Best (free) mobile Twitter apps
"What are you doing?" That's the central question behind Twitter, the uber-popular microblogging/social networking service--and, at this point, cultural phenomenon. In 140-characters or less--brevity's a virtue, just ask Jack Dorsey, Twitter's cofounder and CEO--users enter status messages about what they're doing, reading, researching, pondering, whatever; and others comment or post their own "tweets." If it sounds simple, or basic, that's because it is.
The true value of the service lies in the ability to tweet from wherever you are. Twitter.com offers its own mobile portal that you can access using many new mobile devices; you can setup up SMS tweet service, as well, to send text messages as tweets. But the explosive growth of Twitter has also led a handful of crafty coders to create their own mobile Twitter clients for a wide variety of devices, including the popular BlackBerry and iPhone, as well as Windows Mobile handsets.
Whether you employ Twitter for work, play or a combination of the two, there's a mobile Twitter app that's best for you. Which app that may be depends on your smartphone platform. Check out the following seven mobile Twitter apps for a look at your options.
Mobile Twitter Apps for BlackBerry
TwitterBerry
As loyal users of both BlackBerry devices and Twitter, we're very familiar with the mobile Twitter applications available to Research In Motion (RIM) smartphone users. Our personal favorite: TwitterBerry.
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For International users,
For International users, Twitter has turned off SMS notifications. However, there are sites like twitsms.co.uk that will allow you to keep getting your Tweets to your phone for a fee. These sites have many more options than Twitters native SMS functions.