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Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Nick Ashley — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:04:25 -0000

I used to use tweetdeck, but couldn't find any twitter client that did what I really needed (easy read tracking). I hated switching computers and losing track of where I was. That is why I created CrowdLens.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Falise — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:01:52 -0000

Hi Robert,

I wondered if you ever run across Twitterdeck not being able to load. Try as I might I cannot get Tweetdeck to load. Now I preface that by saying I have an eight year old desktop but I have never had an app just simply do nothing except click like a motor boat when I tried to access it.

Any thoughts are appreciated from one so knowledgeable.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Palla Sridhar — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:35:53 -0000

Hmm. I am very surprised that I also faced the same situation when choosing these clients. So is it Twhirl or TweetDeck? Hmm. I am using Twhirl , as it is looks more simpler than TweetDeck. But if you wanna have the look , its TweetDeck. But the bad side is, both require Adobe AIR. I read sometime back, that it makes the PC slow. But now, I feel that the problem is solved. Another feature missing in Twhirl is, it does not have any option to auto start !! Anyhow cool article!! My Technology Blog has more on this twitter client review.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Kimberly — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:05:23 -0000

Tweetdeck drives me nuts. It makes an obnoxious sound all the time, which I can't figure out how to turn off. It is huge on my screen, so I can't just glance at it while doing other things. But, the worst part is it consistently tells me I need to download an update, but when I try to do so, nothing happens. I am on a Mac.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Wendy Merritt — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:47:59 -0000

I have used Twhirl for a long time. I think it does several things very well. I just started using Tweetdeck. I think it also does several things well. The one big thing that is in Twhirl that is not on Tweetdeck is the ping.fm integration so as soon as someone creates an app for that...I am in wholeheartedly. I currently use both simultaneously as I have several Twitter accounts, a friendfeed and a Seesmic account. It is wonderful having all these in the same convenient place.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

David — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:28:30 -0000

I am new to both Tweet Deck and Twhirl. I am going to go with Twirl. I will let you know how it goes. I read a blog about it taking up cpu space on a mac etc. But I will see what it does. Anything that connects to hundreds of people on the web in real time will most likely seem to drag a little depending on your setup. Worth a try. Peace

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Yu-kai Chou — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:12:09 -0000

Hey Robert!
If you use Tweetdeck, you could really combine a few search keywords into 1 column. Maybe you want to separate them because it means different things to you, but I think if you did a keyword search "Scoble OR Scobleizer", it could help you see the other columns easier on one screen :)

Take care!

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Marie Casas — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:20:32 -0000

I was on twhirl for a while, useful coz I have multiple Twitter accounts. Then I thought I'd try Tweetdeck... but now I'm back to twhirl -- major props for ping.fm integration

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

James Burgos — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:47:43 -0000

A suggestion: If you are going to do a "VS" post, you might consider not handicapping the product that you favor more than the one you are comparing it to. I'm just saying.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Brad Grier — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:07:02 -0000

Tweetdeck. Simple. Very stream-of-content. Filter-able.

Big drawback, resource hog :( But I still run it.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Denise Aday — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:56:57 -0000

Tweetdeck, hands down. Use it mostly as you describe, but have the first column as "Favorites" for folks I follow more closely and converse with more often. Also a column for "Clients" to keep abreast of their interests. The other columns for replies, DMs, and key term monitoring.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

doughaslam — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:38:36 -0000

For me? Twhirl hands down. the real estate TweetDeck takes up is a dealbreaker for me, despite my Twitter addiction.

Also, I use Twhirl to follow Friendfeed also (how I found this post, by the way). That. for me, is huge, and what got me using FF regularly.

Now, if Twhirl 0.9 can stop crashing on me...

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

lyceum1776 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:55:11 -0000

Thanks for the review. I will test Twhirl and TweetDeck. I am following circa 700 people now, so I have to get some assistance soon.

Don't you think that more and more people will use FriendFeed and use this tool in order to keep up with things, following threads, commenting / "like"-voting on stuff? And now with the new search feature, it should be pretty easy to keep tabs on things, don't you think? I haven't tested it yet, but I have glanced through your post on it.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Outsanity — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:39:01 -0000

TweetDeck is good if you have Twitter and 12Seconds.tv.
Twhirl is more for people with all the sites that Twhirl supports.

It's more of a personal preference if you ask me.

I have both but I use TweetDeck the most.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Bryan Lee — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:18:58 -0000

I have been using Twhirl before Loic's team took it over and fell in love. I use it for keeping track of my 2 twitter accounts, friendfeed, and seesmic. I love the new ping.fm integration! With all this chatter in here about the features of Tweetdeck, I'm gonna have to give it a shot and see how it compares.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

www.waldronentertainment.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:44:21 -0000

Very cool, I would have to say Tweetdeck for me! Twitter has helped my business, and I gained an even greater following.

Britney..Great blog post!

www.waldronentertainment.com

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

WindowsObserver — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:37:07 -0000

Tweetdeck for me - almost the same layout except my last coumn is a search for Windows 7 to keep up with the conversation about the public beta.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Tarla Cummings — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:44:39 -0000

I love how organized tweetdeck is. I'm a big fan of sorting lists. What I like about Twhirls is that I can see the incoming tweets on the bottom of my screen so that I can scan through them easier while doing other work.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Jonathan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:53:47 -0000

Gwibber, Gnome-Do, and TwitterFox work well enough for me. I don't really want AIR installed just for a twitter app.

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

steve clayton — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:27:57 -0000

Twhirl for the reason you mention - it's like an IM window.
however, I like your description of how you use TweetDeck...I may have found a use for my MacBook Pro :)

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Justin Germino — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:03:29 -0000

Tweetdeck by far is better, and on a 24" wide screen monitor I only need the primary 3 columns and it only takes up about 1/4 of the screen so I don't mind it being open all the time.

Twirl just too time consuming to tab back and forth to see reply's and direct messages. SPAZ for unix is cool though because it color codes direct and reply messages so you can pick them out pretty easily, wish Twirl would do the same thing (and tweetdeck actually).

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Jillian Koeneman — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:33:54 -0000

I prefer TweetDeck, but I love that you can manage your multiple Twitter accounts with Twhirl. Now if only we could combine the two. :)

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Rick Castello (@Fungible) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:30:50 -0000

Definitely Twhirl.

If you don't have anything else do to but watch Twitter, or don't have a separate computer (or monitor) to give over entirely to TweetDeck, it's just too big.

It'd be one thing if you *could* minimize it to normal window proportions, then click a tab to "supersize" it when you want the in-depth look... I'd go for that.

Then again, I'd probably still prefer it if Twhirl would introduce Groups in tabs, to give the TweetDeck functionality without the footprint...

-@fungible

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Phil Baumann — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:27:28 -0000

TweetDeck (for now).

But: if Twhirl adds Groups, it could win me back (there's something about those dings/chimes for replies/directs in Twhirl).

Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Billee D. — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:19:57 -0000

+1 for Twhirl. Tweetdeck is nice for all the reasons that you mentioned, but Twhirl is ust small and doesn't get in the way. I really like the way that it loses opacity when it loses window focus. It's a great tool.