Tweetdeck, still coming up short
So, you have found yourself on Twitter. Cool. Now, you realize that there are a lot of tools to better utilize Twitter. Most of us are choosing an application called Tweetdeck. It has a huge user base and is in active development but, I seem to keep looking for more options.
Here is my list of annoyances
- The notification window pops up when ever new content is delivered. Cool. Only problem is that it pops up in the far right top of the application window and doesn’t seem to have anyway to dismiss it. This is a problem for me, because new content is shown in the top of the windows. A better solution for me would be allowing it to be clicked away or simply showing up in some other location.
- I would like small status windows. Having my replies and direct messages use an entire column wastes space. I would prefer small windows for unread counts and the ability to click on it and show a larger column to review those items.
- Groups, The more users you choose to follow, the harder it is to see what they have to say. The all friends group is great but I would like an option to hide any users that are a part of another group. So, in my case, I have a gardening group that has all of the users I follow for gardening news. I don’t want them to show up in my all friends group.
- A group specific to the last post from each user I follow would be handy. Some twitters are noisy… really noisy. When reviewing, it would be nice to have a group that simply lists the last tweet from each user I am following.
- Adjustable width columns. I’m still not sure about the whole layout, but if the application stays with the columns, I would like grab handles to adjust the width of each column.
Does anyone else have some of the same frustrations?