Seesmic Desktop Is Ahead of the Game with Twitter Lists Integration
Posted by Ching Ya | Posted in Seesmic, Social Media Tool, Social Networking, Twitter, Twitter Desktop Clients, Web Application | Posted on 03-11-2009
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I have to retract my own scheduled post at the last minute for this exciting news!
There has been a wild guess going on between Tweetdeck and Seesmic Desktop on who will launch the FIRST Twitter Lists integration? I was ecstatic to learn about Seesmic determination to be ahead of the game with Twitter Lists ! The Seesmic founder, Loic Le Meur also happily announced through Twitter that Seesmic Web will have the same added feature if not by this week, then early next.
So now…
What will Twitter Lists look like in your desktop client?
The Userlists option will be placed at the sidebar of Seesmic Desktop, between Pages & saved Searches. Soon, it will update with your current configured Twitter Lists and those you subscribed to. Here’s an overview:
Clearly, you can identify the differences between yours and others’ lists by :
- Username Displayed
- Color Differences: blue indicates your created list while grey shows the subscribed lists.
Once you click on them, Voila ! You have them displayed in columns for viewing pleasure. To add a Twitter user to existing lists is do-able on Seesmic Desktop. Here’s how:
1. Right click on the Twitter user to display the command box. Select ‘Add To Userlist‘.
2. In the dropdown menu, assign the List for your friend and click OK. You’re done !
Neither list-creation nor user-removal is doable on Seesmic Desktop for the time being, but I’m not complaining.
Want to be among the early birds to test out this new feature in Seesmic Desktop? Sign up here and wait for the new release to be sent to you.
If you’re wondering what’s the fuss with Twitter Lists:
It’s a new way to organize your Twitter account by creating custom groups. You can assign any names you prefer and categorized your Twitter friends accordingly. For me I think it’s necessary to have one fixed site to maintain all our groups, regardless what client we’re using.
Now why is this encouraged?
- To acknowledge your friends within your network
- To discover and reconnect with long lost users in your list
- For the benefits of marketing, projects & business ventures: potential customers/workforce in groups
- Clear the clutter and manage your follow ups
- More more more … that’s for you to find out.
Read further about Twitter Lists at Twitter Lists 101 & Let Me Add You To My Twitter List. Enjoy the insights!
Have you started with Twitter Lists yet? Do you think the integration is necessary? Voice it up in the comments and don’t forget to share this fantastic news with others! ^^
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Awesome…maybe I should using Seesmic to manage my twitter accounts.
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Roseli,
Isn’t it interesting what these clients can do? ^^ Seesmic is smart to be quick in all the integration. I’m sure Tweetdeck will be on the way as well, especially after this news.
Quick and detailed review. But anyway, I still prefer Tweetdeck.
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Jacob,
No problem, I’m sure Tweedeck will work on the integration asap. Heard it’s on the way.
Nice one, Ching Ya. I’ve actually decided to go back to TweetDeck although Seesmic Desktop (and DestroyTwitter) was one of my fav Twitter app
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Michael,
I’m sure Tweetdeck is working on it. ^^ I was not in the rush for that so I’m still with Tweetdeck, the lists are yet to finish anyway.
hehe.. a lot of work to do really.
How’s DestroyTwitter doing? Does it complete with FB fan page integration too?
By the way, great to have you back. ^^
Haven’t tried DestroyTwitter again for months so I can’t tell.
Btw, thanks for adding me to your superbbloggers list
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It *does* sound exciting, even though I’m not cutting edge when it comes to apps like these. One thing I have to say is that I found it a great time-sink trying to put existing twitter friends in lists.
When adding new people, it’s a lot easier, because like FB, all you do is add to the list while adding them. I still haven’t gone through my entire twitter friends to add them to lists yet. This will take me ages.
Thanks for a very useful and informative post.
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Anne,
You got that right! I was in between considering the ROI of the time and energy to be invested. ^^ Still haven’t totally come to a conclusion. One thing for sure, I’ll try to update the lists from time to time. But I need a proper strategy for it otherwise the list-constructing will be meaningless if to be left untouched.
Thanks for reminding me about that.
tweetdeck already have it own function to create list..
been using it all this time..
Izzat,
It does, but it only works for a continuous Tweetdeck user.
If one decides to change client, he/she will lose the groups made on Tweetdeck completely on other clients. Twitter lists integration prevents that and allow you to have fixed-lists no matter which client you use.
Of course, this is just a prediction. I can only hope other clients will be as enthusiastic to apply lists-integration to their services. We’ll see.
I hadn’t been using a desktop client, but Ching Ya I am tempted to use Seesmic now – you did make it look pretty awesome! These lists really are great when you just want to check in on Twitter and see a category or two of the people you follow. Thanks so much for the link!
