Earlier this week, TechCrunch had a post about how Twitter is wondering why more people don’t use Twitter.com. The answer is simple: it still sucks. If I wanted to be more polite, I would say the features pale in comparison with other options such as HootSuite, Seesmic, TweetDeck, Brizzly…and the list goes on.
So why does Twitter.com suck? Let me count the ways:
1. You can only see one column at a time, which means having to click and click and click to see your mentions, retweets and searches. Compared with tools such as Seesmic and TweetDeck that show multiple columns, Twitter.com looks like a country cousin.
2. There’s no way to schedule a tweet – something that I see as a no-brainer for anyone looking for more features.
3. There’s no manual URL shortener or a tool that automatically shortens URLs on the fly like TweetDeck.
4. There’s no integration with other social media services such as LinkedIn, Foursquare or Facebook. Yes, I know giving people the ability to post other platforms may make no sense but when you can do it on TweetDeck and HootSuite, it makes Twitter.com less compelling.
5. I can’t see my favorites.
In fairness, Twitter.com has some nice features such as the ability to see the content of a Twitter and suggestions on who to follow. But Twitter.com as a complete package just doesn’t stack up to other choices.
Why Twitter.com Still Stucks
Earlier this week, TechCrunch had a post about how Twitter is wondering why more people don’t use Twitter.com. The answer is simple: it still sucks. If I wanted to be more polite, I would say the features pale in comparison with other options such as HootSuite, Seesmic, TweetDeck, Brizzly…and the list goes on.
So why does Twitter.com suck? Let me count the ways:
1. You can only see one column at a time, which means having to click and click and click to see your mentions, retweets and searches. Compared with tools such as Seesmic and TweetDeck that show multiple columns, Twitter.com looks like a country cousin.
2. There’s no way to schedule a tweet – something that I see as a no-brainer for anyone looking for more features.
3. There’s no manual URL shortener or a tool that automatically shortens URLs on the fly like TweetDeck.
4. There’s no integration with other social media services such as LinkedIn, Foursquare or Facebook. Yes, I know giving people the ability to post other platforms may make no sense but when you can do it on TweetDeck and HootSuite, it makes Twitter.com less compelling.
5. I can’t see my favorites.
In fairness, Twitter.com has some nice features such as the ability to see the content of a Twitter and suggestions on who to follow. But Twitter.com as a complete package just doesn’t stack up to other choices.