Has TechCrunch ever met a start-up it didn’t like? Case in point is Tweetvisor, which TechCrunch proclaimed to to be the “best browser based solution we’ve seen”.
While Tweetvisor is promising, TechCrunch could be accused of getting ahead of itself. After taking Tweetvisor through its paces over the past couple of days, it has some nice features but if I’m looking for a tool to handle multiple Twitter account, I would pick Splitweet or even Digsby. (Here’s my review on the five leading multiple Twitter accounts tools.)
Tweetvisor’s biggest drawback is a bland user-interface. Featuring lots of text, it’s busy looking, which takes away from is user-friendliness.
While I like how replies and direct messages are displayed on sidebars, Tweetvisor’s search functionality occupies valuable real estate in the middle of the screen – room where your Twitter stream should exist.
If there was a Tweetvisor feature that really resonates, it’s the ability to see messages posted by people who follow you in addition to messages by people you follow. I like this feature because it’s a nice way to check out your followers as opposed to doing it when you get the original notification they’re following you.
My take is Tweetvisor could establish a foothold among the leading multiple-account Twitter tools by doing two things: give the messages of your followers a higher profile, and hire a kick-ass designer to implement a much-needed makeover.
As for why Splitweet is, in my opinion, the best browser solution I’ve seen, it has a user-friendly interface (a nice use of purple and black as opposed to Twittervisor’s uninspiring grey and salmon); an interface that’s easy to navigate, and a strong, but simple, design that highlights the various features.
If had one suggestion for Splitweet, it would be to add the ability to isolate your Twitter accounts so you could see activity for just one as opposed to see multiple accounts mashed together. At the very least, Splitweet could do a better job identifying each account other than using small colored-boxes.
Verdict: If you’re looking for a service to handle multiple Twitter accounts, use Splitweet. If you’re an entrepreneur or Twitter developer, there’s still room to come up with a service that would truly be the best browser based solution we’ve ever seen!
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Mark, thanks for the great review. Interesting to see your divergence with Techcrunch.
I’d like to start using one of these services but I get the feeling another/better solution will come out soon.
Thoughts?
Hi Mark, nice article
We are currently working on the filtering feature, so you will be able to isolate 1,2,3 or N accounts and see only the content for your selected accounts. We know it's hard to track some accounts plenty of "followings" but in short you will be able to focus on what you want
Albert,
Hey, thanks for leaving a comment. I'm clearly a big fan of Splitweet so looking forward to new features!
That's odd. I posted a comment here using my Blackberry the other day (it was the first comment) and it's not here. Technical fail?
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