ITweet.net (I Tweet) Review
iTweet.net – TweetDeck on Aspirin
This review is written by Sal Vilardo. You can follow Sal at @salmndr007
Are you sitting at work right now craving the auto-refresh of TweetDeck, but not able to download the software due to some stupid administrator privileges? iTweet.net might be your saving grace.
ITweet.net, created by Colby Palmer (@colbypalmer) and brought to you by the Illusion Factory is a web-based program that piggybacks off of Twitter API rates. Here is a quick rundown on the pros and cons of iTweet.net:
Pros:
- iTweet.net uses API to auto refresh. No more pounding F5 to refresh the page or trying to land your pointer on “Home.”
- ReTweet, Reply and Favorites are now handy buttons in the upper right corner of each separate tweet saving time and money by making the responses quite obvious to the eye.
- The layout is much like Twitter, but with an improvement in the right sidebar. If you care to take your gaze off of your own picture and scroll down a bit there are categories such as a Twitter Search, Twitter Help and even a handy How To section to guide the new iTwits users.
- Everything you need is right at your fingertips and for the most part all within the fold (the part of your screen you see without scrolling down).
Cons:
- Viewing profiles and bios are a little tricky to master at first. If you click on the person’s name you get to see the user timeline just as if you were looking at their profile. If you click on their picture, iTweet drops down their bio and website along with the option to either DM them or view their profile page.
- There is no interaction with any other social media sites. I would like to see tweets and Facebook status interchangeable. Why not tell everyone on Facebook what you are reading, writing, or doing, or is it that your Twitterverse is just that much more important?
Once you get over the new layout, mastering iTweet.net is a breeze. As a matter of fact it is almost easier to navigate than Twitter itself. iTweet.net holds all of the features of TweetDeck but no software to download.
So give iTweet.net a try next time you are sitting at your desk slacking off and hoping your manager doesn’t catch you playing Spider Solitaire again. I promise you will find it convenient and administrator privileges won’t stop you from your auto-refresh needs.
Sal Vilardo (@salmndr007) is a freelance writer who is part product-junkie by nature. You can find him at www.72HourBrainstorm.com/ if you’re in the market for a business writer or on his blog at EverydayThoughtsFromLife.blogspot.com if you are in the mood for a good laugh.
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Comments
Thanks for the review! I’m glad you enjoyed using iTweet.net. I recently added some new tools to the interface, including bit.ly URL shortening/statistics and a TwitPic uploader.
The next major release (v3) will include support for multiple accounts and lots of other nice features. Stay tuned!
Hey Sal,
Thanks for sharing about iTweet. I haven’t tried it yet, because I’m a bit of a TweetDeck fan, but it’s great to know there is an alternative that avoids the software download!