That's one of the best user experiences I've seen for explaining a service to new users.<p>The very first thing I saw was a clear sentence explaining exactly what Twilert was and why I should care. If I were the exploring type, I could scroll through a lot more, but the big "Try it now" button was inviting, and it delivered just what it promised.<p>The UI for trying out a search was actually fun, and the live preview feedback was fast and confidence-building. I knew where I was and where I was going, thanks to the breadcumbs at the top, and every step delivered a clear value exchange as it led me down the funnel.<p>By the time I reached the point where I could authenticate with Twitter and start using the service, I'd been shown what Twilert was, how it worked, and what I could expect. You hooked me in.<p>Expertly done. I'm going to use this as an example for others who want to know how to lead people from awareness to engagement smoothly and quickly.
I thought Twitter's API only gave you access to a small percentage of real-time tweets. Did Twilert obtain full firehose access or is another method being used?
I've been using Twilert for at least a year now, and it works fairly well.<p>It should be noted, though, that the basic functionality that Twilert provides -- email alerts when a particular word or phrase appears in a tweet -- is pretty trivial to roll on your own using the Twitter API.
Built one of these for Reddit. No realtime yet but its on the way <a href="http://getredditalerts.com" rel="nofollow">http://getredditalerts.com</a>
It's nice, but why should i pay for this when i can write a simple bot that runs 24/7 and does the same thing for free?
At least add a free plan.
tried it and the results seemed random. I entered a well known brand and got a tweet for baby aylesbury ducks that have absolutely nothing to do with my search. I looked at the tweet and the whole timeline & profile for the user and failed to find the keyword anywhere!<p>aside from the results being random it's an interesting idea. Better still if it tracked sentiment and charted it over time for me.