One thing we need is better search for microblogging sites like Twitter, Friendfeed and their competitors.
Swedish search engine Twingly is launching just that – a new microblogging search tool – today. Use it to search a variety of sites – Twitter, Jaiku, Identi.ca, Bleeper.de, Bloggy.se and Pownce archives (since the service is now dead). They’re calling it the worlds first federated microblog search.
This is a one stop shop to do searches across multiple microblogging sites at once, not just Twitter or other individual services via their own search products.
Friendfeed integration is “on the way” says CEO Martin Källström. Users can also create keyword alerts accessed via RSS or email.
We previously covered Twingly a year ago when they previewed a Europe-focused blog search engine. The company has raised €1 million in funding.
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These guys do what Twingly does and more.
I’ve added WhosTalkin? to the Twitdom – Twitter Applications Database @ http://twitdom.com/whostalkin/
*Users can also create keyword alerts accessed via RSS or email.*
Seems like Tracking is back.
it looks like it.
jess
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Nice in concept for sure… However:
* No hope of a decent revenue model
* Not gonna be enough audience
* Why? We have google
Great points! I wonder how all of this development with “no hope of a decent revenue model” is continuing to be funded if the economy is in the tank?
I mean, just how many levels of self-referencing apps and services can the current digital “lifescape” support? Not sure what sort of development I would suggest in it’s stead, just throwing the idea out there.
Being able to receive a static set of search results from multiple micro-blogs is cool in its own right.
But, I’d like to see a provider offering for multiple micro-blogs what Monitter offers for Twitter (live streaming conversation related to keywords entered).
I experienced a lot of slowdown on their micro blogging search. Is that common?
Impressive!
Regarding the business model: As a fellow Swede, I’ve seen from the last year of cool releases that this young and hungry team, not is a one-trick pony. They have rather managed to build a whole portfolio of services around blogs where the main thing (and probably also driver of revenues) is the deals they continue to close with online newspapers and other publishers.
By allowing track-backs through Twingly’s system, newspapers get attention from the blogospere and can invite their readers into a dialogue, while the bloggers get participation, link love and perhaps some clicks back. Good incentives to all parties and probably also for Twingly
The last year, actually most major media houses in Sweden and the neighboring Nordic countries have started to use Twingly’s tools. The market for this? – Well probably just started… Then as cherry for the milkshake – add the possibility to do the same for online retailing…
I can just support the comment made by Martin. Twingly continue to prove that their long-term focus on blog-search really is of more need for us than at least I first realized.
I agree, and after taking a look at their team makeup, and their existing accounts, it looks like the business development side is cinched.
many social blog search engine like twitter
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Companies and Brands need conversation tracking tools. Seems like an explosion of them is underway.good, the best will survive..socialmention not bad too.
Twingly is great and the team behind it is solid. Congrats to the coverage guys!
nice to see when someone I don’t follow leaves me a comment back.
Thanks for the post.
I’ve added Twingly to the Twitdom – Twitter Applications Database.
Yeah, that’s right! Finally a search engine for microblogs. Yay!
I mean, microblogging has a such a load of searchable and worthwhile information.
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Well done Twingly!
I found this service useful immediately. Looking forward to future releases!
Hi
I thought all these microblog search apps need are a database and api / direct access to the microblog platform(s).
Could someone please tell me why there are so many of them and why would it be difficult? May be I’m missing something but I really want to know.
Thanks
Congratulations to Twingly. It’s a great service. I did notice however, there is a lag when searching microblogs in terms of item’s post date. This limits the value of this type of service. Their blog search is great though.
SocialMention.com searches microblogs, events, images and all other forms of social media live and in real-time.
This is how I would do it at http://www.hullabu.com
Create a category called “Blogs” and add as many websites as you know. And you can search in “Blog” category too
Faadi.com is also good search engine for search blogs, websites, images, videos, songs, files and news … with more services