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Tweetdeck to become the no. 1 Twitter desktop app?

Submitted by Michaelfidler from Google Reader

Dec 06, 2008

Summary

You might know Tweetdeck, one of the preferred Twitter desktop apps for hardcore Twitterazi, besides gems like Twhirl and Twitterific. I love Tweetdeck’s customizable multi-column no-nonsense interface and quick Twitter servicedesk (@tweetdeck) in case of problems.

At the recent Adobe MAX conference I was surprised to see (on Twitter of course) that Mr. Tweetdeck himself, Iain Dodsworth, was also attending the conference. I was lucky enough to be able to drag him out of one of the many MAX sessions to talk with him about Tweetdeck, Adobe AIR, communities and Tweetdeck’s future.

Beyond the one column

For all of you that missed it: TweetDeck is a twitter dashboard, an Adobe AIR (“It’s just the quickest way to go cross-platform”) desktop application that is currently in public beta and uses multiple columns, group functionality and embeds services like Twitscoop and Twitpic in a clean interface. “The Twitter eco system in a dashboard”, like Iain puts it. The app launched in april 2008 and usage exploded since then. “I just created Tweetdeck

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Comments (5)

Sarahcrisman,

Dec 07, 2008

I love TweetDeck so much. I have no idea how I used Twitter before, but it was certainly a less efficient affair. It streamlines conversations so effectively (and makes that cool Star Trek noise, natch).