{"id":90584,"date":"2009-12-17T23:20:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T04:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/five_features_from_third-party_apps_twitter_should.php"},"modified":"2009-12-17T23:20:47","modified_gmt":"2009-12-18T04:20:47","slug":"5-features-from-third-party-apps-twitter-should-integrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/90584","title":{"rendered":"5 Features From Third-Party Apps Twitter Should Integrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/images\/twittercleanlogo.jpg\">When I called Twitter out in my post of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/top_10_failures_of_2009.php\">top 10 failures of 2009<\/a> for &#8220;failing to innovate,&#8221; what I probably should have said was this: Twitter has done a decent job of implementing features that we first saw being used by third-party apps.<\/p>\n<p>The concept of user lists? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/twitter_aggregator_sawhorse_gets_funded_adds_two_s.php\">Sawhorse Media introduced those<\/a>. Retweet functions? <font style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><br \/>\ntweetmeme_url = 'http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/five_features_from_third-party_apps_twitter_should.php';<br \/>\ntweetmeme_source = 'rww';<br \/>\n<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/tweetmeme.com\/i\/scripts\/button.js\"><\/script><\/font>That was a user idea that had already been implemented formally by many mobile and desktop applications. And the hot Contributor API is something that <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/readwriteweb\/~3\/Fhi7brj3Eb4\/cotweet.com\/\">CoTweet<\/a> has been doing for a while. The geotagging API is hardly new, either. But instead of saying that Twitter failed to innovate, let&#8217;s instead name a few features we love from third-party apps that we think they should integrate themselves &#8211; maybe with a key acquisition or two.<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><em>Sponsor<\/em><br \/><a href='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/ck.php?n=a6d5ead9&amp;cb=17487' ><img src='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/avw.php?zoneid=14&amp;cb=17487&amp;n=a6d5ead9' border='0' alt='' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Auto-completing Usernames<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Third-Party Apps That Do This: <a href=\"http:\/\/twidroid.com\/\">Twitdroid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/destroytwitter.com\/\">DestroyTwitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a rather simple feature, but it would make our lives a lot easier. When typing an @ reply or cc&#8217;ing a user, it helps to have a cheat sheet in the form of an auto-completion feature that remembers all your friends.<\/p>\n<h2>Multimedia Uploading And Embedding<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Third-Party Apps That Do This: <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/9591\">PowerTwitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\">Twitpic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The convoluted process of uploading media to a third party and getting your content synced up to your Twitter account can be frustrating, especially when bugs arise. And not being able to preview images or videos before clicking through is a pressure point, as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Threaded Views for Conversations<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Third-Party Apps That Do This: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitdroid.com\">Twitdroid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitoaster.com\/\">TwiToaster<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being able to see what an @ reply is all about can turn into a trail of digital breadcrumbs 10 tabs long. Seeing a threaded conversation in a single click would be much more convenient.<\/p>\n<h2>Management And Analytics<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Third-Party Apps That Do This: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/\">Bit.ly<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/TwitterCounter.com\">TwitterCounter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/Tweetmeme.com\">Tweetmeme<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/doesfollow.com\">DoesFollow<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dossy.org\/twitter\/karma\/\">Twitter Karma<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m obsessed, you&#8217;re obsessed, we&#8217;re all obsessed with follower counts! Not to mention click-throughs, reciprocity, retweets, and all the metrics that make up the statistical side of Internet fame. Real-time measurement of Twitter activity would be worth paying for.<\/p>\n<h2>Official Mobile And Desktop Applications<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Third-Party Apps That Do This: <a href=\"http:\/\/tweetdeck.com\/beta\/\">Tweetdeck<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/readwriteweb\/~3\/Fhi7brj3Eb4\/desktop.seesmic.com\/\">Seesmic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atebits.com\/tweetie-mac\/\">Tweetie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/Twitdroid.com\">Twitdroid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/readwriteweb\/~3\/Fhi7brj3Eb4\/www.orangatame.com\/products\/twitterberry\/\">TwitterBerry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The single greatest opportunity for Twitter innovation (and yes, we&#8217;re resisting the very strong urge to make a portmanteau from those two words) is perhaps in the desktop and mobile app space. It&#8217;s one of the most clearly monetizable avenues for Twitter to pursue, and the &#8220;official&#8221; stamp of approval on an application would guarantee that app&#8217;s success. Moreover, there would probably be clear opportunities for an official app to come pre-loaded on laptops and mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, there&#8217;s a universe of features for Twitter to choose from. From social gaming to DM schedule reminders, <a href=\"http:\/\/oneforty.com\">oneforty<\/a> is like a catalog of what Twitter could &#8211; and perhaps should &#8211; be doing next.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think &#8211; what Twitter features would you like to see launched in 2010? 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The concept of user lists? Sawhorse Media introduced those. 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