Internet - Social Networking

Tweetdeck just so destroys the rest of the integrated social networking clients that I've kind of quit looking at the competition. That and being an AIR app I can have the same interface whether I'm using my Mac or my Ubuntu laptop. I really like Mixero, but there hasn't been much movement there for a while, and it was still lacking Facebook support.

Today Mixero released version 0.52, which added support for Twitter lists and Facebook. I still haven't played with it too much because I wanted to write this while it was fresh news, but so far the Facebook support looks good. It doesn't look like YouTube links are supported at this early stage, but I'm sure the guys at Mixero will be sorting all the Facebook functionality out as they go now that they've rolled it into their client.

Tweetdeck and Seesmic pretty much dominate the integrated client market at this time, and I don't see any of the other clients doing anything to change people's minds. Mixero could be the one player that attracts users away from other clients once it has become more mature. They take a different approach than the other clients, and the avatar mode is a nice idea that others only implement clumsily with hidden modes and HUD popups on your desktop on update. If you haven't tried Mixero yet go check it out. It's a nice client with a different approach, and it warrants keeping an eye on.