Desktop applications are a great way to manage multiple Twitter acounts from one easy platform rather than having to login & logout on the web all the time. But there are so many to choose from. Here are a few of my favourites
TweetDeck TweetDeck is my personal favourite. Its the one I use most. Its one of the most popular Twitter clients out there & I have been using it for about two years now. I also have it for Iphone too.
When I first started using TweetDeck it was Twitter only & I was managing multiple Twitter accounts very easily with the help of this tool, but now it goes further than that. With the latest 0.36 version you can now also manage Facebook, LinkedIn,Google Buzz, Foursquare & Myspace accounts on there too.
It is easy to manage your Twitter lists & also it has a great search function so that you are able to get real-time search results for the keyword of your choice. Theres no need to worry about searching for too much as it allows you to have unlimited columns! You can schedule updates to be tweeted at a future date. You can upload videos with the help of TwitVid. It has tidy little URL shortening feature where you can even choose the service that you like including bit.ly & tinyurl. You can choose how to upload pics to including Twitpic, Posterous & Yfrog They have also just added a new trending topics column so that you can see what is hot on Twitter right now!
It can even translate tweets in other languages so you can easily communicate with anyone across the world! How cool is that? For me TweetDeck is the top dog & thats why its my number one.
Seesmic There are two versions of Seesmic which are Seesmic Desktop for Air & Seesmic for Windows.
Notably Seesmic for windows does not require Adobe air in order to run which is a plus point but its drawback is it currently only supports Twitter & no other social networks. You can post the same update to more than one Twitter account simultaneously.
Seesmic Desktop for Air does support FaceBook as well as Twitter but thats as far as it goes on the number of social networks that it supports. But one major advantage is that it can support FaceBook pages, which is dream for those who may be an admin of multiple FB pages. It gives you the ability to post new FB page updates & also to moderate comments making it in my opinion the app that has the best FaceBook integration. It does run on both Mac & PC but arguably it is more suited for Mac users. For me this is my second favourite desktop app.
Twhirl Twhirl is an app brought to us by Seesmic. Its a quick and easy-to-use Twitter client with a minimal yet beautiful user interface. It is by design a minimalistic app & offers a lot less features than giants TweetDeck & Seesmic but who is to say that is a disadvantage? This application allows you to see and respond to tweets using a decent size windown on your desktop so if all you need is a way to quickly post status updates on your Twitter timeline, Twirl may be perfect for you. Another really cool aspect of Twhirl is that it supports FriendFeed, Identi.ca & you can also cross-post updates to other social networks via Ping.fm One disadvantage is that it is no longer being actively updated with Seesmic Desktop being the developers main priority now, so if you are type who loves updates & the latest features then Twhirl is not for you. It is only for those who are seeking simplicity.
Destroy Twitter Only supports Twitter & really only suitable for those managing just one account. Its hit feature is the ability to customise its themes. It is also pretty good for managing lists & keeping on top of Twitter trends. It also has integration with TwitDoc which easily lets you share files and documents on Twitter.
Mixero AIR powered Mixero is aimed at reducing noise & aims to make it easier for you to stay on top of the updates that are of most importance to you. It offers advanced filtering so you can hide spammers from your Twitter stream (based on usernames or even stop-words), and lets you arrange those who you want to follow into groups that are integrated with Twitter lists. A feature unique to Mixero is Conversations. Where on any given tweet you can find all other previous tweets that may be part of that conversation. In addition to Twitter, it supports FaceBook too.
Digsby Not necessarily an app primarily for Twitter but I thought it was still worth mentioning in this list. For the PC only, this popular IM, email notification, and social networking application not only does Twitter but Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn so you can get a more complete view of whats happening across your entire social presence. Not only that but it supports Gmail, Hotmail & Yahoo too. So you can see all new messages in all your inboxes & see who is online for an IM chat!
Here are some other popular apps that may be worth checking out
Twitterific
Blu
Digitweet
Witty
Spaz
Sobees for Windows
Twunami
Tweetie for Mac
Mitter
SharedMinds Desktop
PeopleBrowsr
Nambu
Skimmer
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