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TweetDeck is the most useful application for managing Twitter that I’ve found ever. It is fully customizable – you have full control of every column, user, related tweet – this application is really time saver if you use it on regular basis. In this article I am trying to show real power of Tweetdeck, which seems to be hidden on the first moment, it is an Adobe Air-based application that runs on any platform (it requires Adobe Air 1.5 to be installed first) – at first I would suggest You also to play with settings, rollover buttons, they are often self explaining also revealing many hidden features.
Organize Your Screen and Columns
I will start explaining the most important features
1. Tweet
This is the most basic button, You probably use very often – here You can write status update as well as insert and shorten URL.
Also note there are also buttons where You can add picture, translate message, automatically shrink message (shorten words as possible) and automatically hash tag with most relevant and popular tags. Keep playing with buttons – you’ll get used to it pretty fast.
2. All Friends
Open Friend tweet section column, usually it is open on default.
3. Replies
Open Reply column (lists all replies to your messages), usually this one is opened too. All messages with @yourtwittername included will be there.
4. Direct Messages
Open direct messages column (DM), opened on default.
5. Favorites
Opens Favorite message column.
6. Groups
Start new group, choose group members and manage them. This can be very handy to create specific column following just your selected friends, you want to take off the crowd. For example you can create one column – just where You talk with You work buddies and then maybe one more column where you select just your school friends. Read more about group creation here.
7. Twitter Search
Use advanced search to search all relevant tweets into a new column – great way yo start conversation that You really take interest in. Very powerful tool, read more about it here.
8. TwitScoop
Adds new column showing You hot trends, most often and popular topics – see what people are buzzing about.
9. 12Seconds
12seconds is the best place online for video status updates. It’s a super easy way to share what you’re doing with your friends and family using short video clips. You can use your web cam or mobile phone. Show your friends where you are, share your thoughts, or tell them how you’re doing. We are building a video status platform that will help you keep up to date with your friends 12 seconds at a time.
Tweetdeck just add interaction with this project and service.
10. StockTwits
StockTwits is an open, community-powered idea and information service for investments. Users can eavesdrop on traders and investors, or contribute to the conversation and build their reputation as savvy market wizards. The service takes financial related data – using Twitter as the content production platform – and structures it by stock, user, reputation, etc.
Log into the site with your Twitter details and you will be presented with a user interface filled with comments and stats showing the top ticker buzz, the top StockTwit talkers, and the top gainers and losers.
Tweetdeck just add interaction with this great service.
11. Facebook Status Update
Same here, adds Facebook interaction with Tweetdeck.
Okay, now we are a little more familiar with main navigation section. Continuing article, I’ll explain many short tips, which will help you navigate and use TweetDeck more effectively saving Your time in big amounts, of course, if you want it to spend at all on Twitter.
Reply, Retweet, Direct Message
Just rollover on profile icon to get many options as reply, retweet, DM, follow,unfollow, add to group, favorite, search. With those buttons you can do anything you could need from another person in very handy way.
Organize Your columns
You can get 5 columns on Your TweetDeck if You choose Narrow columns. Also note if You click on the new buttons to open new columns, you should close some of already opened ones in order to see new ones or just scroll from left to right.
How to delete column
Filter by keyword
Now this one is extremely useful because for example, if you are searching for links to retweet you can type “http” and all messages with URL’s will be listed.
Also “RT @” is useful, because you filter messages, which your friends seemed to be worthy for retweeting.
One more – if you’re looking for questions to answer and help somebody just type question mark – “?” or “please” and you’ll get all questions or requests from your friends.
You can also filter by username – select dropdown list and write Your friend’s username and get only his tweets in one column. You can even select time frame and source – it gives you complete control to Your columns.
Twitter API Limit
This is really good feature – Twitter API Limit Tracker. The API Tracker allows you to see how much of your Twitter API limit you’ve used and at what time your API limit will reset to 100%. You can see this limit on top right of Tweetdeck. On TweetDeck settings you can choose how you use this limit selecting how often Your columns updates, this is nice feature also if you have got a lot of followers. By limiting updates, you have enough time to read all interesting tweets in time.
TweetDeck Color Settings
As for me it’s pretty tiresome to read on dark background light letters and you know what – you can easily change it if you want! I just reversed colors and played some little more and got light, personalized TweetDeck profile. If you want, you can also share your Tweet color settings with friends or reset colors if you messed up something.
Okay, this ir pretty rough list explaining just the most important Tweetdeck features, if you want to dig really deep I listed several more resources, you can continue reading:
All your TweetDeck Questions Answered – 31 basic questions answered here, consider reading if You’re new to Tweetdeck.
TwitterHowTo
Here You can find a lot of Tweetdeck tips explained with screenshots really detailed, site is dedicated to help You with Twitter, but Tweetdeck related articles explaining new features are pretty often there. Just keep searching, what You need.
