TweetDeck
TweetDeck is now on the iPhone. That’s right – the reversed-palate, desktop-hogging application has now gone mobile, releasing its first iPhone version today. The TweetDeck community fervently downloaded it and spread the exciting news that they have been waiting for since the idea was mentioned last summer. Some of you might have tried the desktop app in the past and moved on for whatever reason. You might want to take a second look and see what both the desktop and the iPhone applications now have to offer.
As you may know, TweetDeck is known for its multiple-column layout. Previously, the desktop application would only allow 10 columns; the desktop version released today has no limit.
Wait, it gets better: you can retain your groups through the new account sync. \ This is, by far, the best feature of the new TweetDeck. Your tweets, settings, and groups are saved – no matter where you are using the application – on your phone, on your desktop at work, or your computer at home.
The second best feature of Tweetdeck is multiple accounts. Since nearly the beginning, users have pleaded for the ability to use the robust application with multiple Twitter accounts (common for marketers, bloggers, and other full-time tweeters). Even though the iPhone app doesn’t include EVERY feature of the desktop application, you have the ability to set up and use multiple accounts just like the desktop. The best part about it is that if you set up your second Twitter account on your iPhone, you’ll sync your settings and be able to use it on your desktop, too.
- When you are in the initial setup, you may crash if you try to create or sign in to your TweetDeck account. Click on “Skip This” as you can fix it later once you are running. All you need to do is go into Settings and set it up. This will probably be fixed with their first update – it’s a pretty big bug.
- While the desktop application can have multiple columns, the iPhone app gets sluggish with too many. I encountered a crash loop when trying to use 21 columns. My recommendation is that you keep your phone columns at 10 or less. If you use more, you may wish to purge old or read tweets to prevent crashing.
- The desktop application has Facebook status integrated, but the iPhone app doesn’t. This is a bit of a downer; hopefully, they will consider adding this for their users in the next update.
All in all, the TweetDeck app – or should we call it a “service” now, with the ability to create TweetDeck sync accounts – is evolving well. It’s far from the clunky original version – and should get better as Adobe’s AIR platform matures. You can view a full list of features for both public beta applications and download them for free from the TweetDeck website.
If not TweetDeck, what Twitter client do you use?
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15 Comments
Amrit Grewal
June 17th, 2009
at 1:11am
I was excited to download Tweetdeck after seeing all the hype on Twitter. After download i played around for 15 mins and my first impression it’s alot slugish. Didn’t like the UI, no trends, no quick search, no nearby feature, …..For now i’ll stick with Tweetie which offer all the features i need.
evan
June 17th, 2009
at 10:26am
I use Tweetie on the desktop and the iPhone – both support multiple accounts.
No groups but when you use Twitter like it’s meant to be used- that is, follow people who you are interested in rather than just blindly following everyone who follows you- it works really well.
Chris
June 17th, 2009
at 10:33am
I keep getting an error when I try to install the new Tweetdeck. I tried uninstalling it first, but still get an “Error #0″.
Has anyone else encountered this problem?
danstinebaugh
June 17th, 2009
at 11:44am
I actually just installed the new Tweetdeck today on my Linux Mint pc. Other then having to download it elsewhere to get it to download (the button uses a version of flash that’s not compatible with the linux version yet) the install went fine and I love the new sync option! with xmarks for firefox and this update to tweetdeck, even re-install’s aren’t scarry! Yea Technology!
Callum
June 17th, 2009
at 11:44am
Used to use tweet-deck, but after a while it just got annoying using so much resources. Now I use DestroyTwitter.
DestroyTwitter = Win!
Jesse McFarlane
June 17th, 2009
at 11:47am
Long time Tweetdeck user but I recently made the switch over to Seesmic Desktop full-time. The ability to see and make comments on FB is a big selling point over Tweetdeck for me, though I miss the integration of StockTwits that Tweetdeck has.
Still no silver bullet Twitter client.
Jamie Inscore
June 17th, 2009
at 11:48am
I’ve been a TweetDeck supporter and evangelist for over a year. When rumors of an iPhone application started going around last summer, people were foaming at the mouth hoping it was already completed. The timing couldn’t have been better with the release of OS 3.0 the day after, and I’m glad the iPhone app debut milestone has finally been hit. Iain Dodsworth and his team at TweetDeck deserve much congratulations for applications that are sure to please thousands of Twitter and iPhone users for a long time to come.
Bob Pfeiffer
June 17th, 2009
at 12:04pm
I tried tweetdeck for the iPhone but it didn’t have the features that I like in twitterific which is my favorite twitter app. When updating your list tweetdeck doesn’t automatically start you at the first new tweet unless there’s a setting that I can’t find. It always starts at the top of the list. There’s no “nearby” option which is very useful for a mobile app. Also there is no “trends” list which I like to use for breaking news.
Ken
June 17th, 2009
at 12:49pm
On PC I like the TweetDeck interface, but moved on to Seesmic Desktop because TD had to be restarted every hour or so because it would use nearly 100% CPU.
I love PocketTwit for Windows Mobile, as well.
Rui Nunes
June 17th, 2009
at 12:58pm
I’ve tried Tweetdeck but it didn’t work well with my laptops. So, I’ve passed to Twhirl and now, Seesmic Desktop. It’s fantastic. It’s very light and yet, very powerful.
Unfortunately doesn’t have a iPhone app, but soon enough is expected.
Randy Stewart
June 17th, 2009
at 2:25pm
Chris-
A couple of weeks back I did a blog post about the top items that I wanted in a Twitter client that described the perfect Twitter app, with Groups functionality topping the list. While Tweetdeck didn’t nail everything, they did get pretty darn close.
I followed up my “wants” blog post with an in-depth look at what Tweetdeck did right (and wrong) here – http://blog.stewtopia.com/2009/06/17/tweetdeck-delivers-what-i-want-in-a-twitter-app/
Cheers,
Randy
Lisa
June 17th, 2009
at 4:34pm
I’ve been using Tweetie and I found Tweetdeck rather cumbersome. But I’ll give it another try.
mac79pr
June 19th, 2009
at 6:57pm
In response to what twitter desktop app used. I use Twhirl. Its pretty neat and has many features, it too is adobe air based. I’ve been wondering about tweetdeck, i should give it a try.
Steve
June 20th, 2009
at 4:36am
I like Tweetdeck on my iPod Touch a great deal, but I can’t get the pc-version to work, it won’t validate my account…
iDan
June 20th, 2009
at 7:50pm
This app I’s really good nice effects and clean smooth