Twitter Client Arms Race Continues - Seesmic To Up The Ante
TechCrunch — ... fact that they’ve rebuilt Twhirl, which has been downloaded 1.2 million times. Seesmic isn’t releasing details, but the site they’ve set up for the new product shows the screenshot above, with multiple columns like TweetDeck, the new kid on the block that has taken the hearts of the Twitter elite. TweetDeck is far and away the most popular desktop client for Twitter. More details when the event starts. You can sign up for the new version here. Note that I am an investor in Seesmic. Crunch Network: ...

Seesmic Unveils A Formidable New Twitter Client To Rival Tweetdeck: Seesmic Desktop
TechCrunch — ... has launched a new Twitter client, Seesmic Desktop. Like Twhirl, Seesmic Desktop is a desktop app, operated by Adobe Air. It looks like it was designed to rival competitor ...

Seesmic Desktop (Twhirl) takes the good fight to TweetDeck
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... To get Seesmic Desktop, sign up at desktop.seesmic.com and Seesmic will email you a download link when the client is released. No idea yet as to when it will be available. It’s now released. Downloading now. ...

Seesmic Desktop: A Threat to TweetDeck?
Mashable! — ... later, FacebookFacebook reviews on your desktop arrived in true fashion courtesy of TweetDeck, allowing TwitterTwitter reviews and Facebook to sit side-by-side harmoniously in one window. Seesmic is making another play for the desktop today, this time not with the originally anticipated integration of Facebook with TwhirlTwhirl reviews functionality, but with a completely new product instead — Seesmic Desktop. The new Seesmic Desktop is a ...

Battle of the multi-column Twitter clients
Webware.com — ... has the big advantage of giving users a multi-column dashboard of everything going on in Twitter that they might care about, all at once on one screen. It also let users set up ad-hoc groups of people to follow, and search terms to track. It's the Bloomberg terminal equivalent for Twitterheads. TweetDeck is not the only multi-column Twitter client, however. On Tuesday Seesmic, which publishes Twhirl, released a preview of its own new multi-column client, Seesmic Desktop. It's going up against another new client, the Mac-only Nambu, as well ...

Seesmic Desktop packs TweetDeck's features with a smaller footprint
Download Squad — ... Seesmic's Thwirl may not be as popular as it was a year ago, but it's still one of the most popular desktop Twitter apps around. They've lost a lot of ground to TweetDeck - which they no doubt hope to claw back with the release of the all-new Seesmic ...

TweetDeck Counters Seesmic Desktop Release With Major New Features
TechCrunch — ... dubbed Seesmic Desktop that not only looks a lot like the former AIR application (which is more popular according to statistics) but also heavily competes with it on a feature level. ...

TweetDeck Releases New Version; Seesmic Releases New Product
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... is unveiling its new Twhirl alternative, Seesmic Desktop — an AIR-powered application that looks curiously like TweetDeck. Seesmic Desktop introduces multiple columns with multiple group support. It also boasts the ability to manage multiple Twitter accounts and to drag-and-drop or even pop-out any columns within the window. Facebook, Digg, and Ping.FM support are all expected to be built-in eventually. ...

TweetDeck Fights Back: Plugs Memory Leak - Launches Facebook Integration
ReadWriteWeb — ... The last version of TweetDeck, however, had some serious memory leaks, which led a lot of users to look for alternatives. Now, in its latest version, TweetDeck has rectified this problem. In addition, TweetDeck has also  brought support for Facebook messaging to the stable version of its application, as well as a number of smaller updates. This new version comes just in time, as Seesmic, the company behind Twhirl, unveiled its TweetDeck inspired Seesmic Desktop yesterday. Sponsor Feature Fight ...

TweetDeck Update Solves Memory Woes, Adds Facebook Updates
Webmonkey — ... TweetDeck has developed a huge fan base thanks to its set of helpful features for power users. For example, TweetDeck lets you corral your followers into groups and view those separate groups in a multi-column layout — great for users who follow work colleagues, friends and family from the same account. But that feature isn’t unique to TweetDeck anymore. The multi-platform desktop client is facing some new competition from the likes of Nambu and the new Seesmic Desktop, both of which incorporate the grouping and multi-column layout options in their ...

