Twingly could be considered a remix of Technorati, back to what Technorati did well years ago. They have some neat features, like this widget that shows the recent blogs linking to your post. (And for the record, I like Twingly and what they’ve done.)

Further, they are building a search-meets-reputation kind of data set, very similar to what is in place at Technorati.

So, it works, is a refresh, but harkens back to what Technorati has done a different way.

I say, buy it, absorb it, sort things out, and then build us even more tools we can use. What’s necessary? Personal reputation data, attention data, affinity metadata (if you like this site, you’ll love that site), and more.

Could Technorati do that without buying Twingly? Sure. I think they could. But wouldn’t the infusion of fresh blood make for a potential better swing at the prize?

What do you think on this one?

I use Skitch to do screenshots. It’s cool.