Christie´s last blog ..Let me add you to my Twitter list!
Christie,
That’s true. You brought up a very good use of Twitter Lists! ^^
Actually Tweetdeck has the similar feature of grouping that I really like, but then when we look at the long term, it’s better to have Twitter Lists rather than a grouping feature that we’ll lose if switched to other Twitter clients.
Let me know anytime if you have any enquiry about Seesmic Desktop on the features. I have both installed on my PC. lol..
This appears to be a very interesting integration from Seesmic. I have to admit that with all the Twitter clients available, I find it very difficult to decide which one is actually the best. I have used Seesmic in the past and occasionally Tweetdeck. I am not a fan of Adobe Air and have been using Hootsuite. Hootsuite manages very well multiple accounts and is web based, no memory choking:) Ching, it would be really a nice idea if you can make a comparison test between the most popular ones, side by side, lol. Will try this though and see if I can “fall in love with it”.
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DiTesco,
That’s a brilliant idea. Although I did once with Tweetdeck vs. Seesmic Desktop vs. Twhirl here. It requires updating now, surely.
You know what, you just gave me a great inspiration on a post. I’ll try to work on the comparisons.
It requires some time though, hope it’s worth the wait.
Oh, I’m sure it will be worth it. I know it will for me:) I’m a patient guy, lol
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Nice sharing Ching Ya…I’m not a TweetDeck Addict.. but I still recommend it..
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Pradeep,
Looks like we have a lot of Tweetdeck fans here. ^^ Hope they got the message.
Oh, this is so exciting, Ching Ya! I knew I could count on you to be on top of these things. I clicked on the Seesmic link and singed up, now I’m still waiting for my confirmation email.
I think Twitter lists are a fabulous tool. I’m excited to see how I can employ Seesmic to use them to my best advantage.
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Heather,
Me too. It’s my hope to use the lists wisely. I’m sure there’s a lot of potential in them, just need to start grouping. You’re in my list too!
I just got my download file today 0.6.3 beta2. Have updated the images and content above.
Hi Ching Ya, I just love it when someone smart figures all this stuff out and then explains it in a way we can all relate to. Thank you!
Jonathan,
Thank you for liking the post. ^^ You don’t know how glad I am to hear that! A simple comment can be so encouraging, thanks so much !
Great post Ching Ya , you always come up with good news! I have stooped using desktop clients for long time, but maybe I will give a try to check how thing are going!
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Hesham,
Thank you for visiting. ^^
We all have mix feelings towards desktop clients. I always hope for a better PC or laptop to cope with the upgrading. ha..
May I know what’s stopping you to use D clients? Which application you use to keep up with Twitter updates?
Thanks for the heads up on Twitter!
Bunny,
You’re most welcome. So have you decided to try?
So finally Seesmic become the first twitter client to
add twitter list feature, I’m still waiting for tweetdeck to roll out this feature since its my fav one.
Harsh,
No worries, I’m sure Tweetdeck is working on it.
Seesmic has been great in being ahead of the game. Tweetdeck will need to step up. My system is working more compatible with TD for the time being, hope for the best.
I finally am the proud owner of a new iPhone, do you suggest I get this as an app?? You are the expert, Ching Ya, so I will go with what you say on this!
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Jannie,
Congrats! Wow.. I would love to have an iPhone someday.
I’m not sure whether Seesmic has an iPhone app yet, I’ll try to check for you. In the mean time, Tweetdeck has the app so if you’re in a hurry to try, can give it a shot: http://tweetdeck.com/beta/iphone/
Do let me know how did it go.
Hi Ching,
You are really up-to-date with this social media huh. I used Seismic at home, for it does not load here at the office, LOL!
Haven’t created my Twitter list yet, so I cannot really take advantage of this feature. Probably I should be accomplishing my list first
Regards,
Madz
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Madz,
Once you get the lists and upgrading ready, you’ll have the lists automatically displayed at your sidebar. ^^ I’ll say that’s worth the wait.
If you don’t mind me asking, which Twitter application you use in office?
Seesmic beats Tweetdeck with Twitter list integration. Wow. I’m using lists as well, but with four public and several private. It takes time to populate the list with deserving tweeters and to publish it right now might cause bad feelings for those who might have felt left out.
But this stems from one’s personal assessment on the level of engagement of followers and perceived value to the network so alienating a few souls is part of the territory. Can’t avoid that now, can we.
Besides at 500 members per Twitter list anything can be said to be a work in progress. Unless of course you managed to complete the max 500/twitter list ceiling.
All is well with Twitter List and I’m happy Seesmic fans now have the chance to take Twitter lists for a test drive.