TweetDeck Update Solves Memory Woes, Adds Facebook Support
Webmonkey — ... TweetDeck has developed a huge fan base thanks to its set of helpful features for power users. For example, TweetDeck lets you corral your followers into groups and view those separate groups in a multi-column layout — great for users who follow work colleagues, friends and family from the same account. But that feature isn’t unique to TweetDeck anymore. The multi-platform desktop client is facing some new competition from the likes of Nambu and the new Seesmic Desktop, both of which incorporate the grouping and multi-column layout options in their ...

Twitter 101, Part 3
SearchEngineWatch Experts — ... and outlined the demographic profile of Twitter users. The conversation is only going to get bigger. The more you know how to use this tool, the more effective you'll become. More Tools: TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop Last week I mentioned that new tools would surface over time to help enhance your Twitter experience. I didn't think it would happen so fast, though! Seesmic Desktop , and updated version of Twhirl, is the newest competitor to ...

HOW TO: Retweet on Twitter
Mashable! — ... Seesmic Desktop: Seesmic Desktop is another great desktop application for Twitter. Formerly known as Twhirl, it also helps users read, reply, and send tweets from the desktop. Just hover over the profile picture and click the bottom-left bottom to retweet any post. ...

Hands On with Seesmic Desktop: A Flexible, Customizable Twitter Client
AppScout — The sheer number of desktop Twitter clients available is staggering, and each of them offer different sets of features. But if you're looking for a Twitter client that hits the sweet spot between features and flexibility, sign up for the beta of Seesmic Desktop. Built by the makers of ...

Navigating the Next Generation of Mac Twitter Apps
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... , and TweetDeck, which run atop Adobe AIR software that also enables their use on Windows PCs. Many Apple aesthetes loathe AIR apps for their odd appearances and interface behavior. ...

Twitter clients abound; Tweetie for Mac stands out
TechBlog — ... and the new Seesmic Desktop , which is in private beta. Seesmic owns Twhirl, and the Desktop will eventually replace it. But I've been most intrigued lately by what's going on with Mac Twitter clients. A new contender released Monday has really captured the imagination of Mac users. ...

Six Ways You Should Be Using Twitter (that Don't Involve Breakfast) [Twitter]
Lifehacker — ... or Seesmic Desktop . 3. News Updates [image] We've been using newsreaders to subscribe to RSS feeds for years now, but newsreaders still haven't completely caught on with the world at large. It seems less manageable to us, but many people are perfectly happy using Twitter as a tool to keep up with the latest news which is partly why CNN has ...

MacVoices #966: Julio Ojeda-Zapata Delivers A Twitter Client Smackdown
MacVoices — ... by Julio Ojeda-Zapata on TidBITS Tweetie for Mac by adebits Tweetie for iPhone by atebits TweetDeck twhirl by Marco Kaiser DestroyTwitter Twitterific by The Iconfactory Nambu Lounge EventBox Skimmer by Fallon Twitteleator Pro for the iPhone TwitterFon by naanstudio SocialToo seesmic DESKTOP blu by thirteen23

Another Twitter client to give Seesmic & Tweetdeck a run
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... . You almost become immune to them and note them in passing as the majority of them head to oblivion in the Twitter client graveyard. With most of the attention centering around the upcoming Seesmic Desktop, the replacement for Twhirl, and ...

Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?
Mashable! — ... Beta partners include Adobe, which has created a stream Notifier, and Seesmic Desktop, an advanced Twitter and Seesmic AIR desktop client (and the successor of Twhirl), which now also includes Facebook support, but this latest version is not yet publicly available. ...

