Submitted by Michaelfidler:
For those nuts out there like us that use just about every social website there is, the upcoming version 2 of Alert Thingy’s AIR desktop application may be just what you need. The current version of the service supports Twitter, Flickr and Friendfeed. But version 2, which will be released this month, adds support for Digg, (Read More)
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With all the frustration, confusion, and support going towards Twitter this week, a break from Twitter might be just want the doctor ordered. This weekend users have been asking for alternatives to Twitter. In this post we answer that question in a variety of ways. Here's a look at several alternatives to Twitter both onlin (Read More)
: Looks like Pownce is 'twitter with any thing we can think to add, and Jaiku is 'the love child of Twitter and Facebook'. Twitter has something real going for it, just undiscovered at this point.
: Twitter has it's problems to be sure, but the momentum is now catching on with the less technical types. The local newspaper in my town only signed up for an account on Twitter today. I don't see these low tech types moving too quickly, more likely they will give up altogether if Twitter gets any worse.