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Ladies and gentlemen, I am so excited right now because one of my favorite iPhone apps is coming to a desktop near you!

Atebits, developer of the popular Tweetie iPhone app, has announced the debut date of Tweetie for Mac a.k.a Bigbird! I’m hoping that it will be coming to Windows really soon, but for now let’s drool.

It seems Atebits will be taking the same slick UI of Tweetie on the iPhone and pushing it straight to the desktops of Mac users. According to the demo video of Tweetie for Mac (here), it will be one of the first desktop apps to support conversation tracking, or threaded message support, with a cool way to view conversations for messages too.

This is a really good feature and rapidly becoming a must have for any Twitter application these days. Tweetie is the first I’ve seen to this and I haven’t seen it in their iPhone app either.

“Tweetie for Mac is more than a port – in fact, it’s a complete rewrite. The new core is faster, more stable, and more extensible than its predecessor. Not only will it form the foundation of the Mac version, but also the foundation of the next generation of Tweetie 2.0 for iPhone.”

Tweetie for Mac will be released this Monday, April 20th. I’m looking forward to hearing what Mac users will think of it(and secretly wishing I had a Mac). It has a lot of cool nifty effects that really catch the eye, but also has the potential to be a hit or miss with some folks. I think you’ll either love it or hate it, especially with the way they’ve integrated threaded messaging into every conversation that happens on Twitter!

Other Features

We’re not sure what features might be missing compared to competitors, but having groups may be one of them. So be sure to stay tuned for more info on this or follow @atebits and @tweetie on Twitter.

Here are some screenshots of the great features from the demo video of Tweetie for Mac:

Drag & Drop Image Support

Direct Message Threading!

Twitter Search Integration

Questions:

• What do you think of Tweetie for Mac?
• Wish it were coming to Windows?
• Will you be giving it a test drive?
• Are you hoping it can replace your current client?

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If you’ve switched from Facebook to Twitter, one feature that you might miss is the Wall-to-Wall functionality on Facebook. This feature allows users to see only messages between to people. There has been no easy way to access the same functionality on Twitter nor through any of the plethora of third party Twitter conversation trackers, until now. RSSmeme creator Benjamin Golub solves the problem with Tweet 2 Tweet!
     

    
Facebook’s Wall-To-Wall Versus Tweet 2 Tweet

Built using Django, Google App Engine, and Twitter search engine Summize, Tweet 2 Tweet is a basic wall-to-wall feature for Twitter. Just type in any two Twitter users to see the conversations between them. The user interface for Tweet 2 Tweet needs a lot of work. Compared to Facebook’s Wall-To-Wall feature, Tweet 2 Tweet is very disorganized and a bit disorienting. Facebook allows you to see the conversations together listed in chronological order, Tweet 2 Tweet separates the conversations and shows them in reverse chronological order.

 
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A Little Too Messy

It seems that the conversation extends back as far as month, but grabbing anything past that is a lost cause, which I think is due to Golub using Google App Engine for the service. All in all, I’m hoping to see some drastic and more intuitive improvements on the UI for Tweet 2 Tweet.

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If you’ve ever wished to simplify the process of grabbing a screenshot of a Tweet, TweetShots is your solution!

Sometimes, A-listers accidentally post dirty little tweets. How many times has someone deleted an "accidental tweet"? Well, if you’ve ever been too lazy to grab a screencap of it, TweetShots will solve that problem (and create a headache for others).

How To Use TweetShots

• Immediately go to the entire url of the tweet.
• Open TweetShots in a separate window/tab.
• Enter a name for your TweetShots bookmarklet
• Drag said bookmarklet to your toolbar
• Go back to said tweet and click bookmarklet
• Click where it says "Click Here" (hint: it’s on the robot)
• Grab embed code or integrate into your Tumblelog

   
Tumblr Integration Rocks

Integration with a Tumblelog is quick and easy. For an example of Tumblr integration (which is awesome) check out the TweetShots Tumblelog. With Tumblr integration, you not only get the tweet, but any links within the tweet are also listed! Sweet!

This would be an even better service if it could TweetShots my replies page!
What do you think?

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