I have to admit when I first joined Twitter almost a year ago I wondered what all the fuss was about. Using the web interface is very limiting; it only shows a limited number of tweets and it can be very hard to find those useful tweets you want to see.
TweetDeck is a free application designed to make using Twitter much easier. For quite some time TweetDeck has had integration with Facebook too but this was limited to only personal profiles. The latest version of TweetDeck enables you to also update your Facebook Pages and LinkedIn account, making it an ideal companion for the small business owner that needs to keep their time spent on social media to a minimum! Unfortunately the iPhone app doesn’t have the Facebook Pages or LinkedIn capabilities yet but we can only hope that is on the way.
Another great feature of TweetDeck is the many columns you can set up to follow those people you are truly interested in. You can also set up search columns so you will always see a particular search term when it is tweeted. If you are new to Twitter and are finding it difficult to navigate then download Tweetdeck and give it a try – it will make you see Twitter in a whole new light!