Facebook's latest assault on Twitter
SFGate: The Technology Chronicles — ... people post on Twitter is public by default, whereas those on Facebook are private and seen only by friends. Getting Facebook users to share their data with a third party will be a major challenge. Developers who get a user's permission will get access to not only what that person posts, but also what their friends post. But only the original user will be able to see to those posts, however, not the public-at-large. A couple of services are already jumping on the Facebook bandwagon: Seesmic's Desktop allows users to read their Twitter and Facebook messages side-by-side; while ...

Microsoft Shows Off The Power Of Facebook’s New APIs
TechCrunch — ... of how social sites could symbiotically exchange data with Facebook, followed by a walkthrough of the upcoming version of the new Seesmic Desktop. But out of all of them, by far the most visually impressive was a pair of applications put together by Microsoft. Yes, that Microsoft. In less than 72 hours, two small teams managed to put together a pair of applications built on the new Facebook APIs that really show off just how robust a Facebook application can be. The first app was built in Microsoft’s Silverlight platform, while the other is based on .NET. ...

Seesmic Desktop Fully Integrates Facebook: It’s Awesome
Mashable! — ... The short of it: Seesmic Desktop now lets you use Facebook on the desktop in the same way that it - and rival TweetDeck - allowed you to use Twitter. But while TweetDeck was the first to let you post updates to Facebook, the Facebook API is enabling you to receive all your ...

Seesmic Desktop drops new build with Facebook support
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... opening up and SPI for developers that they are changing the game. That maybe the case but Seesmic Desktop, the next generation version of Twhirl, just dropped version 0.2RC on their testers with support for Facebook baked into it. I still have a few bones of contention with Seesmic Desktop (more on than further down) but if Seesmic polishes this up the right way it definitely is going to have an impact on both ...

TweetDeck Has a Fierce Rival in Seesmic Desktop
Mashable! — ... , which 8.80% of Twitter users utilize. And yet, on features at least, TweetDeck now has a rival on its tail: Seesmic Desktop, which only 2.16% of users choose to post with, is iterating faster and may have taken the lead on some key features. ...

Seesmic Desktop: Manage your Social Networking activities in 1 place
SolSie.com — ... image Seesmic desktop is an Adobe AIR app for Windows and Mac OS that let user to combine, manage Facebook and multiple Twitter accounts in to one place. Seesmic is using the new Facebook Open Stream API, which provides not only status updates but all its content (pics, links, videos, likes and comments). The app features collapsible multi-column display with great filtering, trends, photo upload, etc.. Take a look at the author explain all the new great  additions: Download HERE! [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment Notify me of ...

Six Twitter Applications That Let You Tweet on Your Desktop
(Obsolete Feed) — ... Seesmic - TweetDeck’s closest rival to date, Seesmic Desktop integrates all the functionalities of  Twitter including auto-refresh, easily and quickly share links, pictures and video with your friends, and group your social contacts into lists like family, co-workers and best friends.  I just downloaded and installed this desktop app on my laptop and I would have to agree that it is certainly an awesome desktop app for Twitter. ...

Are we transitioning into the era of Social Pagerank?!?!
Josh Chandler — ... on garnering the attention of the famous geeks and getting them to promote their links to their fans, and you are right in saying the power of the Retweet has helped develop an intelluctually filtered guide to what is hot, and what is not online, moreso then that of Digg.com, or Delicious.com. Thus, moving forward to 2009, we have the likes of @tweetmeme, search.twitter.com, external desktop applications which can provide alerts for keywords and mentions such as Seesmic Desktop and Tweetdeck, and you see that Twitter has grown and ...

Seesmic CEO on the business of Twitter
Webware.com — Loic Le Meur, the CEO of Seesmic, was beginning to get on my case whenever I posted a Twitter update from my default Twitter desktop app, TweetDeck, instead of from his new app, Seesmic Desktop. So headed over to his office to see why this mattered so much to him. Seesmic Desktop, as we've written previously, is the successor to the popular Twitter/Friendfeed client Twhirl. It looks like it will be very competitive to TweetDeck soon, although it has a few UI glitches at the moment. ...

