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4 Cool Online Alternatives to TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop

Source: MakeUseOf.com

Sep 27, 2009

Summary

While TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop remain the most popular Twitter desktop clients, many people are turning to web-based alternatives. But why, when there are so many desktop clients around?

There are several reasons why this may be a preferred way to use Twitter:

Running a separate desktop application (usually with Adobe AIR) takes up additional system resources, which can slowdown your system.

Integrate Twitter smoothly in your workflow, since you don’t need to switch between the browser and an application.

You don’t need to download anything and are always using the latest version automatically.

If you wish, you can switch between different web apps easily and swiftly.

Web apps provide some special features not available in common desktop apps.

Which web-based apps should you use? What are their unique features? In this article, we will look at four Twitter web apps and highlight their unique features so that you can choose the right one to make use of.

HootSuite

HootSuite is an easy-to-use but powerful Twitter application. The interface is very flexible an

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Comments (5)

Earlwallace,

Sep 28, 2009

There is a web application named Threadsy.com that grabbed the "ball" and ran with it. One can view all their web mail, Hotmail-Google-Yahoo and facebook in one place. I am not connected with them except as a beta tester.

Tweric,

Sep 29, 2009

I like http://www.twaitter.com as a sharp looking client that also offers translation and tweet scheduling. Nice.

Homosuperior,

Sep 29, 2009

Using hootsuite after ditching TweetDeck. Tweetdeck is bloated with features I don't use, seems like it has a multitude of tiny tiny buttons for all those features i don't use, is burdened by AIR's resource-hunger and its interface quirks.

hootsuite is designed well, I knew how to use it almost immediately, tracks clicks and schedules tweets, handles multiple accounts and users easily, integrates rss feeds into tweetstreams. That's all i need. Now it uploads files as well.

Mahendra,

Sep 30, 2009

Earl: I am checking Threadsy and may write about it soon on MakeUseOf. The only hitch is I'm not sure how fast they're giving out invites, and they haven't yet responded to my inquiries.