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Twitter Re-Tweets
As many of you may have heard, Twitter are currently testing some new functionality in beta called Re-tweets. What’s new about that I hear you cry, Re-tweets or RT’s have been about for ages?
Well yes and no. While many clients have automated the re-tweeting of existing tweets, this is not something that Twitter itself has supported and users of the web interface have been required to cut and paste to manually create the posts.
I am fortunate enough to be part of that beta release, so thought you may like to hear and see how Twitter’s implementation works. Below is the explanation that Twitter provides:
There are two main differences. Firstly you still see the author of the original post and not the author of the re-tweet as you do currently.
Secondly, while you will still only see re-tweets from people you follow, they have included a count of how many other people have also re-tweeted the same post. This is quite useful in quickly gauging the popularity of the tweet.
Not drastic changes but useful ones and expect to see third party twitter clients falling into line and supporting this functionality in the very near future.
Is Tweetie v2 the Ultimate iPhone Twitter Client?
I’m a self confessed Twitter addict and have tried all the major Twitter clients on the iPhone.
Like most people I started out with Twitterriffic but soon moved onto Twitterfon (recently renamed EchoFon) where I stayed for quite a while. I was eventually attracted to the simplicity of the user interface of Birdfeed but as my use of Twitter grew I needed more power and so migrated onto applications such as Tweetdeck, Simplytweet and finally Twittelator.
Along the way I tried and discarded many others but was always on the look out for the ultimate twitter client. One which combined an easy to use interface, with the power and enhanced functionality needed by a user managing multiple accounts.
I will admit that I wasn’t a massive fan of the original version of Tweetie but I was excited to read the pre-release hype about version 2 and purchased it the moment it was a available in the App Store. Now we all know with iphone apps that the hype can be a long way from reality, but in this instance I can report that it was spot on!
Tweetie version 2 by Atebits, brings the perfect blend of interface polish and functionality. Advanced features are available for power users but these are discretely placed within the interface so as not to overwhelm the user experience, something other apps can be…
Spy on your Boss using Twitter
At last a good reason to encourage your manager to make use of Twitter!
This Dilbert cartoon has been doing the rounds on the blogs and by email over the last couple of days and I couldn’t resist publishing a copy myself. As a self confessed twitter addict, I’m sure my old team found twitter equally useful for tracking my whereabouts in the country or even the office.
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