It took longer than we were hoping, but Feed My Inbox deployed all-new Twitter support today. It's now a lot faster, more informative and damn good looking. Here is what the new Twitter emails look like:

The new email supports retweets, shows profile information on the top and also hyperlinks @ replies. Not only that, but we are no longer using the RSS feed to check for updates. This is a custom integration where we get results instantly from Twitter, just like any other Twitter application you may use on your desktop or phone. So in most cases we can get real-time Twitter email notifications to your inbox in a minute or less from the time it was posted.

What it's Great For

• Keeping up with people/companies without having a Twitter account (great for non-techies!)
• Get twitter notifications anywhere you get email: at home, at work or on the go, with only one app!
• "Following" accounts without them knowing you are following them

What's Next

Now that we've got this going, the next step is to apply the same integration to Twitter searches. For now, Twitter search subscriptions will still use the current Feed My Inbox templates and RSS feed integration method. Stay tuned to the blog for when we add this in.