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Ticked Off At TweetDeck

Posted by Sean on June 23, 2009

I was wondering if anyone would like to harass the mess out of the developers of TweetDeck to get the minimize function returned. It seems that the minimizing function somehow contributed to previous versions crashing, so they eliminated the option (they say is only temporary).

I really hate that I can’t minimize my TweetDeck to the system tray. In fact, I’m so disgruntled by it that I’m using the application less and less.

Anyone have some ‘pull’ with the TweetDeck folks? Think you could rustle a few feathers?

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Should Tweetdeck Be Worried?

Posted by Sean on May 3, 2009

It seems that Seesmic has spawned a new rivalry. Seesmic launched Seesmic Desktop yesterday that offers updates via Twitter and Facebook. For Tweetdeck users its look, feel and function will be all-too familiar.

It first blush it seems to basically offer all the bells and whistles that Tweetdeck already offers, just with some added flair via cool color changes and and a richer user interface.

As a diehard Tweetdeck fan/user I just couldn’t rationalize its use.

All you Tweetdeck users out there.. what do you think?

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Twitterverse Surgery

Posted by Sean on February 17, 2009

Social networking meet healthcare. Introducing Robotic Surgery.

Twittering a live surgery: (Is that Tweetdeck I see?)

 

Surgeons send ‘tweets’ from operating room – CNN.com

Wicked.

So, who is NOT using Twitter?

Carpe Diem

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Tweeting with the Tweetvisor

Posted by Sean on February 3, 2009

It’s not secret. I’m a little bit of a Twitter addict. Just ask my wife. Blushing

Given the chance, I’d be sending ‘Tweets’ every chance I got. Luckily unfortunately the nature of my job does not allow for me to have my BlackBerry in hand while working. Otherwise I’d be a Twittering Nurse fool.

Most of my Twitter activity is done in front of my computer. And in most cases I do it before and/or after a typical day for me. Which includes my job, the gym, my family, and anything else that contributes to my human condition.

The hardest part about using Twitter (in my humble opinion) is the ‘catch-up’ factor.

Yeah, you’re not active on Twitter for an extended amount of time. Whether 1 hour or 1 day, you usually do some reverse timeline scrolling to figure out what the chatter is about.

Up until now, that has been a real annoyance for me. TweetDeck is my staple of Twitter-life. I use and abuse all its robust qualities. But, it never could help me out with my ‘catch-up’. I mean I get a pretty long stream of tweets to scroll through, but it takes a tad bit of effort to follow any single conversations.

Enter Tweetvisor

Tweetvisor has the ONE thing I have been looking for that is easy enough to utilize. Parsed @reply conversation threads.

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When I am looking at the Tweetvisor main screen I can actually determine who is talking with who and what they are talking about! Party

That way, if I want to chime in about the conversation I won’t accidently miss a piece of the conversation.

Tweetvisor is a purely browser based application, unlike TweetDeck which is a desktop application. (Good and bad for both)

The top of the Tweetvisor screen is a great navigation tool for finding specific conversation threads, or specific types of tweets. Along the sides you have your @replies and your Direct Messages respectively.

Tweetvisor also offers some cool search features if your interested in a specific topic or something from a specific user.

It’s a fairly new application that is still growing. The Tweetvisor team has been very attentive to feedback given via Twitter. Everything from including shortened URL capability, to including Twitter profile links.

I use Tweetvisor and TweetDeck interchangeably. I don’t foresee eliminating one over the other at this point. My love for TweetDeck hasn’t changed, and Tweetvisor’s few but likable qualities aren’t going to lead me in another direction.

Keep on Tweetin’!

Carpe Diem

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