You asked, and we listened! Log into your dashboard and check out the new features we have just released. Many of these enhancements are the result of direct customer feedback, and we addressed a number of issues that have been nagging us too. If you haven’t logged into your dashboard in awhile, take a few minutes and refine your Filtrs or add a new one and give the new version a test-drive. Details on the enhancements follow;

• Improved Filtrs and live search
• Better charting
• Mark-as-Read support
• Delete article support
• Block source
• OPML file import
• Action bar

Improved Filtrs and live search
The way that Filtrbox runs its searches has been improved to provide more accurate and comprehensive results. You may notice some changes in the articles the system finds for your Filtrs. In almost all cases this should be an improvement, in the case of very general filtrs you may now want to refine them further to get more relevant results.

In order to provide better instant-feedback and a more consistent experience, Filtrbox now runs live searches for your Filtrs as you set them up and provides sample results from a broader range of sources. Click and drag include or exclude terms from the tag cloud or add additional terms yourself and click search to get realtime feedback reflected in new sample articles. Check out this quick screencast to see it in action.



Better Charting
This release introduces a new charting component that looks a bit different, performs better, and will offer more flexibility as we expand the display options. What’s new is the date box and calendar pop-up to control the date ranges, and the “show for the past days” box where you can just type in how many days of data you want. Much easier to use than the sliders that were there before.

Mark-as-Read
After you have clicked on an article in the Filtrbox dashboard, the title of the article goes from bold to regular text. You can mark an article as un-read also if needed.



Delete article
There are cases where you might want to remove an article from your account. Perhaps the article is not relevant to your Filtrs, or it’s a splog that slipped through our defense systems. If you are in PR or web marketing and you are using FiltrFeeds, you can also use this feature to cleanse an article out of a feed that is getting published or shared. Once articles are deleted, they are removed from your account and cannot be recovered. There is no “un-delete” - once its gone its gone!

Block source
Here’s another very handy feature that helps remove articles and content you simply don’t want to see going forward. Perhaps you consistently see articles from a domain you don’t care for, or is of little value to you. Just click “block source” and the domain gets added to your personal blacklist.



You can even modify or remove the blocked domains. Filtrbox looks at the FQDN, not just the domain. This means you can block “notagoodblog.wordpress.com” without blocking the entire domain. If you wanted to block all of wordpress.com, you can add this to the blocked domains list manually. You can also modify a blocked domain or remove previously blocked domains. This is done on the Account/Manage Content Sources tab.




OPML file import
Filtrbox already persistently searches millions of blogs, thousands of mainstream sources, and social networks such as Twitter and FriendFeed, but if you want to ensure the system monitors specific feeds you care about, you can add them to your account. Filtrbox now supports OPML file import to make it easy to add a large number of feeds at once. This can be found on the Account/Manage Content Sources tab also.



Action bar
We cleaned up the dashboard a bit by moving a number of functions to an “action bar” that appears as you mouse over each article. From this bar, you can provide feedback, share the article, delete, or block the article’s source.

In addition to these features there are a number of “under the hood” improvements you shouldn’t see, but from which you will benefit. We hope you like these enhancements, and are hoping to hear from you on what else you’d like to see to help you get even more value from Filtrbox! Just leave us a comment on the blog, or drop us a line at support [at] filtrbox.com.

Filtrbox went public last Monday, and has been getting some nice pickups in the press and blogworld in the last week.  Thanks to everyone for your support and feedback so far!  The team really turned themselves inside-out to pull the feedback into the release and get it ready in time (thanks guys!).

It has been wonderful to hear from so many people and see the coverage. We love talking to customers and learning how people use Filtrbox to deal with Information Overload and monitor important topics.  If you haven’t had a chance please login to your account to see the newest version and keep the feedback and suggestions coming - we are listening!

Some of our recent coverage:

Inc Magazine - Searching for the next Digg

Network World - Managing the information flood

VentureBeat - Got information overload?

Mashable (podcast) - Offload your Info Over-Load

Fortune Small Business - Saving Small Business from Information Overload

Information Overload and overpriced media monitoring are now a thing of the past! We are thrilled to announce that the Filtrbox media monitoring service is now available to the public. The service emerges from private beta today with an entirely new user interface and a number of new features.From the press release…

Filtrbox (www.filtrbox.com), the media monitoring service of choice for savvy professionals, today announced a disruptive new media monitoring service designed for business professionals that rely on the Internet for gaining knowledge and a competitive edge.  The beta release of the service has been embraced by thousands of users and has received worldwide acclaim across the blogosphere.  Now the service is available to anyone wanting a streamlined solution to monitor, analyze and share content with peers.  Filtrbox eliminates the need for multiple tools reducing cost while increasing productivity. (read the web release here)   

What’s New:

• Entirely new Flex user interface
• Additional sources, including twitter and FriendFeed monitoring
• Search, Sort, and Preferences
• iPhone formatted Daily Briefing emails
• Flagging of important articles
• Google Alerts import
• Drag and Drop Filtr management
• Pro and Team subscription versions
• Content widgets based on custom RSS feeds
• More…

Filtrbox has also announced three versions of the service:Filtrbox: 5 Filtrs and 15 days of article history - FREE! Filtrbox Pro: 25 Filtrs and 45 days of article history - $20/monthFiltrbox Team: 100 Filtrs and 1 year of article history, 6 users - $100/monthSign up today at http://www.filtrbox.com (no CC required!). We hope you’ll agree our easy-to-use rich web application and powerful monitoring features help address information overload and provide a compelling, cost-effective media monitoring solution for anyone who needs to stay in-the-know and on top of their business, competition, or market. Work smarter, save time, and let Filtrbox do the work of monitoring the world’s information for you.For a quick overview, just check out the updated screencasts!