Social Media Outposts: Maintenance
louisgray.com — ... . There is one drawback though, presently you can not use multiple Twitter accounts on TweetDeck. This is a major hurdle as I will need to be updating multiple Twitter accounts at the same time. Seesmic would be better off for this task because it supports multiple Twitter accounts and grouping. Both of these are desktop AIR apps and are memory hogs, so there are plenty of other solutions for posting to Twitter. Eventually the clients will be taking over these Twitter accounts and will have their own preferences on how to post to ...

Some thoughts on using the Facebook Open Stream API
Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life — ... . As I worked through the code in my few free moments I was alternately impressed and frustrated by the Open Stream API. On the one hand, the functionality the API provides is greatly enabling and has already unleashed a bounty of innovation as evidenced by the growing number of applications for interacting with your Facebook news feed on the desktop (e.g. Seesmic, ...

The four stages of the average Twitter user
Between the Lines — ... to go there at least a couple times a day to check on the latest buzz, and has typically found a good mix of friends, news feeds, industry celebrities, and thought leaders to follow. 4. Thinking in 140 characters Once the person becomes a daily Twitter user, it’s over. The person is almost always hooked, and is now on the path to becoming a power user. This is when most (though not all) users switch from using twitter.com to using a desktop Twitter client like Tweetdeck or Seesmic . Meanwhile, the user also often has a mobile Twitter client like UberTwitter ...

Is This Why Twitter Changed Its Replies Policy?
ReadWriteWeb — ... or Seesmic Desktop. Getting over our antiquated sense of guilt and obligation concerning reading every message we receive would help too. (We've argued that ...

The Journalist’s Guide to Twitter
Mashable! — ... using social media or people talking about social media) on TweetDeck to see what they’re working on and the tools they’ve discovered in social media. He points out that replies are helpful for crowdsourcing. Thornton also suggests feeding Twitter’s search results (based on your keywords or hashtags) into an RSS URL, then using an RSS reader to create a Twitter result to limit your tweets to just what you’re watching right now. A great alternative to TweetDeck is Seesmic Desktop. Journalism.co.uk reported that The ...

We're Still Wary of the Open Web
Internet Evolution: — ... can leave a bad taste in one's mouth (a taste fairly reminiscent of spam ), but here's another company looking to leverage the data portability craze with Pulse. Pulse is a dashboard where users can keep an eye on what their contacts are doing across 30 social sites, including YouTube, Digg, MySpace, Flickr, and Google Reader. Seesmic Desktop : An Adobe Air client, Seesmic Desktop allows users to update and monitor their activity streams on Twitter and Facebook from one location. This was made possible by ...

25 Twitter Apps to Manage Multiple Accounts
Mashable! — ... Nambu: A great single or mutli-column app for multiple Twitter, Identi.ca, and Laconi.ca account management. Nambu also includes Twitter trends, saved searches, filters, link aggregation, and groups. Plus, if you have a Nambu account you can use tr.im to shorten URLs, and pic.im for better Twitter photo tools than Twitpic. Seesmic Desktop: A viable threat to TweetDeck, Seesmic Desktop has no limitations on the number of accounts you can manage. Plus, since it fully integrates with ...

GMail is My Twitter Client
Stay N' Alive — ... support, and groups and saved searches support. It’s also pretty stable and doesn’t kill my computer when I use it. I’m a big fan of Seesmic Desktop because it has group support and multiple Twitter account support (along with Facebook support). I love ...

Seesmic Desktop Updates: More Facebook Comments, Less Twitter Spam
Mashable! — ... Now, just a few short weeks later, Seesmic Desktop has released yet another update, and we remain impressed. The update, available now, fixes a few minor bugs, but adds in some key features we’ve been craving: Facebook commenting, Twitter spam reporting, additional image options, spellcheck, and even ...

