Tweetmi: Another Twitter Search Engine with a Twist
There are, of course, already numerous Twitter search engines at this point and every new one will have to offer users a very good reason to switch from their current favorite. Tweetmi is jumping into the fray with a Twitter search engine that focuses on presenting users with a more personalized view. While the service also works well as a regular real-time Twitter search engine, users who sign in to Tweetmi will also see the most active users in their Twitter stream and the top stories from the people they already follow.
In addition, Tweetmi allows users who are signed in through Twitter's Oauth login mechanism to quickly reply and retweet any story. In this respect, Tweetmi is quite similar to Twazzup, which also gives users the ability to interact with Twitter directly. Unlike Twazzup, though, Tweetmi doesn't offer the ability to save searches, however.
Become a Fan
One feature that makes Tweetmi unique is that it gives users the option to become 'fans' of a certain topic. While this is definitely an interesting concept, users actually have to send out a tweet about the fact that they are now fans of 'RWW' or 'Follow Friday,' which somehwat limits the usefulness of this feature.
Another feature we liked is that the application can show you a list of all the Twitter users who tweeted a popular link. Like most Twitter search engines, Tweemi displays a list of the most popular links about a topic in a sidebar.
Given that there are already numerous Twitter search engines and more comprehensive real-time search engines like OneRiot on the market, Tweetmi will probably have a bit of a struggle to attract a dedicated user base. It is however, a perfectly capable Twitter search engine that offers all the typical features you would expect and definitely worth a try.
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I'll have to check this one out. I haven't really given Twitter a lot of attention since joining, but I do find that when I do go to it its mostly to search for others who might be interested in the same things as me & have something good I might learn from them. I like the idea of having fans for topics - would make it even easier to find those with similar interests!
As one of the Twazzup founders, I just want to welcome Tweetmi and say "congratulations !" ( I have been waiting for your launch for quite a long time now ;-) )
Why search twitter? Isn't that a marketing and promotional website for celebrities desperate for attention and sad fans. Do something more useful than visiting a terribly named crippled blog site and edit Wikipedia instead
@Stephane - yes, thanks :) We were sidetracked for quite some time before finally getting this basic release completed. Hoping that we can make better pace on Tweetmi going forward though. And we have some other products in the works too. Congrats on your progress!
As one of the Twazzup founders, I just want to welcome Tweetmi and say "congratulations !" ( I have been waiting for your launch for quite a long time now ;-) )
Its really amazing how fast things have progressed with Twitter. It seems like it was about a year ago that I first become familiar with Twitter while watching CNN incorporate it into its telecast. I think in time Twitter will start to replace Myspace and Facebook as most peoples method of communication.
It's quite interesting to see so many twitter search engines coming out in a short period. While I see no difference between these search engines, I truly appreciate their passion and creativity. I am going to stay with my current favorite http://www.boilingpage.com that has different verticals listing hot things in the respective vertical. For example, http://music.boilingpage.com lists the hottest music in real time. Similarly, http://books.boilingpage.com lists the hottest books in real time .. and so on.
Am I the only person on the planet that doesn't get Twitter?
I don't either. But it's success has been incredible.