{"id":350364,"date":"2010-02-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/with_new_features_seesmic_web_continues_to_blur_th.php"},"modified":"2010-02-22T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T17:00:00","slug":"with-new-features-seesmic-web-blurs-the-line-between-web-desktop-twitter-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/350364","title":{"rendered":"With New Features, Seesmic Web Blurs the Line between Web &amp; Desktop Twitter Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"seesmic_logo_jun09.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/images\/seesmic_logo_jun09.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"56\"\/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seesmic.com\">Seesmic<\/a> will release a major update of its web-based Twitter client <a href=\"http:\/\/seesmic.com\/web\/index.html?locale=en\">Seesmic Web<\/a> today that will introduce a number of new features like drag and drop list management, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tweetmeme.com\">TweetMeme<\/a> integration, threaded conversations and a new way to view and manage your retweets. Seesmic Web now also includes a very handy new contact manager for Twitter.  <\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">tweetmeme_url = 'http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/with_new_features_seesmic_web_continues_to_blur_th.php';tweetmeme_source = 'rww';<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/tweetmeme.com\/i\/scripts\/button.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>With this new version, Seesmic Web continues to blur the line between desktop and web-based Twitter clients. <\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><em>Sponsor<\/em><br \/><a href='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/ck.php?n=18373&amp;cb=18373' ><img src='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/avw.php?zoneid=14&amp;cb=18373&amp;n=18373' border='0' alt='' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Drag and Drop List Creation<\/h2>\n<p>The nicest new feature in Seesmic Web is the ability to drag and drop contacts to any list. Compared to TweetDeck and other desktop tools, this makes managing and creating lists a lot easier and makes for a more efficient workflow.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Manager<\/h2>\n<p>Another interesting new feature is the contact manager, which allows you to quickly get information about your followers. The contact manager displays the basic information from the user&#8217;s profile: number of followers and tweets, favorite tweets and information about the lists this user follows. In addition, Seesmic also displays the names of this user&#8217;s top 3 most publicly contacted friends on Twitter.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"seesmic_web_client.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/images\/seesmic_web_client.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Better Integration with Third-Party Tools<\/h2>\n<p>One area the Seesmic team has focused on for this release is the integration of third-party tools. A small icon appears next to every shortened link now and clicking on this link will bring up some basic information about the link, including the  name of the site the link will take you to and the number of retweets (powered by Tweetmeme).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"seesmic_tweetdeck_integration.jpg\" align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/images\/seesmic_tweetdeck_integration.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"205\" \/>Seesmic Web now also allows users to share pictures from the web interface and also offers picture previews right inside the app for pictures that were shared on most of the popular Twitter photo services.<\/p>\n<h2>Geolocation<\/h2>\n<p>As long as you use a browser that supports Google Gears, Seesmic Web now also makes it easier to share your location. Whenever you write a new tweet, you can choose to attach your location to this message. Just make sure you have the location feature turned on in your <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/settings\/account\">Twitter settings<\/a>. As we reported last month, only a very small number of Twitter users currently makes use of this feature, which isn&#8217;t a surprise, given that only a handful of Twitter apps currently support this functionality. It&#8217;s good to see that Seesmic is making this feature a priority in its apps.<\/p>\n<h2>Verdict<\/h2>\n<p>Overall, the experience of using Seesmic Web comes very close to using a desktop client. There are a few features that are still missing in the web version (resizable columns, for example), but otherwise, Seesmic Web is a very good replacement for a desktop Twitter client.<\/p>\n<p>Using a web-based client brings a number of advantages with it, including the absence of any Twitter rate limits. 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Seesmic Web now also includes a very handy new contact manager for Twitter. 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