Review: Twitter Adobe Air Desktop Application - TweetDeck
TweetDeck is a new desktop application designed to make your twitter consumption that much cleaner and more efficient.
How TweetDeck describes itself:
TweetDeck is an Adobe Air desktop application that is currently in private beta. It aims to evolve the existing functionality of Twitter by taking an abundance of information i.e twitter feeds, and breaking it down into more manageable bite sized pieces.
I give TweetDeck credit for attempting to create a unique application that aims to improve productivity and organization with your twitter feed. That being said, I have struggled to adopt any sort of desktop applications. I like Twitterific, Twhirl, and all the others, but for one reason or another I like to consume my twitter feed on either the website, or my iPhone.
The big plus is the ability to organize your feeds into groups and having all of your groups side by side. TweetDeck + Spaces is a big win for those of you who like desktop apps.
TweetDeck users, what have your experiences been?
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July 7th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Any screenshots? How does it compare to Twhirl - the other twitter Air app?
July 8th, 2008 at 1:59 am
I got an early look at this app last week and agree - it’s a great first start but the interface takes some getting used to and seems more fit for someone constantly tracking feeds for marketing or PR reasons, not a personal account. For whatever reason I still end up using Twitter.com or Twitterrific for simplicity - twhirl just feels too in your face to me.
Like Calacanis mentioned earlier today I’m sure TweetDeck rocks if you have a 30″ screen to run it on and enough time to divide those you follow into groups but I think I’m going to hold off for now.
July 8th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
It looked intriguing so I tried it out and got an @ reply and it didn’t go into the “Replies” column. Is that not what it’s for? TweetDeck seemed too much for me, but has some interesting features that would be good for someone like @comcastcares like Ben said above. I went back to Twitterrific shortly after trying TweetDeck. Twitterrific is simple, small, and it’s just what I need.
July 8th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
I tried it out yesterday. The grouping feature is pretty cool. The reason I uninstalled it was because it’s so big. You can minimize to one column, but then why not just use Twitterific? For now I’m sticking with that until Tweetdeck gets lighter.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:30 am
I never was a fan of Twitterific or Twirl, but I’m finding myself to be a huge fan of TweetDeck.
The 3-column layout is something that I’ve wanted for awhile now. I don’t use grouping much, but I guess it’s there if you need it.
Also, the local caching and searching have saved my butt a few times when Twitter went done.
For those Leopard users, I recommend dedicating a “Space” to TweetDeck.