[WebPub] Tinker - a Twitter Events Firehose

[Lisa C. Mayer]

Tinker - a Twitter Events Firehose
Published: Apr 2, 2009
http://webpub.mit.edu/2009/04/tinker-a-twitter-events-firehose/

I liked this TechCrunch article on a new company called Tinker.   
Tinker is:

      “..a persistent search for multiple keywords on Twitter. Each  
Event is associated with one or more terms, which Tinker then searches  
for across all Tweets and presents in a single stream. For example, a  
Tinker Event for March Madness might present tweets that included the  
terms ‘NCAA’, ‘Basketball’, and ‘Final Four’…”

     “..After creating an Event, users can share the event’s feed  
using an embeddable widget, which they can place on their webpage or  
blog. These widgets allow users to both view the feed of an event and  
to submit their own messages, which can then be sent to Twitter and  
eventually sites like Facebook and FriendFeed. From an advertising  
perspective the widgets are also appealing, as they allow brands to  
pick out ‘trusted’ streams (for example, one with tweets only  
pertaining to the Oscars) that they’d like their ads to appear next  
to. Tinker will also post feeds created by trusted partners on its  
homepage, allowing the most established events to get more traction.”



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