Want Your Service Integrated With TweetDeck? It’ll Cost You A Cool $50,000
TechCrunch — ... As for other clients, TweetDeck’s competition has largely avoided the practice of charging for integration. Seesmic Desktop doesn’t do it - in fact, it rotates the default services for each install to maintain neutrality. And ...

4 Ways to Make the NBA Finals More Social
Mashable! — ... The simplest first step is to just follow the hashtag #NBA and the official NBA Twitter account (@NBA). For most users, that first step will probably be enough. But for power Twitterers, you’ll want to launch a Twitter client such as TweetDeck, Seesmic Desktop, or PeopleBrowsr and start loading searches for #NBA, #Lakers, #Orlando, #Magic, and #OrlandoMagic (appears the Twitterverse still hasn’t settled on one hashtag to identify the Orlando Magic). The next step is to find ...

Seesmic To Launch New Desktop Version, iPhone App And Browser Based Client
TechCrunch — ... where he revealed to me the future plans for Seesmic Desktop, a desktop Twitter and Facebook client that’s built on Adobe Air. Seesmic will launch a new version of the desktop client next week that will let users compress their stream of Facebook updates and Twitter messages into one column. Currently, the client divides streams from different accounts and social networks into several columns. ...

Professional management tools for Twitter: HootSuite and CoTweet
Webware.com — ... or the current Seesmic Desktop. You need something built for customer service or brand management. New tools are emerging for just that. ...

5 Twitter Tools to Help You Tweet from Your Desktop
WebProNews Feed — ... Stocktwits, Twitscoop and more. A really neat feature is the ability to build groups of people you follow based on your certain parameters you set. One of my biggest gripes with TweetDeck is how you have to go about re-arranging the columns. It should be a simple drag and drop but instead you have to use this nav at the bottom of each column. Sure it's minor... but it is quite annoying at times. Seesmic Desktop has been out for a few months. It was ...

Seesmic Desktop to Woo Social Media Power Users With Latest Update
Mashable! — ... Today, Seesmic Desktop is rolling out additional updates (to members of its Team Seesmic program) that might definitively push it past its chief rival, at least in the eyes of certain social media power users. Version 0.3 of the software builds on its existing strengths – like multiple accounts – and adds a number of new features, like connecting to your photo and URL shortening accounts, that make it extremely attractive. ...

Seesmic launches new Desktop update… but where’s the video?
The Next Web — ... Popular Twitter and Facebook app Seesmic Desktop has today been upgraded with a number of new features and a new community website has been launched.. However, support for Seesmic’s bread-and-butter product, video discussion, is still curiously missing. It’s leading us to wonder if the team at Seesmic have any future at all planned for their video platform. ...

New versions of Tweetdeck, Seesmic square off
Webware.com — ... Twitter client, 0.26, launching tonight, following the earlier release today of a preview of Seesmic Desktop 0.3. Both updated Twitter clients look like significant improvements from their previous versions. Tweetdeck is also getting an iPhone app. ...

Hands-on with Tweetdeck 0.26
Webware.com — ... you can take on each tweet you see. A "reply all" option creates a message that includes the @ addresses of everyone mentioned in a message. You can also block users, report spammers, follow and unfollow, and add users to groups directly from their tweets. These features will make power Twitterers happy. Video support: If you get a Qik or a 12Seconds video, you can play it in the Tweetdeck interface. Nice. Still no support for Seesmic videos, though. Wonder why. ...

TweetDeck Desktop vs Seesmic Desktop: REMATCH!
Mashable! — ... Given that Seesmic Desktop has dominated our coverage recently, we thought it best to revisit our head-to-head and see which of the two desktop Twitter and Facebook apps come out on top this time. ...

In-Depth: Comparing Tweetdeck and Seesmic
CenterNetworks — ... There are a handful of various desktop applications that can be used to track Twitter on your computer. In this article, I will be comparing two of those applications: Seesmic Desktop and ...

