Unpolitic.me – Say Goodbye to Politics and Elections in Your Twitter or Facebook Stream

Let’s face it. The 2012 presidential elections are happening on social networks. If you are one of those people who couldn’t care less about the President of the United States Barack Obama or Governor Mitt Romney, but have friends on Facebook and Twitter that post articles and videos about campaigns, unpolitic.me is the perfect way to block all the unwanted posts, opinions and links from your social feed without unfriending or unfollowing anybody.

Essentially, it’s a Google Chrome extension that filters through the words and links which replaces them with cat pictures (we all love those, don’t we?) says Chris Baker, Buzzfeed’s creative director and developer of this nifty tool which was modeled after unbaby.me. He adds that this plug-in is awesome because it gives you the option to stay away from the content that doesn’t necessarily interest you, therefore not losing your mind over a conspiracy theory you’ve read at least a half a dozen times which still doesn’t make sense.

Media Filters for a Happier Audience?

Unpolitic.me made its first appearance on Buzzfeed’s website where readers still have an opportunity to turn on or off any politically related posts. Although a political content blocker is a good way to stay away from the elections, similar filters may be applied throughout Buzzfeed’s site, thus creating a unique user experience which allows you to block topics ranging from politics all the way to the Kardashians.

As the media business grows and news organizations deal with the variety of topics in order to attract more readers filters like unpolitic.me may soon become an industry standard which will enable media sites to pleasure all of their diverse audience. This would mean that the serious readers could be mixed up with the tabloid ones without the fear of losing them all.

Although Unpolitic.me is a clever way to deal with all the political nonsense on the Internet, I hope that it will create a new way in which large websites organize and manage their content therefore making the reading and browsing experience even better. Download Unpolitic.me today!