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The end of desktop Twitter clients? MonkeyFly+Intersect+Chrome
As twitter becomes more a of a communications platform for many of us rather than just a curious social network, those precious APi limits will really begin to influence who we do business, support or socialize with in the web.
Example: Business Sales/Support case: User has a ‘challenge’ with product or service. If the APi limit is exceeded/delaying communications on either side the issue can become fragmented, frustrated and lose context. Those conversations are taken “offline” out of the public forum and into email. Real time search is a reality now, and the more customer service organisations perform in the open web the more trusted and respected they become.
As a small business owner I’ve looked for a solution which fit our workflow that anyone could pick up without too great of a learning curve. I’ve played with Tweetdeck, Seesmic, Destroy Twitter (etc) moving on to Hootsuite, Brizzly only to find myself overwhelmed and using the web based Twitter site and Tweetie2 (on my iPhone) almost exclusively. Now using Twitter’s current web interface is admittedly weak on usability. The multi search and list(s) functionality, not to mention features such as Facebook integration of the free apps provide users with exceptional dashboards for managing the social web. But the sites they serve up (wisely) control access through limits. They are also limited to their development resources and in Seesmics case relentless updates, where with Chrome (or FireFox if they can clean up their act) you can mash up the best apps to customize your experience. And with tabs you have unlimited control using native sites not 3rd party solutions.
So how do we get real time results without sacrificing usability or system resources? My suggestion is: Monkeyfly + Google Chrome. [Also works (slower) with Firefox http://monkeyfly.egoing.net/ ].
I would also suggest adding Intersect to maximize your experience. Simply: ”Intersect is a Google Chrome extension that lets you see users who mutually follow you and another user on Twitter”
Hope you find these solutions helpful!
Cheers,
