Happy 4th Birthday Twitter!

Dear , Happy 4th Birthday! Along with Facebook, YouTube, and Myspace, you have revolutionized our lives. Whether it’s good or bad, I’d like to say Happy Birthday with some lists and infographics: Favorites of Twitter: Retweet feature Flashcard feature Minor word tweaks Echofon Twitter app released Interface (simple and straightforward) Dislikes of Twitter: Spam Constant phishing attacks Not a lot …

Quick Look: Twitter flashcards

What are Twitter flashcards? You may not know, because they were introduced very recently. To the left is a screenshot. Basically, whenever you scroll over someone’s name, whether it be in a mention or before the actual tweet, one of these will pop up. You can follow the person, unfollow, and see their statistics as shown to the left. It’s …

Quick Look: On the other hand, TweetCaster is pretty good

After getting really pissed off with Uber Twitter, I decided to look for more Twitter applications. I found one called TweetCaster. Unlike Uber(fail)Twitter, TweetCaster actually works. Its interface is more elegant, although I have to admit that each individual tweet takes up more space than it needs to. No ads, and there’s actually a toolbar showing mentions, tweets, direct messages, …