Must say the MSN Filter leaves me a little underwhelmed. I’m not sure exactly what it is trying to do, the interface/portal just feels a little staid and the lack of personalisation (ie who writes) is annoying. If you look there are posts about who is doing what, but nothing jumps out at you.
Interstingly, despite a a ‘mission statement of: “MSN Filter is your one-stop shop for the inside scoop on what’s happening across the Web, according to the people who know the most”, most of the links currently go to mainstream media sites.