning by looking through all of my lists. Instead Feedera’s handy digest makes it easy to keep up with Twitter happenings without leaving my inbox. I think this is most useful for people who are following a lot of Twitter users, or who have particular niche interests. However, it’s also a good tool for people who just want the best of Twitter without bothering to login to the site.

Note: Feedera is still in beta, so you’ll need to sign up for an invite.

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall from Get Paid To Write Online
Posted on January 28th, 2010 and filed under Blogging
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