I’m a huge fan of TweetDeck for Twittering from my laptop and netbook. I love everything about it …the columns, the built in URL shortener, the custom colors, the ability to handle multiple accounts, the whole interface, even the Facebook integration when I decide that Facebook doesn’t drive me insane. I always think to myself how much I wish I could have TweetDeck on my Storm. Well I can’t but guess where I can have it? Yea, you got it…there’s a fricken TweetDeck app for the iPhone and iPod touch and it’s awesome.
First the iPhone WordPress is better than the BlackBerry one (yea yea I’m posting from my iSwong right now) and then there is a TweetDeck app for iPhone but no BlackBerry love? I am quite relieved because it doesn’t run in the background like the Twitter apps on the BlackBerry You have to open and close it each time as with most 3rd party apps on non-jail broken iPhones. But other than that, I have to admit it’s absolutely outstanding.
Once again I will have to go do something with my BlackBerry that the iPhone can’t do to cheer myself up…like take a picture using the flash or send myself a bunch of emails and see the LED light up.
I have a few Twitter accounts but I don’t use them much except to tweet new blog entries whenever I write an article for a site. I follow tons of people, but I rarely read their entries because…well…I really don’t care that “they’re driving around the parking lot at Walmart trying to find a spot” or “having a touch of heart burn after a slice of pizza” lol.
But today I experienced some of the best of Twitter. It’s been a while since I’ve had a Twitter client on my BlackBerry and I know the beta versions of UberTwitter and SocialScope have probably evolved a lot.. I didn’t feel like digging up tons of UberTwitter vs. SharkScope posts on CrackBerry so I posted on Twitter asking which client people preferred and which was better on battery life, memory, etc. Within minutes I had a whole slew of responses from BlackBerry users weighing on on the pros and cons of each client. I asked a few follow up questions which were answered equally as fast. It was like having a massive, instant virtual help desk at your finger tips. This is of course also a testament to the awesomeness of BlackBerry users who are such a helpful and cool bunch from what I’ve experienced on the various forums like CrackBerry and BlackBerryOS.
So I think I will be turning to Twitter for advice more often. I’m off to cook dinner now which has me thinking I should tweet asking for some good recipes :)
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