TweetDeck’s posterous
-All things about TweetDeck and Twitter.
It seems obvious, but if you’re interested what’s happening with Tweetdeck, read their own blog. That’s all for short!
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Thanks for your post , Great post.
wow Great article, thanks!
great i never seen before.
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I was looking for such application. I want to use this API for managing my facebook. Will look into it.
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Good explanation of how to use TweetDeck. I’ll use TweetDeck and save my time. Thanks.
Many of my friends have TweetDeck but I wasnt sure if it was going to be useful… Thanks for this post!
nice sharing. i don’t know how to use twitter in webpages, here is solutions i got the way & try do to use of it. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for sharing this article about explaining the use of TweetDeck in twitter
It is really useful one, Keep going
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Thank you very much for introducing tweetdeck to me, i will start using from today itself.
I’m actually learning how to use twitter better. Pretty useful!
Your tips is very great and easy to practice now.
Thank you very much.
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When I first joined Twitter, I used Tweetdeck. Then I switched from a PC to a Mac and loaded it again after some time. By then I followed a lot of people and they wouldn’t all come up to create the groups I wanted. So, I kind of gave up on it. It might be useful to include something about how to create groups with a large # of followers etc. It seems I ran across something that said there was a limit but never really mastered the groups this way.
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TweetDeck is the most useful application for managing Twitter that I’ve found ever. It is fully customizable – you have full control of every column, user, related tweet – this application is really time saver if you use it on regular basis….
Thanks for the tutorial. I just wrote a short post on my blog about it :)
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Great post about tweetdeck, i didn’t know i could do such things with it even if i’m using it for 2 months now.
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Typo – “Okay, this ir pretty rough list explaining” paragraph just before “All your TweetDeck Questions Answered” on the bottom. ir = is.
Great article!
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you’ve shown all highlight of tweetdeck… made a new article with all that screenshot.
I think it very useful for most of the people, also I think tweetdeck interface explain itself.
.. the program has nice icons. you know how to use it without reading a manual.
Have been looking for something to explain using this system. Thanks, will be studying it.
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Update your Twitter randomly according to your intrest Or, from Rss Feed Or, from your own tweet message list Or, Any combination of the above three http://feedmytwitter.com
Thanks! It’s time for me to switch over, and I didn’t know much at all. This post is a life saver!
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What a great post. Discovered 5 new things. Have retweeted it. Of course!
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This is definitely an informative post. What would help me more, though, is a table with check marks comparing features between the most popular Twitter desktop clients (Tweetdeck vs. Seesmic, for example).
hi,
this is a really informative post. it’s clear that you do quite a bit of research before putting together a post.
Recently i have started using twitter, i am still a newbee there. i use platforms like twittercounter to get a little recognition on twitter. i might give twitdeck a try.
thanks for notifying us.
peace
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Yeah, your RSS definitely has been injected with something.
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Great article. I think you might want to take a closer look at your RSS feeds though. The RSS feed for this article seems to have been injected with some unsavory content that isn’t in the main article.
Fantastic article, very well detailed, far more thorough than my own on Tweetdeck, you should update with the “auto-fill usernames” so when you type @, it shows you a list of people you select and saves you time.
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Dugg it, Thumbs-Upped it and wrote a comment at Digg. Just a fan of your site in general. Keep up the good work. I’m convinced to use Tweetdeck now.
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Thanks for the tips–I’ve just started using Tweetdeck because of this article. It’s really great! :)
Thank You – I really hope I’ll create some new Tweetdeck users, because I really love this application! I wish I could have such tutorial too when I get started :))
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Great thanks….
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I’m over due to start expending some effort to start saving some time on twitter.
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Nice list! I am using Hootsuite currently and may consider to switch to Tweetdeck after read this article!
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Nice Tuts, wish I’d seen it when I started using TweetDeck ..
Yeah Tweetdeck is the best! Without it I would be lost to manage all my Twitter Contacts I follow! My Twitter Profile (Donfuxx)
The tips for adjusting the Twitter-API with Tweetdeck are useful for me, I didn´t care about that too much so far.
The connection with Facebook updates I do not use so far, it is not so much my thing. I want not all Facebook status updates displayed in my Twitter account.
Thx for this blog post! I am sure it will convert some Twitter users to happy Tweetdeck users :-)
cheers,
Thomas
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Данный пост реально помог мне принять очень важное для себя решение. За что автору отдельное спасибо. Жду от Вас новых постов!
Great post, love TweetDeck, however one grammatical thing I picked up on the was niggling at me: you don’t have to capitalise the ‘Y’ on you and your :P
Thanks again for the writeup!
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You’ve done a good job at highlighting all the features available in TweetDeck! It is an amazing tool for using Twitter more effectively.
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