Video Tutorial: Overview Of The Latest Version Of TweetDeck

This is a follow up to my previous post on how to use TweetDeck. If you’re very new to Twitter, please watch this first video tutorial on TweetDeck before reading this post.

The latest version of TweetDeck (.021b) now has us sitting in coach. It’s lightning fast and managing several Twitter conversations is much easier. If you haven’t donated at least $10 to Iain, please do – TweetDeck will save at least $1,000 worth or your time.

So… on to the video:

(A list of the major TweetDeck enhancements are below the embedded video)

Much quicker. Messages no longer cause your laptop to start wheezing.
Direct messages you’ve sent are now in included in the DM column. Now you can quickly find a conversation thread that you may have lost.
Narrow columns within settings. This allows you to save more groups with out having to horizontally navigate back and forth.
Confirmation message pops up when closing a column. Yay!
TweetShrink now shortens long messages. Perfect for those times when you want to tweet just like your 17 year-old daughter.
URL shortening services can be selected and saved.

Also check out “How To Manage Your Twitter Relationships Better with TweetDeck”.

What did I miss? Please ping me on Twitter and/or post additional Tweetdeck tips in the comments section below.

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http://www.starlightlife.wordpress.com Gina

Aloha John!
Great videos, I learned a number of things I never would have figured out. Thanks for all you do.
I did see one thing …you mentioned the spell check did not give the correct spelling choices. I find that it does…maybe it works on my computer because the spelling section of my brain still needs it
I am pretty new to twitter and social media so I’m glad to have found you.
Aloha~ Gina
Janey

Great video! I personally like the tweet shrink service – I agree with you that it would be annoying if people used it too much… but I think it’s only meant for when you go over 140.
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John,

Great video, my friend!

I guess I hadn’t spent enough time playing with the settings ‘cuz you showed me some stuff that I didn’t know was there…very cool.

Just don’t be throwing that, “He should be charging” thing around too much…he might actually do it.

Take care,

Jim
http://www.jeremymeyers.com/ Jeremy Meyers

Good job as usual.

If you right-click a misspelled word in your tweetdeck post box, it will show suggestions.
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Even when I choose Spanish as main language, the spelling correction seems to operate just in English.
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Hi John

Great vid – I had no idea I could change the colors on tweetdeck or shrink the twits. Very Useful!

I am looking forward to getting to know you at SOBCON09. Yippee
@juliemarg
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Helpful and insightful piece. Many thanks. -Steve Finikiotis
Becky

I have a problem I havent’ been able to resolve. I have installed, uninstalled, reinstalled several times and once it installs all I have is a tweetdeck box with icons along the top and a black box. I use tweetdeck on out laptop, which has vista, but on this desktop (has XP) I can’t get it to install correctly. Can someone help me out here. Please? Oh and I am not an uber computer saavy techie type so if it will be to involved or complicated I will just have to find something else.

Thanks much,
~Becky
Becky

I only found one other question and response in regards to this and it says I need to do this http://www.ossramblings.com/tweetdeck_in_64_bit_ubuntu but I have no clue what all that is about so I am guessing I am just going to have to find something else. I LOVE tweetdeck because of the columns and being able to re-organize things.

Thanks!
~B
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@Gina – Aloha to you!
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@Jim – Maybe he should just sell coffee.
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@Jeremy – Thanks for pointing this out to the viewers. Take care!
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@jlori – I think the spelling fuction is a 3rd party tool. Not sure though.
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@Julie – Thanks – glad you like the video. See you in Chicago!
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@Finikiotis – Thanks, Steve!
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@Becky – What was the response from the Tweetdeck forum? My guess is that it’s an XP issue. I wish I could be more helpful.