FriendFeed Fantasticness

We've talked about why I'm over Twitter ... go back and read that post if you need a refresher AND some of the cool things you can do with FriendFeed. While monkeying around in FF this morning, I found another - super cool - FF feature. Let's discuss ...

So the main problem with micro-blogging is that SO many people are writing, tweeting and commenting and this can get pretty noisy. Even if you are not following many people - but one of the people you are following is a mad poster and has lots of connections, those posts will clog your screen.

I am a big fan of groups - with all of your social networking efforts - as this will help to organize your connections and the information you see. Creating groups on FF is essential for your sanity. That said, you can also create information filters within your FF account.

Did I lose you? Think about what you are interested in ... no, think about what I am interested in for a minute. I'll tell you - real estate, technology, web 2.o (surprise surprise). So, within FF, I can create a filter to show me any posts that contain those particular words. Pretty fab right???

To set up a filter:
- Click on Advanced Search (next to the Search box at the top of your FF page)
- Select the radio button "All FF Users" for Include Entries from
- In the keywords box, type in whatever you want to see
- Click Search






















Like what you see in your search results? Save it!
- Click on Save this Search (top of your FF page)

Need to tweak it? Go back and play around with your search until you come up with the results you want. My advice? Keep your searches broad in the beginning, you can always edit them later.

The result? A handy menu with all of your filters - click on a filter to see posts on your topics from all FriendFeed users. Woot!!!