Review: Seesmic Web, web based Twitter client
While I personally prefer to use a desktop client to access my Twitter account, I do sometimes find myself utilizing Twitter’s website to post Tweets to my timeline. I am not the biggest fan of Twitter’s web interface, as it is limited in functionality compared to desktop clients such as Seesmic, Twhirl, and TweetDeck. Fortunately, there is alternative.
Review: TweetDeck desktop Twitter client
TweetDeck is arguably one of the most popular desktop Twitter clients currently available. With the number of features available in TweetDeck, there is a little bit of something for everyone.
Perhaps that is the problem. In my opinion, TweetDeck’s user-interface appears to be a work-in-progress waiting to progress as new features are developed instead. Recent updates haven’t done much to improve the interface, and it certainly could use some love. The tiny buttons which are the key to most of TweetDeck’s features look a bit out of place, and the default color scheme is as dark and gloomy as the TweetDeck website. While you can change the color scheme in the settings window, the default colors are not my idea of a good first impression.
FTC endorsement regulations already apply online
The Associated Press recently announced that the Federal Trade Commission’s “Guide Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials” will be revised soon. All week, articles have been popping up across the Internet reporting that these changes will introduce regulation of blogs and bloggers by the FTC.
What they fail to report, is that FTC regulations already apply to bloggers and their blogs. In fact, these regulations apply to use of email, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, just to name a few.
Blogs and discussion boards are both discussed in the FTC’s “Guidelines Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, Notice of proposed changes,” but not as newly regulated media. The pending changes to the guide introduce new example scenarios intended to illustrate how FTC regulation may apply in some situations. The guide is not the definition of the law, nor does it encompass every possible scenario in which the FTC can take action. The sole purpose for the guide is to act as, well, a guide.
Review: Seesmic, Desktop Twitter Client
Though the Seesmic logo may seem a bit cartoonish, the software is nothing less than professional. With a wealth of features and a frequent release of updates, Seemsic has quickly become my Twitter desktop client of choice. Not only can you manage multiple accounts with Seesmic, the variety of display modes available make it rather easy to manage the multiple timelines. Seesmic will interact with your Facebook account as well.
Seesmic makes it easy to share pictures from your hard-drive with your Twitter followers, or you can use your webcam to snap a picture. Seesmic offers a variety of image hosting services to choose from. Combine this with the integrated URL shortening services and text shortening, Seesmic helps you make the most out of the 140 character limit.
List of Twitter Applications & Services
With the ever rising popularity of the Social Media powerhouse Twitter, new applications and services pop up every week. From follower management and scheduled tweets to spam blocking and desktop clients, there are tools for just about everything you could think of.
It is my goal to seek out, try out, and shout out about these tools and their usefulness. I will be updating this list often, and suggestions for new tools to add/review are always welcome. Post your Twitter application and service recommendations in the comment section or via Twitter: http://twitter.com/burnman.