I think the IM interface works best. Getting friend updates through the IM window is great and if you use IM as a regular part of your communications set, nothing is easier than just replying back in the Twitter window.
Gert Van Gool
· 2 years ago
I must agree on the IM thing. It's the easiest way :)
Aaron Dyer
· 2 years ago
I agree with greghaspants. use twitterrific for the mac
SlashChick
· 2 years ago
Now you have 479 followers. ;)
Mark
· 2 years ago
If you use Quicksilver on the Mac, nothing is easier to use than Tweet:
I second Twitteriffic, nice little app for the Mac.
Kunal
· 2 years ago
I also tend to use the IM bots often. Google Talk on my desktop and Tablet, and imov Messenger on my smartphone work great.
Twitterrific for OS X and Twitteroo for Windows are both standalone apps if you prefer those over IM.
You should check out the Twitter fan wiki for a list of apps and scripts that developers are writing. Lots of good stuff there. http://twitter.pbwiki.com/
I also wrote an add-in for Windows Live Messenger that automatically sets your personal message to your latest tweet. It's convenient because it essentially makes Twitter a sort of universal status message service. Plus, it also means you can change your Messenger status remotely. :) http://kunal.kundaje.net/twessenger/
Jeremy Toeman
· 2 years ago
"Many of the world’s technologists are on it."
uh.. really? C'mon, it's neat, but is it really that big a deal??
Jason Bainbridge
· 2 years ago
Another vote for Twitterific on the Mac, I like being able to just click the icon in the menu to bring it to the foreground to post and check on friends then just send it to the background by pressing the icon again or you can just leave it open and get reminded to use it when you see it in Expose. I was using the Twitterlex dashboard widget but I found having to load the whole dashboard o use it was a bit of a pain and din't really suit my workflow.
Twitter is starting to get me back into the mood for blogging again as it is much easier just to post a quick update to Twitter than doing a whole blog post but the process of doing that is getting me back into the habit.
btw I'm jaseone on Twitter and one of your followers ;)
Robert Scoble
· 2 years ago
Jeremy: it's a small deal. But one that I like a lot.
Shawn Oster
· 2 years ago
I still don't quite get twitter but then again I don't really *want* to know what anyone is doing. I prefer the suprise of talking to a friend and learning that they went to the new sushi place or that they saw a sneak preview for "300". That's what makes good conversations with friends.
The thing I find interesting about twitter is that it's a way for people to feel like they're being heard. Everyone wants to feel unique and to feel like they matter, that they're being noticed. Blog's are a great way to do that but now that there is more pressure to make your blog actually mean something instead of just an online diary people are looking for an easier way to still be digitally heard.
Twitter is simply the quicker form of MySpace for geek adults. It's real value is not in what it does for others, it's in how it makes you feel. Sure, you can stretch some use out of it if *all* your friends and co-workers happen to use it but if even one doesn't then it's use for any other reason than self-defining drops drastically.
It requires Firefox and Greasemonkey. Let me know what you think.
Ethan Bodnar
· 2 years ago
I find that alot of people use Twitter. However, there seems to be a better application out there called Jaiku. (Jaiku.com) It seems to work with Twitter somehow but I cant figure that out. Give it a look.
If that's the case, then it's doing something wrong. Its value should be enough to keep it in your mind at the appropriate times and places.
hillary
· 2 years ago
wow, ask and you shall receive! i'm checking out the two greasemonkey scripts now.
as for a PC twitter platform, i'll second Twitteroo. it's simple, fast and pretty.
and ditto to checking out the Twitter PBwiki.
Basti Hirsch
· 2 years ago
Just stumbled onto your post via Fred Stutzman's thoughts on twitter and youth adoption. I agree with it being an amazing service, but I'd like to second the recommendation for Jaiku as an alternative. Call it tweet on speed, but I like it way better.
How does it differ from twitter? If find it less interruptive, more relevant, and easier to use. There's no need to add all your followers on jaiku as they can simply comment on any of your entries and vice versa. Can also recommend twitterific and twitter IM on top of that.
Steve J
· 2 years ago
Woof! I'm having tons more fun on Jaiku. I think techie bloggers viewing both services are opting for Jaiku if only for features. You got threaded conversations and I can stream all my online webfeeds into Jaiku. One online home, baby. Thats cool.
Bill Hartzer
· 2 years ago
I have to agree with Cap'n Ken, the IM interface definitely works best. I love the SMS idea of getting notified to use twitter, though.
clay
· 1 year ago
The only way i get use out of Twitter is using my cell to txt in my tweets.
shrelin
· 5 months ago
I'm using MSM's demo version for Twitter, pretty cool application, I guess its better than both humming bird and others in that you can very cleanly remove all non following friends, ON ALL PAGES, I liked it pretty much.
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http://blog.codahale.com/2007/01/15/tweet-twitt...
Twitterrific for OS X and Twitteroo for Windows are both standalone apps if you prefer those over IM.
You should check out the Twitter fan wiki for a list of apps and scripts that developers are writing. Lots of good stuff there.
http://twitter.pbwiki.com/
I also wrote an add-in for Windows Live Messenger that automatically sets your personal message to your latest tweet. It's convenient because it essentially makes Twitter a sort of universal status message service. Plus, it also means you can change your Messenger status remotely. :)
http://kunal.kundaje.net/twessenger/
uh.. really? C'mon, it's neat, but is it really that big a deal??
Twitter is starting to get me back into the mood for blogging again as it is much easier just to post a quick update to Twitter than doing a whole blog post but the process of doing that is getting me back into the habit.
btw I'm jaseone on Twitter and one of your followers ;)
The thing I find interesting about twitter is that it's a way for people to feel like they're being heard. Everyone wants to feel unique and to feel like they matter, that they're being noticed. Blog's are a great way to do that but now that there is more pressure to make your blog actually mean something instead of just an online diary people are looking for an easier way to still be digitally heard.
Twitter is simply the quicker form of MySpace for geek adults. It's real value is not in what it does for others, it's in how it makes you feel. Sure, you can stretch some use out of it if *all* your friends and co-workers happen to use it but if even one doesn't then it's use for any other reason than self-defining drops drastically.
http://www.martingordon.org/blog/2007/02/18/twi...
It requires Firefox and Greasemonkey. Let me know what you think.
-Ethan Bodnar
If that's the case, then it's doing something wrong. Its value should be enough to keep it in your mind at the appropriate times and places.
as for a PC twitter platform, i'll second Twitteroo. it's simple, fast and pretty.
and ditto to checking out the Twitter PBwiki.
How does it differ from twitter? If find it less interruptive, more relevant, and easier to use. There's no need to add all your followers on jaiku as they can simply comment on any of your entries and vice versa. Can also recommend twitterific and twitter IM on top of that.
http://www.microsocialmarketer.com/2009/07/twit...
Still in demo though, can add 15 in one go, does any one know where the full version of this app is availble??