{"id":430961,"date":"2010-03-15T17:41:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T21:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/?p=20652"},"modified":"2010-04-27T19:09:20","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T23:09:20","slug":"a-comparison-of-twitter-clients-for-google-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/430961","title":{"rendered":"A Comparison Of Twitter Clients For Google Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent days, Google Chrome has really picked up pace. Hot on the heels of Firefox, Opera, Safari and pretty much any other browser out there, Google is trying to grab some significant market share and establish itself in the browser mart. When Chrome was still young, people hesitated to change browsers because they were wary of Chrome\u2019s lack of support for extensions and other features that mature browsers like Firefox had, especially those gained by addons. Now that Chrome supports extensions \u2013 and has nearly 4,500 of them in its repository \u2013 people are considering using Chrome as a primary browser and ditching Firefox for the memory hog* that it is.<\/p>\n

If people are going to use a browser full time, how can it not have support for Twitter? Chrome has had a few nice extensions for Twitter and we\u2019re going to see which one is the best.<\/p>\n

Chromed Bird<\/h3>\n

\"greenshot_2010-03-16_02-58-57\"<\/a> Chromed Bird is perhaps the first Twitter client that I tried on Chrome and I have been hooked onto it since day one. The only problem with Chromed Bird is that I can\u2019t find any problem in it. Really. It just works, that\u2019s all. It\u2019s regularly updated and several of it\u2019s setting can be modified from an \u2018options\u2019 page. It has support for Lists and can also preview short urls on mouseover. Other than that, you can set refresh intervals for each column, define font for the text and color for the columns. People who\u2019d like to keep a track of their shortened links would be delighted to know that Chromed Bird supports bit.ly authorization through it\u2019s api key.You can also choose from 3 provided theme for the extension.<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong>: bit.ly and lists support,\u00a0 agile, notifications.<\/p>\n

Cons<\/strong>: No support for Twitpic or other similar services.<\/p>\n

Tweetings<\/h3>\n

\"greenshot_2010-03-16_03-00-12\"<\/a> The first thing that you are going to notice about Tweetings<\/a> is its beauty. It\u2019s got that Mac-like look with sleek columns and shiny buttons. It looks just elegant. However, beauty and brains should go together, and for Tweetings, this combination came hereditarily. Tweetings is based on<\/em> on Chromed Bird. The underlying engine is probably same and the functions and features are also identical. All you get apart from Chromed Bird is a new design \u2013 a good design. (Tweetings is also available as a separate application for Windows and iPhone)<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong>: Personal account support for bit.ly and twtn.gs. Customizable retweet format.<\/p>\n

Cons<\/strong>: No support for Twitpic or other similar services.<\/p>\n

Metrist<\/h3>\n

\"greenshot_2010-03-16_03-00-51\"<\/a> Metrist\u2019s design is nothing better than mediocre. Like all the others, you click a small icon in the menu bar and the application comes rolling down. Unlike Tweetings and Chromed Bird, Metrist doesn\u2019t support Twitter\u2019 oAuth, so you\u2019ll have to enter in your Twitter username and password. Also, there is no support for lists, favorite-ing a tweet or Twitter new Retweet API. In spite of a dire lack of features, Metrist still stands as a decent Twitter client, for those who don\u2019t need much except to post their one-forty characters.<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong>: Simple minimalistic design, agile.<\/p>\n

Cons<\/strong>: No support for oAuth, no url shortening, no Twitpic, no new retweets or favorite-ing a tweet.<\/p>\n

Skeet<\/h3>\n

\"greenshot_2010-03-16_03-01-26\"<\/a> The description for this extension is \u201cA simple, usable Twitter client for Chrome\u201d. Ok let\u2019s see. Skeet<\/a> might be simple but there ain\u2019t no fun of being simple when you ain\u2019t usable. All I could get on installing skeet was a \u201c400\u201d error. The developer said that this error occurs when the user has crossed his Twitter API limit. However, I was still afar from reaching my limit when I always<\/em> got this error. So instead of taking the pain myself, I referred to Clif\u2019s review of Skeet<\/a> that he made a few days ago. He says: \u201cCurrently, my biggest problem with Skeet is that it disappears as soon as you click away from it. This can be maddening if you are in the middle of tweeting or replying, because your unfinished message also disappears.\u201d Oh well, I know how that feels. Making a compact 140 character tweet from thoughts of a million words takes effort.<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong>: Search twiter from within the client, attractive UI.<\/p>\n

Cons<\/strong>: Unstable.<\/p>\n

Verdict<\/h3>\n

If you ask me, I\u2019d say Chromed Bird any day; but if you want your tweet workstation to look pretty, there\u2019s no harm in using Chromed Bird\u2019s little brother Tweetings.<\/p>\n

*Memory hog: Now people may comment that firefox is no memory hog. People, once you use Chrome, firefox looks like a fox with a butt larger than Manuel Uribe<\/a>. Believe me. :P <\/p>\n

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