Jan,
That’s true. I’m still in the middle of the list making. None of them seem complete and time is definitely an issue. By the way, thank you for including me in your lists. ^^ Honored.
I agree with what you shared. Not to mention 500 is a big number, will try to prevent that as I know it won’t be as effective for my part. Maybe once the demand increases Twitter can provide us with >20 lists? Anything can happen.
Thanks so much for visiting!
I might need to give Seesmic another try. The UI just felt a bit off to me before, and I’ve really gotten hooked on Brizzly. But Brizzly doesn’t have list integration yet, I don’t think.
Evan,
ha..I can assure you you’re not the only one! ^^ However I appreciate what Seesmic is offering so far. Not to mention THANK GOD Twitter has this listing-feature released finally!
Brizzly is still quite new to me, I thought I would see a grizzly but a cute brown bear is just as adorable!
You certainly caught my attention in this one. I’ll check it out.
Yes, I see on my phone it has the TweetDeck app! It is on my list to try.
The iPhone is much less in price now than when they first came out, and they do a LOT more than the first ones– it was my early Christmas present.
And Ching ya, a bit off topic… I am sorry about those broken links on my current post, you know to those hats I talked about… I have fixed them so now you can go back and have a peek at my dream hat and haircut! Duh, Jannie.
xoxo
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Jannie,
No problem, I’ll head right over for a look. ^^ Do let me know about your tweeting experience using iPhone. I would really love to go mobile someday.. wish hard for the Christmas wish list!
Hey,
I see me… haha that’s cool. I haven’t played with Seesmic Desktop yet. Thanks for adding me to your superb bloggers list, it’s an honor. As far as Twitter lists, not bad, still toying around with it. These lists help by allowing us to better track down people in any field, a more organized way to search. I’m a fan, the lists will be valuable for users as Twitter continues to expand. It should help prevent freak outs because of that feelings Twitter cause- it can be overwhelming.
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Miguel,
Don’t mention it, you’re well worth the title! ^^ I wonder if android has anything new relating to Twitter lists yet?
You know what, this can also be a great idea for those who’re reaching close to 2k. I’m so glad to see you’re off the problem.
You’re a valuable tweep to follow. Congrats!
My vote still goes to TweetDeck
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Kiran,
Hang in there. ^^ They will announce the good news soon. Finger cross.
Tis time seesmic rushed to get ahead of other clients but still the interface of TweetDeck is best in the market and options available over there are rocking. Like other readers, my vote also goes to TweetDeck.
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Sanjeev,
Guess another vote goes to Tweetdeck. ^^ Let’s wait for their good news then, hopefully very soon.
Thanks so much for dropping by.
Hi Ching Ya,
I love the whole list thing. I’ve already found some interesting new tweeps to follow that were recommended by others. I haven’t created my own list though. But definitely a great feature. I have to put on my techie hat and learn how to use seesmic desktop
All the best,
Eren
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Eren,
You’re not the only one my dear. ^^ No problem, take your time. Nudge me anytime if you have enquiries. I need to get on with the listing as well. Lots of work to be done, but I’m sure it’s worth all the trouble.
I still can’t stop myself from just using the twitterbar FF extension and the web interface .. I must admit I haven’t used iTweet much (although I do use Splitweet occassionally). Maybe I’ll try Seesmic one day.
As for lists .. I can’t figure out a way to use them properly .. well, because other people can see who’s on the list!
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HART,
Understandable.
I can’t really switch to Seesmic even I wish to. System incompatibility is driving me nuts. =P How about private lists, can that be of any help too?
Seems like quite a lot are using web interface, maybe I shall look into this more often too.
Hey Ching Ya, I am another Tweetdeck fan seems like lot of your audience is also, I should revist seesmic though, I did also enjoy using that application as well.
Dan Nappi´s last blog ..Twitter Lists – Twitter followers lists
Hi Dan,
Nice seeing you here. ha.. no surprise! Tweetdeck has indeed being on Twitterverse long enough, also the interface is quite impressive. Can’t blame anyone to wait for the feature.
Thanks so much for visiting. Have a great day ahead!
Great article Ching Ya.
Since I have been in Europe for two weeks I missed out on a lot of the Twitter List fuzz. So need to start update myself.
Was not surprised that Seesmic was first to integrate this. They have really started to catch up with TweetDeck. Become a very streamlined client now. At the moment it seems like you can only add lists in the same way as you add a user list. Guess soon we will see that you also can create a list from the client.
By the way I use both clients
Cheers.. Are
Are,
Welcome back! No worries, apart from this new update, you can read Rebecca’s Twitter 101 – a fantastic overview with recent updates.
