5 Ways TweetDeck Is Locking In Twitter Users

Jun 30 2009 Comments

Tweetdeck_logo Are you familiar with the Twitter client TweetDeck? If not, you might want to jump on the bandwagon. With the release of Tweetdeck’s iPhone application, I’ve noticed something that every Twitter developer needs to pay attention to: Tweetdeck is locking users in for a very long time. How so you ask?

  1. Tweetdeck for the iPhone
    A mobile application has become very important for a lot of workshifter. Personally, I hate working at a desk day in and day out. Half of Tweetdeck’s users probably feel the same way. The services and tools we choose to use have to be able to keep up with users, literally!

    TweetDeck_iPhone

  2. PORTABLE Groups
    Not only did they lock users in via an iPhone app and a desktop client, they delivered on their promise with the addition of group synchronization for both clients.
  3. Alerts
    For some odd reason, I love TweetDecks alerts and they’re infamous within the geek community. It’s a mixture of the visual appeal of them and the nextel chirp-sound that accompanies new alerts that users love. Plus, window users get a faux-mac feature.
  4. Total Package…Well, Almost (see image below)

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  5. Consistent Updates & User Experience
    The team behind TweetDeck is constantly pushing up new updates for their desktop client. Now, if only we could get them to address the iPhone, or maybe we need to go after Apple for that. Either way, the experience from Tweetdeck on the iPhone and desktop is insightful, efficient, and visually mindblowing.

 

What do you think: Is Tweetdeck locking you in?


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  • DBM
    Now that it's on iPhone it's locking me in! I love it on my desktop but it is too distracting, so THERE all the time vs the smaller simpler choices. On the iPhone I like it much more.
  • steplow
    I can't even get tweetdeck to set up with the new version. I liked the previous one, and had several groups set up. The new one didn't import the old settings, and won't even go to the setup options. So seesmic it is, I guess.
  • That's weird, my old settings imported over just fine. Did you email the TweetDeck team for assistance or search the web for similar problems reported?
  • steplow
    I finally found an answer. Had to delete a file in the Application Data folder. tweetdeck.fast etc. Works fine now. Thanks.
  • I'd probably not use a web client. Have enough browser gunk.
  • What if TweetDeck made a web client too? Would you use it?
  • I keep hearing nothing but good about it. I should look into it!
  • I don't buy the thought that TweetDeck locks you in. I use it on my phone, but not on my desktop. I prefer Tweetie on the desktop, but haven't bought it for the phone. I've thought about using TweetDeck again on the desktop, however, there's one big issue I have with it: it's an AIR application. I'd much rather have a native Coca app on my desktop for speed and stability reasons.

    -Adam
  • That's understandable. I wasn't speaking for all TweetDeck users, but I definitely see your point. I still have 2 other mobile twitter clients that I switch to also. But I want to use TweetDeck more than the others.
  • Which others do you use?

    -Adam
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