There’s nothing like good, healthy competition to encourage innovation and new ideas. Such is the case for TweetDeck and Twhirl (aka Seesmic), the two leading desktop applications for Twitter.
Earlier this week, Seesmic launched an overhaul of its Twhirl application that includes new features such as the ability to monitor multiple feeds and post from multiple accounts. From people who have downloaded and used the new Seesmic, the reviews have been very positive. (Over the next few days, I’ll put together a review, along with a Q&A with Seesmic founder Loic Lemeur.)
Not to be outdone, TweetDeck issued an upgrade (0.25) that deals with a troubling memory leak that was causing some computers to freeze and/or suck up huge amounts of memory.
From some “research” done during the mesh conference (aka looking over peoples’ shoulders as I wandered through the crowd during the keynotes), TweetDeck appears the Twitter client of choice for the digerati.
It was interesting to see some people using a combination of Splitweet and Twhirl as well. Splitweet provided the ability to do updates for a variety of Twitter accounts, while Twhirl was being used to review updates. The new version of Seesmic/Twhirl may encourage some people to use it rather than two applications.
The other observation is it’s great to see TweetDeck and Seesmic pushing forward the envelope at a time when Twitter usage is sky-rocketing, and people want more and different ways to use and leverage Twitter.
In some respects, it reminds me of the browser wars between Internet Explorer and Netscape, and the more recent battles between IE and Firefox…and now Google Chrome.
For more on the new and improved Seesmic, check out this CNet story, while details about the TweetDeck upgrade can be found on Mashable.
Seesmic-TweetDeck Battle Heats Up
There’s nothing like good, healthy competition to encourage innovation and new ideas. Such is the case for TweetDeck and Twhirl (aka Seesmic), the two leading desktop applications for Twitter.
Earlier this week, Seesmic launched an overhaul of its Twhirl application that includes new features such as the ability to monitor multiple feeds and post from multiple accounts. From people who have downloaded and used the new Seesmic, the reviews have been very positive. (Over the next few days, I’ll put together a review, along with a Q&A with Seesmic founder Loic Lemeur.)
Not to be outdone, TweetDeck issued an upgrade (0.25) that deals with a troubling memory leak that was causing some computers to freeze and/or suck up huge amounts of memory.
From some “research” done during the mesh conference (aka looking over peoples’ shoulders as I wandered through the crowd during the keynotes), TweetDeck appears the Twitter client of choice for the digerati.
It was interesting to see some people using a combination of Splitweet and Twhirl as well. Splitweet provided the ability to do updates for a variety of Twitter accounts, while Twhirl was being used to review updates. The new version of Seesmic/Twhirl may encourage some people to use it rather than two applications.
The other observation is it’s great to see TweetDeck and Seesmic pushing forward the envelope at a time when Twitter usage is sky-rocketing, and people want more and different ways to use and leverage Twitter.
In some respects, it reminds me of the browser wars between Internet Explorer and Netscape, and the more recent battles between IE and Firefox…and now Google Chrome.
For more on the new and improved Seesmic, check out this CNet story, while details about the TweetDeck upgrade can be found on Mashable.