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Tweetie 2.0

TheMBC said:
I think I'm in love with the new Tweetie.
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LOL, there are a few things I think it is missing. No push for @'s and direct replies, all themes are gone (would have liked to use desktop Tweetie theme), and support for tweeting what song you are listening to.

This is a solid release and in many ways it is now the best Twitter app but there is still more work to be done.

For those who are mad, it's OK. There are other options and people like Alyssa Milano (who I follow and not because she is a celebrity) agree with you. Unless you are using a free Twitter app, though, there is a decent chance of an upgrade because there is only so many people who will pay for a Twitter app and they will have to eventually charge unless making the best Twitter app is not their full-time job.

I do wonder what would happen if they followed their desktop model and allowed advertising like Twitterrific. Many people who work at Twitter use Tweetie as their primary Twitter client.
 
soulghost said:
Same here, just can't live with this white theme. Off to twitterrific.
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Is there an option to open links directly in safari in Version 2?
Not sure why, but I'm bothered by links opening in the app, which isn't as fast a browser as safari.
 
bought it the second it was released last night :)

i actually like the clean white theme...

one thing i can't work out is how to browse the public timeline?
 
I love it. I do miss the chat bubbles but it's nice to be able to adjust the size.

Honesty, the new features make the 3 bucks for it a bargain.
 
I like Tweetie 2 but no one does conversational views like Simplytweet. Simplytweet drills down to every reply
 
Great app. Definitely the best Twitter app available. That said, would like to see the following features (re-)added: (i) flic.kr image service; (ii) bubble theme; (iii) update location w/ current GPS.

Beyond that, just about perfect.

--Mav
 
This is creating an undesirable trend of re-buying an update at a full price instead of free or discounted update.

And don't tell me its a work from grounds up.Because it is not.
 
Maverickster said:
Great app. Definitely the best Twitter app available. That said, would like to see the following features (re-)added: (i) flic.kr image service; (ii) bubble theme; (iii) update location w/ current GPS.
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Tweetie supports the new location api that will allow you to add the location per tweet. Twitter is going to start rolling this out soon (until then you will not see them in tweetie). When this happens you will be able to see a map that shows where the tweet came from. Right now, the "location" you see in many clients (and in the current Tweetie) is what is set in their location profile setting. However, that setting will not be as useful once the new api is live.
 
str1f3 said:
LOL, there are a few things I think it is missing. No push for @'s and direct replies, all themes are gone (would have liked to use desktop Tweetie theme), and support for tweeting what song you are listening to.

This is a solid release and in many ways it is now the best Twitter app but there is still more work to be done.
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Agreed. Still waiting for push, which (unless I read incorrectly) atebits says he's doing. I don't know if I care so much about tweeting my music though.

http://atebits.cachefly.net/blog/static-bigbird-redux1.html

emailYasmin said:
This is creating an undesirable trend of re-buying an update at a full price instead of free or discounted update.

And don't tell me its a work from grounds up.Because it is not.
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Just what he said. Link above.
 
Not too many seem to have a problem with the price except a vocal few. Tweetie is now the #2 overall in paid apps.
 
bozzykid said:
Tweetie supports the new location api that will allow you to add the location per tweet. Twitter is going to start rolling this out soon (until then you will not see them in tweetie). When this happens you will be able to see a map that shows where the tweet came from. Right now, the "location" you see in many clients (and in the current Tweetie) is what is set in their location profile setting. However, that setting will not be as useful once the new api is live.
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No, I understand all of that. I just wish that the "stop gap" before that's rolled out was an easy way to update the profile location (as there was in Tweetie 1.x) rather than the google maps link (or, a choice between the two).
 
emailYasmin said:
This is creating an undesirable trend of re-buying an update at a full price instead of free or discounted update.

And don't tell me its a work from grounds up.Because it is not.
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I do not think this started the trend, but has fallen in sync with it. There are several apps that have done this. Take for instance the TapTap apps, Madden football, RealSoccer, etc. It was bound to happen as did purchasing upgrades or add-ons from within the app. Bottom line is that it has to make someone money or it isn't going to last long because open source development of these apps has not yet been taken hold.

What is a disturbing trend is the premium (read: paid) applications that are now streaming advertisements. And not just advertisements but ones that require the advertisement to use my location services—which I do not wish to use—and pop up a window asking for such every thirty seconds. My opinion is if developers are making free versions, go ahead and include advertisements (even though data show they are not very effective) but if they are making paid apps they should be free of advertisements or at least have he ability to refuse third party access to the app/phone.

OK, off that soapbox.

Tweetie 2 seems like a decent app. I might be more comfortable with Twitterific at this point but it seems I have to do quite a bit of drilling to get where I want. I should be able to view trends immediately upon opening the app (similar to going to the twitter website) and not have to drill through an account.

I find it interesting that the nearby search has not worked properly (it neither updates nor shows local tweets—I've been looking at the same Tweet from nowhere around here for a day now and Twitterific has updated over 100 local Tweets). Although, I do like the map concept.

Public timeline seems to have gone missing.

I am a bit mystified about these user services. I am probably too new a user to know all of these but what are they? I assume they are third party websites or applications that supposedly improve my efficiency in using Twitter. I guess I'm just not seeing how.
 
Saw a posting on Twitter by Scoble tonight. Apparently word is going around that Tweetie 2 is making $100,000/day. Wow!
 
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