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What is TweetDeck?

TweetDeck is an Adobe Air desktop application that is currently in public beta. It aims to evolve the existing functionality of Twitter by taking an abundance of information i.e twitter feeds, and breaking it down into more manageable bite sized pieces.

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How does it do that?

TweetDeck enables users to split their main feed (All Tweets) into topic or group specific columns allowing a broader overview of tweets. To do this All Tweets are saved to a local database. The far left column will always contain All Tweets. The GROUP, SEARCH and REPLIES buttons then allow the user to make up additional columns populated from the database. Once created these additional columns will automatically update allowing the user to keep track of a twitter threads far easier.

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Additional Features

  • - Catch up with overnight global twitterings as TweetDeck stores all updates whilst running
  • - Continual status updates of TweetDeck and Twitter
  • - Resize TweetDeck as either an unobtrusive column, full screen or anything in between
  • - Especially useful running full screen on a separate monitor
  • - Filter tweets up to 48 hours using the Timeframe bar
  • - Auto updates from the Twitter API

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Download TweetDeck beta for Mac OS X and Windows (Vista & Windows XP)

Download TweetDeck beta for Linux (manual installation)

TweetDeck requires the Adobe Air runtime be installed first.
Then download the TweetDeck AIR file from http://www.tweetdeck.com/beta/TweetDeck_0_19_1.air

Version 0.19.1 beta - 08/10/2008 (patch)

  • - Log out and close TweetDeck button added to UI
  • - Update button tooltips to appear immeadiately

Version 0.19 beta - 07/10/2008 (more info)

  • - Overall new cleaner UI implemented
  • - Moved Tweet operations buttons to avatar picture rollover
  • - Added delete All Tweets column
  • - Added "turn off twitter updates" button in settings window
  • - Added Tweet Window at bottom setting
  • - Added urlBorg to url shortening services
  • - Added budURL to url shortening services
  • - Added zi.ma to url shortening services
  • - Added Tweet box background color goes red when less than 0 chars left
  • - Added Refresh button to main UI window
  • - Added ability to follow or unfollow from the profile panel
  • - Added tweet favoriting flag
  • - Added tweet read/unread flag
  • - Added ability to hide tweet - within TweetDeck only, not deleted from Twitter
  • - Added ability to mark all tweets in column as read
  • - Added ability to temporarily clear the column of all tweets
  • - Fixed so empty columns are now hidden
  • - Fixed formatting issue when overlong "tweet via" line
  • - Updated calls to Twitter to be made via https, more secure
  • - Updated Profile panel so now includes live profile & tweet archive from twitter
  • - Updated overall column width reduced

Version 0.18.1 beta - 02/09/2008 (more info)

  • - Added Retweet button for 12seconds videos in the 12seconds column
  • - Added links underlined in tweets
  • - Added single click to activate links
  • - Added a "Tweet Colors" button to the settings window > Colors/Font tab
  • - Updated hashtags to link to search.twitter.com instead of hashtags.com
  • - Fixed global search where contains # character such as #140
  • - Fixed encoding problem with certain url shorteners
  • - Fixed not remembering primary font bug
  • - Fixed tweet box character count update when replying to multiple people
  • - Fixed URLs ending with . or ) regular expression
  • - Fixed link leakage problem
  • - Fixed application quit bug in Windows XP & Vista

Version 0.18 beta - 21/08/2008 (more info)

  • - Email tweetdeck@12seconds.tv to receive 12seconds.tv invite
  • - Integrated 12seconds.tv feeds
  • - Added 12seconds.tv column
  • - Added 12seconds.tv video player
  • - Updated new 12seconds.tv links to open in video player
  • - Added 3rd configurable colour for text input boxes

Version 0.17 beta - 19/08/2008 (more info)

  • - Added ability to change background and text colours
  • - Added ability to swap to an international font
  • - Added links on #hashtags in tweet body
  • - Added hex.io url shortener
  • - Added twurl url shortener
  • - Added POPrl url shortener
  • - Updated summize data feed address to search.twitter.com
  • - Fixed hover name when minimised to tray
  • - Fixed initial logout problem - some bugs remain
  • - Fixed Update Framework error caused by small update interval

Version 0.16.1 beta - 30/07/2008 (more info)

  • - Added system chrome for better window response and lower RAM usage
  • - Added minimize to system tray for Windows OS
  • - Added TwitScoop column (awesome new feature)
  • - Added TwitPic integration
  • - Added Adobe AIR application update framework
  • - Added @username anywhere in tweet = reply
  • - Added remembering of last used URL shortening service
  • - Added clicking on notification window restores TD window
  • - Added eweri.com URL shortening service
  • - Moved window size/position info to preferences file
  • - Fixed shorten URL cleared when successful
  • - Fixed tweet text not cleared if profile panel displayed

Version 0.16 beta - 23/07/2008 (more info)

  • - Added visual and audio notifications on new tweet arrival
  • - Added TweetDeck Settings window
  • - Added ability to turn notifications on or off
  • - Added Twitter API rate limiting controls
  • - Added Force Refresh button to Settings window
  • - Moved Reset Window button to dock/tray menu item
  • - Updated Tweet box now only cleared if tweet successfully sent
  • - Updated Reply button so does not clear tweet box each time
  • - Updated error message when Direct Messaging a non-follower

Version 0.15.2 beta - 15/07/2008 (more info)

  • - New tweets no longer cause focus to jump to top of column
  • - Disabled reply & retweet buttons in DM column
  • - Added URL shortening services to tweet box
  • - Added API limit display on rollover at bottom right
  • - Updated Twitter API to get 200 tweets per update
  • - Updated Summize & Twitter calls to be more efficient
  • - Updated Tweet box max length to be 160 characters
  • - Updated Tweet box so it word wraps
  • - Fixed long group names - now truncated
  • - Fixed broken Summize retweet functionality
  • - Fixed line breaks appearing in tweets

Version 0.15.1 beta - 07/07/2008 (more info)

  • - Direct Messages now have their own column
  • - Maximum timeframe limited to 48 hours
  • - Efficiency of calls to Summize API greatly improved
  • - Tweet queueing functionality temporarily suspended
  • - Added button to switch between single and multi-column view
  • - Added new Tweet panel for single column view
  • - Added Tweet button to single column view
  • - Add Restore Window button
  • - Fixed maximise button to restore window when maximised

Version 0.15 beta - 04/07/2008

  • - Search split out to either local (your friends) or global (everyone)
  • - Global searches powered by Summize, updated every minute
  • - Profile info panel shown when clicked on user
  • - Twitter replies now overwrite Summize replies
  • - Added single call to get 100 friends for group list
  • - Added notification window for queued tweets sent
  • - Added separate Sign In button for offline users
  • - Fixed issue with sending queued tweets multiple times
  • - Fixed special character issue by changing font
  • - Fixed spacing issue with tweet timestamp
  • - Fixed date format on Direct Meessage tweet timestamp

Version 0.14 private beta - 30/06/2008

  • - Replies column is now populated by Twitter AND Summize
  • - Added source parameter so now tweets come "via TweetDeck"
  • - Added time of next update to Last Updated message
  • - Added retweet functionality
  • - Added direct messages into Replies column
  • - Fixed horizontal scrollbar so correct skin is displayed

Contact / Feedback

If you would like to know more about TweetDeck then please contact Iain Dodsworth: