I downloaded the new version of TweetDeck today and something immediately caught my eye…

Notice anything?  Like…..that little Facebook checkbox?
You’ve probably noticed that Facebook recently changed it’s main page to look just like a tweet stream.  This was their response to the massive following twitter is receiving.  Many people immediately declared the Death of Twitter! …But not me.
Even though Facebook is a scary foe (perhaps second only to Google) Twitter has built a very loyal following.  With TweetDeck’s new function to load tweets simultaneously to twitter and Facebook, it keeps Twitter as the primary engine and relegates Facebook to nothing more than a twitter aggregator.
How will Facebook respond to this?  Who knows…but I think it’s time they made Twitter a real offer.
For the other cool new stuff TweetDeck added with v.025, see the image from TweetDeck below or just visit their … Read More »