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Twitter Monitor Monitter

Am I the only one who is getting enough of those third party Twitter Api services that all use (i)tter in their domain name? Despite it’s pretty silly name Monitter, which apparently stands for Monitor Twitter, offers an interesting service.

Users can enter up to three terms in the three columned main interface which from then on will be monitored by the service. When a user on Twitter uses the phrase it will be shown in one of the columns as well. The updates pretty much appear in real time on the website.

The most interesting aspect of Monitter is however the area filter. You can specify to only receive updates if the sender is located a maximum x kilometers from your location. That’s great if you want to catch up on local news, say New York only.

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The interface looks pretty slick as well and users can download a widget for their website to display the results there. RSS News Feeds are available as well for any term entered. I guess this service could be of use if you use Twitter regularly or want to be up to date about a specific topic and region in the world, say earthquakes, floods or wars.

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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.

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Responses so far:

  1. Melik Yuksel says:

    Seems to be having lots of demand, because it is not loading at all for me. Other sites do, so not my internet.

    Wow, looks like something new to play with. Thanks!

  2. Twitter Search says:

    thats great that you are talking about the twitter api,a good example of searching with the twitter api is on twiogle.com because you can search on twitter and google at the same time.

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