So, how do you find the “Twitter” content? Well, there’s Tweetmeme, which has emerged as one of the places to get a snapshot of what’s attracting the most attention on Twitter, as well as trending tools offered by Twitter and TweetDeck.
But what about Twitter updates hand-picked by humans, and then offered up for general consumption – sort of like what Mahalo is doing by using editors to create a human-powered search engine?
Hand Picked is hoping to curate Twitter by getting a “couple of humans” to “pick out the best of the best”. First impression is it sounds an enormous task manually going through thousands of updates to pick the best ones – however you want to define “best”. In time, Hand Pick also wants to tap into the selection powers of users.
Hand Picked is divided into seven categories – sports, technology, news, science, humor, celebrities and arts. A quick glance through each category shows content from a small number of Twitter users – not surprising given Hand Pick just launched and it obviously has limited curating ability.
It’s an interesting concept, although you have to wonder how well a human-powered service will fare against automated systems based on reTweets, common links and keywords.
Mahalo for Twitter?
But what about Twitter updates hand-picked by humans, and then offered up for general consumption – sort of like what Mahalo is doing by using editors to create a human-powered search engine?
Hand Picked is hoping to curate Twitter by getting a “couple of humans” to “pick out the best of the best”. First impression is it sounds an enormous task manually going through thousands of updates to pick the best ones – however you want to define “best”. In time, Hand Pick also wants to tap into the selection powers of users.
Hand Picked is divided into seven categories – sports, technology, news, science, humor, celebrities and arts. A quick glance through each category shows content from a small number of Twitter users – not surprising given Hand Pick just launched and it obviously has limited curating ability.
It’s an interesting concept, although you have to wonder how well a human-powered service will fare against automated systems based on reTweets, common links and keywords.