Twitter search sites: The three best, and all the rest
Webware.com — ... real-time. There's no option for "live" results. CrowdEye gives you stats on your query, and popular links related to it, but the results page is static. It's useful if you want to see how a search query is trending over time. Keep an eye on Itpints, Tweefind, Twitority, Twitalyzer Search, and Yauba, which gave me uneven experiences but which could improve quickly. Also, Twitter clients like Tweetdeck and Seesmic Desktop, and specialized online Twitter management tools like CoTweet have search ...

Mashable and TechCrunch Get Their Own Twitter Apps
WebProNews Feed — While I don’t use third-party Twitter app Tweetdeck myself (I switched to Seesmic Desktop a while back), I noticed today that both Mashable and TechCrunch now have their own branded versions. It’s basically the same Tweetdeck application but now you can have a dedicated pre-set column for the latest news from both websites, as well as a shiny Mashable or TechCrunch logo on your Tweetdeck skin. But are they worth changing to? Personally, I can’t see the major benefit at this time. Yes, it’s great ...

So Much for Video Conversations: Seesmic Relaunches its Homepage and Barely Mentions its Video Service
ReadWriteWeb — When you hear the name Seesmic today, chances are that you are thinking about a Twitter client, but once upon a time, Seesmic was a much-hyped online "video conversation" service. Now, however, after a recent redesign, the Seesmic homepage basically doesn't mention the video service anymore and the video service has moved to its own subdomain. In a new video, Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur reveals that Seesmic's video conversation site hasn't seen any growth in the last couple of months and that Seesmic plans to focus on its Twitter client in ...

19 Twitter Desktop Apps Compared
Mashable! — ... Seesmic Desktop: This really is the everything Twitter app. It features support for unlimited Twitter accounts and columns, a smattering of URL and photo options, hands down the best Facebook integration we’ve seen, and unlimited saved searches. We’re really in love with Seesmic Desktop, and it seems to be evolving at record pace. ...

Question: Why is there no framework for importing groups into Twitter clients?
The Next Web — I am calling for a group subscription framework to be developed so that with “one click” you could create a group of Twitter users in TweetDeck, Seesmic Desktop or whichever Twitter client you use. This framework would allow companies to create a group of their employees and post the group subscription link on their homepage – just like an RSS feed. It would also give an individual user the ability to create their own ad hoc groups based on any criteria they chose. The creator of the group would ...

Twitter Better: 20 Ways to Filter Your Tweets
Mashable! — ... There are a ton of different ways to organize you friends into groups, but one of the easiest is to use a Twitter client that supports grouping, such as desktop heavyweights Seesmic Desktop, ...

Do i look really like Pierre Omidyar?
OurielOhayon — ... pierre @OurielOhayon Your avatar is highly distracting because it looks like me. 26 Jun 2009 from Seesmic Desktop in reply to OurielOhayon ...

5 social networking tips for busy businesspeople
VentureBeat — ... hundreds of messages daily across several social networks. How does she get it done? Smalley, Mashable founder Pete Cashmore, and other high-volume networkers gave me their social network efficiency tips for the New York Times. As a VentureBeat reader, you’re too busy for a 1,200-word excurison. Here’s the bullet-list version: Set an avatar. Don’t change it. Others will use it to find your posts. Install Tweetdeck or Seesmic Desktop rather than using your browser for Twitter and Facebook. If you ...

TweetDeck Acquired By Seesmic, Joke Twitter App Titans [Video]
Mashable! — ... has been acquired by Seesmic, creator of rival Twitter client Seesmic Desktop. The two apps have been sparring over features in recent months (see ...

Adobe’s Desktop Client for Facebook is Better than the Official App
Digital Inspiration - Technology Blog — ... posted by your other Facebook friends. This "official" desktop client is built using Adobe AIR and therefore works on Mac and Windows alike. There’s however a problem with the client – it offers very limited functionality and there’s no support for notifications so you won’t come to know of new updates in your news-steam unless the Facebook for AIR client is running in the foreground. In fact, you can use Twitter clients like Seesmic or TweetDeck to track Facebook updates without logging into the Facebook website and ...