I'm back with another Seesmic-Tweetdeck post. You might be wondering why it's part 2, it is because this is my second "comparative post" of the two leading Twitter clients currently available. My first, so called comparative post, is in my Posterous account (if you like to check it out click the link). Anyway, Tweetdeck have updated their Tweetdeck app (for desktops) to version 0.37.2 which have new features including the recently launched Deck.ly (works like Twitlonger). Seesmic have done their part of updating too with their Seesmic for Desktop 2 version 1.1.0.1461. I will talk more about their features after the break.
This part will be about the desktop apps. I know, you know both have web apps too but I'll talk about it later on. The version of the apps that I will be talking about here are both at their latest versions. So if you are running on an older version, I might be talking a bit gibberish for you.
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| Tweetdeck Desktop page |
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| Seesmic Desktop page |
Both have very unique application designs. Tweetdeck sticks to their usual design and Seesmic jumps out from their Seesmic for Desktop (1) design and into the Seesmic for Windows (this is what they call it before they stopped or removed the "for Windows" app) design style. In terms of design they both offer good positioning of settings, buttons, and whatnots. With the latest version of Tweetdeck though, you can now transfer the update box (where you type in your tweets) at the bottom, if you wanted it that way (see photo below). You can't do that with Seesmic but I prefer them to be at the top maybe because that is just what I got used to. For design, I do not have any complaints.
For functionality, I'd say Seesmic is ahead. The reasons, Seesmic allows you to integrate more social networking sites than Tweetdeck does. That is with the help of Seesmic Marketplace which currently have 50 or more plugins. Seesmic also makes Klout integration default with the latest version of the app. If you notice the photo of my Seemic above you'll see those little orange boxes just below those little blue circles (they have a purpose: shows follower number, following number, # of updates, and it is customizable).
Currently Tweetdeck allows you to integrate 6 kinds of social networks into your app: Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Google Buzz, LinkedIn, and Foursquare. Seesmic on the other hand allows you more, aside from those 6, Seesmic offers way more than Tweetdeck. You do the counting.
Seesmic Desktop 2 also offer more things (plugins) than the number of letters in "Tweetdeck". The Seesmic Desktop 2 Marketplace allows you to install plugins into your Seesmic app plugins like a RSS reader, news, and entertainment plugins.
Both twitter clients are very customizable except that Seesmic allows you to resize the text on the app and allows you a more controlled resizing of the columns than Tweetdeck offers. The plugins pre-loaded into your Seesmic can be uninstalled or removed, well its not like you can click an uninstall button on your settings box which I hope they have. Uninstalling the plugins from your Seesmic requires you to go to a folder in your PC and deleting a file which corresponds to the plugin installed in your Seesmic. On the other hand, installing a plugin from the marketplace into your Seesmic will require you to restart the application for the plugins to be completely installed. Oh well, I think that is what you get when you have super customizable features but I hope they figure something out.
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| Tweetdeck notification window |
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| Seesmic notification window |
On to the notification system. Both are good, both offer fairly the same notification style. A box will popout from your screen and notify you that a new tweet or an update is available. Both are also very customizable with Tweetdeck just ahead in this department. Although I like my notif box to popout from the bottom right corner of my screen, Tweetdeck allows you to change where it will popout. It also have the capability to include or not include a summary of updates on a smaller box just below the main notif box. Both have sounds to inform you of a new update and both can be muted with Tweetdeck, yet again ahead since you can actually change the volume of the audible notif. You can also change advance settings with regards to the notifs on both apps (see photos below).
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| Tweetdeck notification settings |
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| Seesmic notification settings |
Lastly, about twitter's User Stream API, you know the "real time streaming" of tweets and updates from twitter to your Seesmic or Tweetdeck apps. Both offer the new technology. Seesmic is ahead in this department, why? Because if you have two or more Twitter accounts integrated into your Seesmic you have the capability of using the User Stream API on one or more Twitter accounts. In my Seesmic, I have two Twitter accounts, one uses the User Stream API the other does not, reason is one of my Twitter account gets too much updates. I just don't want to be overwhelmed with the information I receive, so off goes User Stream API. You can't do that with Tweetdeck, it's either you use it or not use it at all. By the way, User Stream API on both apps are the same, I mean when it comes to updating. The notifs popout at the same time.
The reason why the Seesmic window is behind Tweetdeck's is because Seesmic is just a head in popping out that Tweetdeck's. Well, I am not particular with that race anyway.
Now we move to the web app they have.
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| Tweetdeck Chrome app |
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| Seesmic Web |
So we go beyond the app here with Tweetdeck's Chrome app and Seesmic Web. Recently, Seesmic updated their web-based Twitter client which now, AMAZINGLY, supports TWO or more Facebook accounts. That is a first in the Twitter client industry, I guess. Anyway, in this department Seesmic wins with a landslide for me. Both have the same features except that Seesmic Web works in almost all browsers, IE, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or Safari. Tweetdeck only works with Google Chrome that is why it's a "Chrome app". You also need to install it into your Chrome browser for it to work. If you ain't a Chrome user then your only option is the desktop app.
So who wins? It is clear that Seesmic is the best Twitter Client out there. Desktop app or web-based app, Seesmic have mastered the art of giving it's users a full featured product. Now, what I want Seesmic to do is, develop Seesmic Look.
That is Seesmic Look ladies and gentlemen. I used to use this Twitter client when it first came out, it is the best, I mean a Twitter client that looks like the Seesmic Look is just breathtaking. I am very saddened though since Seesmic have stopped development of the said product. If I am right, this is Seesmic's first product. I really hope they improve it. You can still download that beauty and use it, but it would only integrate with one Twitter account and no Facebook integration.
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