I’m really glad Seesmic join in the rival, Tweetdeck has also been improving lots so far. I noticed, the userlist was there earlier for grouping purposes; now they’ve included Twitter Lists which is pretty smart too. Have you heard? Now Seesmic Web also has it.
Ahead of the game they are.
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this is very interesting i must start using my desktop applications again
Lawmacs,
Yes, you should try. May I know what application are you using currently to manage your Twitter acc?
Yes,my fingers crossed for an iPhone Christmas for you! I’m on it now, as we have had a hard drive crash. iPhone good in a pinch but somewhat limited for regular blogging use.
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Jannie,
Thank you so much for the kind wishes, I sure hope it’ll come true! I need to make sure my ‘Santa’ gets the message loud and clear. muahahaha…
Unfortunately, that’s true. It’s like I’m always between whether to get a netbook or a fast/widescreen >2kg notebook. Mobile is good but not perfect though, at least it’s fast in certain updating – for Twitter sake? Yeah, we love social media.
Thanks for visiting. Always a pleasure.
This might be the first punch of Seesmic to its rival TweetDeck. I’m thinking of switching to use Seesmic recently when TweetDeck groups eat up my computer memory. I find Twitter lists are awesome, but using web is not as handy as an application.
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Phaoloo,
I agree. Personally I enjoy clients that integrate the lists feature. Hopefully Tweetdeck will have the feature soon enough. Although I am wondering whether I’ll be sticking with ‘groups’ or lists, or both.
I have only tried video comments from Seesmic, not this one. Hope to try this feature soon. Thanks
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Tinh,
Glad to hear that. Do let us know how it works out for you. ^^
First, how wild that you were able to get an older post into my CommentLuv like that, as I’m just noticing the age of this post.
Second, how wild it is that I’m looking at your example, and it’s my face first! Freaky!
Third, since this is older, we both know that TweetDeck, which I use, has the same type of features at this juncture. I love TweetDeck; no idea why, though. First time I’ve ever heard of Seismic; I wonder how that happened. Anyway, it seems we’re both happy with our choices.
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Hi Mitch,
Firstly, this post is last week’s, dated 3rd November 2009. Not the latest but not too old either. Could it be the confusion with date format 3-11-09 to be 11th March instead?
Secondly, Ha.. glad you like the free exposure — your face in the image. Although it’s kinda blurry, sorry about that. ^^
Third, Tweetdeck has the ‘grouping’ feature but not the latest Twitter Lists feature. When you look at your Twitter account, you’ll notice you’ve been listed in 18 lists (I checked). When you create your own Twitter Lists in Twitter official page, you’ll have them listed automatically in Seesmic Desktop. Tweetdeck is said to integrate this feature soon so hopefully we’ll all get to try that out as well.
Great seeing you here!
Ching Ya, few days ago I read over Mashable in their article about Seesmiv versus TeetDeck that listing shall be available in the upcoming update. Anyway the idea itself is very interesting indeed to be introduced by ‘Twitter’ and is more interesting via desktop applications
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Hicham,
Indeed. Sure is a lot more interesting to see those integrations. Just imagine life without the Twitter clients and Twitter apps, we could still be refreshing the official page for latest tweets and missing out all the networking.
I can’t wait to see Tweedeck rolling out the listing service too. ^^ Thanks so much for your comment.
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Kiran,
Thank you so much for the award. I really appreciate it.
Ching Ya! I am so proud of you
Really great posts you have here 
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Yan,
So great to see you here! How’s your honeymoon? Have missed chatting with you. Ring me up sometimes.
I have really been liking Seesmic.It is simple to use and they seem to be one of the few apps creators who listen to the feedback. They seem to have updates really frequently.
Tweetdeck is flashier, but i never got into it.
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Trevor,
Thank you for your feedback. I’m glad you had good experience with Seesmic. Surely they’ll have more to offer after this, let’s wait and see.
This is a rich source of information. I haven’t adapted any of the twitter applications in my blog, except for the twitter bird. I’ll go over your recommendations soon. Thanks.
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Jena,
Glad you dropped by. I can see you’ve been enlisted in 25 lists so far. Wonder have you started using this feature? If yes would love to know your feedback, likes/dislikes. ^^
Thanks again for visiting, always a pleasure to see you.
sesamic is cool but i m waiting for tweetdeck to have this features..
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Rajesh,
Congrats as your dream has just came true not long ago. Have you been enjoying Tweetdeck so far? You can create/edit the lists on Tweetdeck or viewing the list directory on its homepage. How efficient. You must be pleased.
I haven’t made use of twitter list yet.
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Rose,
I’m sure now you’re enjoying the lists. ^^ Have noticed you created some and thanks so much for included me in one of yours. Do you think it’s handy to keep track?
Pleasure to have you here, always.