Filed under: Web services, web 2.0
TwitKu brings Twitter and Jaiku into one window
The "What Am I Doing" web-service arena has been pretty competitive, with comparatively-long-established Twitter seeing competition from Jaiku and Pownce. Off course, all the services have their own merits, however the decision on which network to use has been a hotly debated topic, with Leo Laporte (of This Week in Tech fame) famously leaving Twitter for rival Jaiku.
Whilst Jaiku offers the ability to import Twitter (and other feeds), the ability to interact with, and monitor, both services simultaneously has been limited. This is where TwitKu comes in - both services, with the ability to post simulataneously and monitor your contacts, in a single window. Whilst some of the Download Squad team are fans of service-specific clients such as Twitterrific, this is certainly a move in the right direction for those of us with Web 2.0 sign-up mania!
[Via TechCrunch]
[Via TechCrunch]
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