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		<title><![CDATA[Twitter For BlackBerry - Review]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Blah blah Twitter.... Blah Blah BlackBerry... Blah Blah.... http://www.blackberry.com/twitter  NB1: I primarily use SocialScope on my BlackBerry. SocialScope&#039;s terms of use prohibit me from showing screenshots of their beta. Hey, guys, I want to show everyone how great you are!  NB2: Screenshots taken on a BlackBerry 9000 running OS 5.0  First Impressions  I&#039;ve never understood the need for a…]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blah blah Twitter.... Blah Blah BlackBerry... Blah Blah.... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100708110939/http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/features/social/twitter.jsp">http://www.blackberry.com/twitter</a></p>

<p>NB1: I primarily use SocialScope on my BlackBerry. SocialScope's terms of use prohibit me from showing screenshots of their beta. Hey, guys, I want to show everyone how great you are!</p>

<p>NB2: Screenshots taken on a BlackBerry 9000 running OS 5.0</p>

<h2 id="first-impressions"><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2010/02/twitter-for-blackberry-review/#first-impressions">First Impressions</a></h2>

<p>I've never understood the need for a EULA. They're long, confusing, boring and a <em>terrible </em>way to make a first impression on your customers.&nbsp; Twitter for Blackberry has a <strong>30 page</strong> monstrosity.</p>

<p></p><div id="attachment_1652" style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1652" class="size-full wp-image-1652" title="EULA Hell" src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Capture7_49_30.jpg" alt="EULA Hell" width="480" height="320"><p id="caption-attachment-1652" class="wp-caption-text">EULA Hell</p></div><p></p>

<p>No one reads them, no one cares, find a better way.</p>

<h2 id="good"><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2010/02/twitter-for-blackberry-review/#good">Good</a></h2>

<p>This app really shows off the power of the BlackBerry SDK. It's a pity that more developers don't make full use of it.</p>

<p>Tweets show up in your message list....</p>

<p></p><div id="attachment_1654" style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1654" class="size-full wp-image-1654" title="Message Integration" src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Capture8_20_4.jpg" alt="Message Integration" width="480" height="320"><p id="caption-attachment-1654" class="wp-caption-text">Message Integration</p></div><p></p>

<p>...and can be opened from there.</p>

<p></p><div id="attachment_1655" style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1655" class="size-full wp-image-1655" title="Open From Message" src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Capture7_55_17.jpg" alt="Open From Message" width="480" height="320"><p id="caption-attachment-1655" class="wp-caption-text">Open From Message</p></div><p></p>

<p>Images can be sent directly to TwitPic.</p>

<p></p><div id="attachment_1653" style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1653" class="size-full wp-image-1653" title="Send To Twitter" src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Capture8_3_57.jpg" alt="Send To Twitter" width="480" height="320"><p id="caption-attachment-1653" class="wp-caption-text">Send To Twitter</p></div><p></p>

<p>Apps like SocialScope and UberTwitter also hook in to the OS so that you can click on any #hastag and @name and be taken directly to that page within the app. I wasn't able to ascertain whether this functionality was available in this app.</p>

<h2 id="bad"><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2010/02/twitter-for-blackberry-review/#bad">Bad</a></h2>

<p>Limited view space.&nbsp; At best, you can view 2 tweets at a time before scrolling. That's not a very efficient use of space.</p>

<p></p><div id="attachment_1656" style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1656" class="size-full wp-image-1656" title="The Tweets Went In Two By Two" src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Capture7_52_16.jpg" alt="The Tweets Went In Two By Two" width="480" height="320"><p id="caption-attachment-1656" class="wp-caption-text">The Tweets Went In Two By Two</p></div><p></p>

<p>Poor navigation.&nbsp; You can't simply scroll left or right to move between pages, you need to scroll all the way to the top, or open the menu.</p>

<p></p><div id="attachment_1657" style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1657" class="size-full wp-image-1657" title="Navigation" src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Capture7_52_32.jpg" alt="Navigation" width="480" height="320"><p id="caption-attachment-1657" class="wp-caption-text">Navigation</p></div><p></p>

<p>The software also doesn't remember which tweet you were on before you left.&nbsp; It always refreshes the timeline and jumps to the top.&nbsp; This is really annoying and it's a problem solved in both UberTwitter and SocialScope.</p>

<h2 id="ugly"><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2010/02/twitter-for-blackberry-review/#ugly">Ugly</a></h2>

<p>Missing loads of features that many users have become accostomed to.</p>

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    <li>URL expansion.&nbsp; bit.ly/fjhgkdfhg means nothing - use their API to expand the URL</li>
    <li>Embed images and media. Show a preview of flickr images, YouTube videos etc.&nbsp; At the moment, it only appears to do TwitPic.</li>
    <li>No OAuth!&nbsp; This is partly due to Twitter's broken mobile OAuth support.</li>
    <li>No autocomplete. SocialScope will show a list of your friends when you type @ to allow you to quickly select them.</li>
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<h2 id="conclusion"><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2010/02/twitter-for-blackberry-review/#conclusion">Conclusion</a></h2>

<p>This app is amazing... if you've never used UberTwitter or SocialScope.&nbsp; I also found it to be marginally slower than the other apps.</p>
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