Tips » Desktop apps for social media

Using various platforms you are able to run multiple Twitter and Facebook accounts from your desktop. This helps to save you time as you do not have to constantly log in and out, but more importantly it keeps you updated in real time. You are able to react to what is being said as it happens.

We suggest using Seesmic Desktop. However, other applications are available

Seesmic Desktop is an Adobe Air application that integrates multiple Twitter accounts and your Facebook account and pages.  You can easily add new accounts to your desktop program and browse through people’s tweets.

The left column is where you navigate from. You can choose what to display - @replies, private messages, sent messeges etc. Then you can decide which accounts to display. To add an account select the + button which appears as you hover over the word Accounts. Enter the user name and hit 'Add'. It's very simple and will start displaying info from that users account straight away (note, you will have to include the password so can only add your own accounts).

Using the lightbox you are able to add other things such as notifications, URL shortening services and to amend the general settings.

Have a go using this product and see if you can save yourself time when working on Twitter.