Internet users exist in an information environment like bees in a hive. We are continuously connected with each other and with signals from the outside world. Yet, we as humans did not evolve from a hive environment. Our traditional mode of information collection and sharing, the written word, was once adequate in a world where information creation and dissemination was much slower. The modern flow of worldwide news through written articles overwhelms our ability to digest and prioritize it. Today our survival is dependent on our ability to quickly recognize competitive threats with minimal exertion. A new method of awareness is needed.

Swarm Intelligence filters are simple filtering modules that combine to form powerful filtering networks. Clients can use existing News Patterns filters or they can spontaneously create their own. Example Swarm Intelligence filtering modules include the following:

• Simple keyword filters
• Filters that are interconnected with each other, yielding powerful noise elimination with simple modules
• Urgency
• Threat/opportunity
• Swarm Index(tm) (which is a unique News Patterns composite rating of important articles as defined by private team interactions.)
• Similar article clusters 

Swarm Intelligence filters enable relevant text and graphical patterns to be created.