The Battle of the Twitter Clients

September 1, 2010 in microblogging,social media marketing,Uncategorized with 2 Comments

For several months we tested three Twitter clients: Tweetdeck, Seesmic, and Hootsuite.  Here are some brief thoughts on those three Twitter clients.

TweetDeck


While you can manage multiple accounts, the incessant number of columns we had to create to do so drove us mad.  We sent them several direct Tweets, but they continually ignored us.  Ignoring one’s audience is never good for any person’s or company’s social media marketing campaign. We don’t recommend them unless you want to waste time.

Seesmic


We found it easier to manage multiple accounts on Seesmic, but we could only manage one Facebook account.  We didn’t like this, so we didn’t stick with them for long.  Though they recently announced integration with Google Buzz and Ping.fm.  They have some useful features, but we don’t recommend them as a primary Twitter client.

Hootsuite

Just like TweetDeck and Seesmic, Hootsuite allows users to manage multiple accounts.  We also found it more convenient to switch client tabs instead of setting up client columns, and users can schedule Tweets with Hootsuite.

So, as I said, we’re not ready to give up on Seesmic, but Hootsuite offers more of what we want in a Twitter client.  Do you have any thoughts?  BTW, here’s a chart that compares Tweetdeck, Seesmic, and Hootsuite.  All three have come out with updates since this chart was created, but it will give you an idea of what they do and don’t offer.

socialchart1 The Battle of the Twitter Clients

Nate Bal: The Difference Between TweetDeck, HootSuite And Seesmic

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  • James

    I’ve used Tweetdeck for Desktop for months and it certainly does allow tweets and posts to be scheduled!

  • http://seobridges.com ErickWrites

    James, Thank you for your comment. You are correct. This is a recent update. TweetDeck usually updates on my computer automatically; though, for some reason it did not. However, after a brief review, I still prefer Hootsuite. Unless I missed another function (I don’t think I am since I set up multiple columns), you still have to set up endless columns to manage multiple clients with TweetDeck. Imagine how annoying it’d be if Web browsers did this when you opened multiple Web pages instead of having tab browsing.

    Erick

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