Review: Boxcar - Push Notifications for Twitter

Does your favorite Twitter application not support Push notifications? Probably not. This is where a third party can step in and provide a specific service. This is what Boxcar does.

Essentially Boxcar is an intermediate app that polls your twitter account every couple of minutes and then sends a push notification to your iPhone or iPod Touch that you have a new Direct Message or Mention (@reply).

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Review: Birdhouse - Twitter Application

Very rarely does an application leave so many users dumbfound and confused even after an its own introduction video. One such application is Birdhouse, which is described by the developer as “ A notepad for Twitter”. After spending a few days with Birdhouse I was surprised to find myself using the application quiet often.

I guess the first major question is: “What exactly does Birdhourse do?”. Well, the application is actually simpler than many realize. Basically Birdhouse is a glorified notepad for your thoughts. You open the application, joint down an idea, rate it, and then decide if you want to publish it to Twitter at the moment. That’s basically it. You can rate tweets (or twoots as the video calls them), sort them by rating or date created, and publish them to and from Twitter. Even the options are simple, you basically have support for multiple accounts and then have the option to type in your email address so you can back up tweets via email.

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