"This is the option that's a bit like reading the contents of people's notifications inbox."
So that the app is easily accessible near the top of the page, I've placed the full details beneath it. Here's the quick guide. Please see below the app for more...
TWITTER FEED BUILDER
To compile a feed, enter a username of your choice. Hit "Add Another" each time you want to enter an additional account. You can enter up to 12 usernames. Once you have your username list, move down to the "FEED TYPE" section, and hit the button of your choice. You can then bookmark the feed to see updates anytime you wish.
Improtant Privacy Note: when you hit any FEED TYPE button, this app will transfer you to Twitter, where Twitter's Privacy Policy applies.
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FEED TYPE
If you've ever found yourself wanting to compile feeds on Twitter without having to log in, this page is for you. In fact, the feeds produced by the above app are not just ordinary feeds. You can choose whether you want to view images only, text tweets only, conversations only, incoming replies only, etc... It's up to you.
It should be stressed that this is not a replacement for signing up to Twitter. If you want to follow a large number of people and get all the benefits of signup, creating a Twitter account and using the native features probably makes the most sense. However, for privacy reasons, following accounts logged out might be preferable in certain instances. Some accounts just don't look good in your Friend List.
The above app is great for accounts you want to follow, but with whom you don't want to form any kind of association. It has a limit of 12 accounts per feed, but you can make as many feeds as you like, and then bookmark them in your browser. Each bookmarked feed will update each time you return to it or refresh it.
The app is also really useful for occasions when you want to be more specific about the type of content in the feed. If you follow profiles on Twitter, you only ever get one type of feed, and realistically speaking you're not wholly in control of it. Unless you laboriously disable Retweets for every account you follow, you'll get everyone's Retweets. And Twitter will probably insert other stuff you never asked for too. That can be annoying. As well as sidestepping those issues, the app on this page allows you, for example, to make a feed that only shows the Tweets sent TO one or more users. Roughly speaking, you're seeing what's going into their notifications box. You can't easily compile feeds like that on Twitter itself.
Once you get your feed, you can tailor it further by using Twitter's filter tabs.
THE FEED TYPE BUTTONS
The FEED TYPE buttons determine the sort of Tweets you'll see in the feed. Here's what you'll get, per button...Regular Follow
This button creates a feed like the one you'd see if you were simply following your chosen account(s) on Twitter. You'll get generally published Tweets, but not Replies. All content types are included - text, media, links, etc. But unlike with a logged in Twitter follow list, you won't see Retweets.
All Content (incl replies)
This button extends the regular Follow timeline to include outgoing Replies as well as generally published Tweets. Again, this feed shows all content types - text, media, links, etc.
Images Only
This button eliminates text-only tweets, and focuses solely on image media. Your finished feed will not show any tweets that don't contain an image or media item.
No Spam
The No Spam button filters out all Tweets that contain hyperlinks. It's ideal when the people in your feed tend to post some valuable verbal insights, but also spam a lot, repetitively linking to websites you know you won't want to visit. Because image Tweets contain a link to the image, this feed will not show image Tweets.
Conversations
The Conversations button will only display conversational Tweets between your specified account(s) and third parties. It filters out all the general publishing. This option has anti-spam built in, so you don't see the sending of links in the feed. However, by clicking into a conversation, you can access the full content, including any exchange of links.
Incoming
The Incoming button will only show Tweets sent from third parties sent TO your specified account(s). This is the option that's a bit like reading the contents of people's notifications inbox.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
It's important to stress that Twitter uses shadowbanning processes to filter what it sees as "undesirable" content. This is especially relevant when you're logged out, because you can't set personal preferences to approve any sensitive content types. The baseline is that if anyone you add to your feed is in any way restricted or shadowbanned by Twitter, there are probably going to be some things you won't see. If you add a heavily shadowbanned account, you may not see any of their Tweets at all.When you compile a feed, some of the accounts you add may be much less active than others. This can result in a very highly active account "taking over" the feed to the point where the mildly active profiles are pushed out of view. For this reason, it's a good idea to compile the busy profiles into one feed, and the quite profiles into another.