I have been a twitter addict now for about 6 months (along with facebook and digg) and I can officially say that as of 2 months ago twitter has become my favourite social media platform.
It has nothing to do with the interaction (although I do love having @ reply and DM conversations with twitter users).
It has nothing to do with the 140 character updates (although I do love conversing in only 140 characters)
It has nothing to do with the fact that twitter can update your facebook status (although this does save lots of time)
It’s because 2 months ago I downloaded Tweetdeck and have been using it everyday since then. I do have to pass some kudos off to @problogger as he was the person that introduced me to Tweetdeck.
3 Reasons Why I Love Tweetdeck
1. Tweetdeck Finds @ Replies Via Twitter Search – This is a cool feature. I was finding that when using twitter on the web, some of my @replies and @ conversations were being lost. While this was not a major problem initially, as my followers grew it became a problem as more and more people were getting angry at me for not replying to @replies
2. Tweetdeck Allows You To Not Get Caught Up In The Noise – I find that if I open a browser by default I log into my email, log onto facebook and activate my digg account. So by just opening a browser to view twitter I can get caught having conversations on two platforms and digging stories, which can waste many hours.
3. Tweetdeck Makes DM’s Easy – I also found it difficult to manage my Direct Messages (DM’s) via twitter web but now I have a column in my Tweetdeck dedicated to my DM’s. Also to DM a person it’s easy as you just hover over their avatar and click on the DM button.
If you want to manage your twitter account I highly suggest you use Tweetdeck.
Where did you get your blog layout from? I’d like to get one like it for my blog.
Comment by Ben Waugh — 17 February, 2009 @ 10:00 am
I wanted a way to update my action calls for each day on my 10 Year Millionaire Video Goals & Lifestyle Blog so i created an account to find out what all the noise was about this little birdy. That’s for the head up.
I installed a plugin that updates with all my simple action steps each day reaching toward my goals. Sort of a live wire. I hoping to have no friends or comment and communicate with friends on my Facebook and using Twitter just for that live updates.
Keeping it simple! I might say your email today distracted me for another two hours! Technology is addictive :)!
Comment by Daniel Cameron — 17 February, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
Hi Ben,
It is a custom theme designed by a Sydney design firm. Let me know if you want their details
Shaun
Comment by shaun — 17 February, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
Thanks Shaun,
I wondered what all the fuss was about TweetDeck. Now I know.
After reading your blog I downloaded the new version of TweetDeck and found some @replies I never received. This will be a very handy tool.
Cant wait to play.
Thanks again
Lyndon
Comment by Lyndon — 17 February, 2009 @ 5:17 pm