I’ve been experimenting with various Friendfeed and Twitter desktop clients. Twhirl is very feature rich and it supports Friendfeed’s rooms. However, I don’t like having separate windows for each service.
Feedalizr is not nearly as feature rich (it doesn’t support rooms), but it is very attractive, is clean and simple, and easy to use.
Having ignored twitter for a long time, I now realize it’s one of the most valuable tools I have. Twitter created a new meme. Now there are many startups evolving it. Pownce, Friendfeed, and Plurk are some of the notable ones. As the clients being built for these services mature they will become indispensable.
As more people adopt services like twitter, businesses will ignore conversations on these services at their peril. Smart companies monitor these services (see Summize for one good tool) and respond quickly to comments. It’s a great way to provide support and quickly correct misunderstandings.
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