Yeah, I saw that, but honestly, I've never really stuck with RIAs. I prefer web apps, especially with good UI. I'm not sure RIAs will ever take off, much like wid/gadget platforms haven't.
oraclenerd
· 1 month ago
i want one (invite) please!
I seem to have more time on my hands these days so I can check out the next shiny object.
were you seriously complaining about twitter's web interface up there? i don't like it much either of course, but it's the platform that's important isn't it?
Jake
· 1 month ago
Invite on the way, and yes, twitter.com isn't very good. It *is* fast, but Brizzly is better. I get why they didn't invest in the web app, but here's a question: why can't we have IM back now that stability has been achieved? At least nominally. IM was the top client, after web, back in the day.
David_C
· 1 month ago
Never heard of Brizzly, I am intruiged. Thanks for the heads up and would love an invite please. I have registered, so when i receive my invites, I will share with others.
Jake
· 1 month ago
Sent to your oracle.com address. Interested to hear your thoughts.
Puneet Thapliyal
· 1 month ago
Yes, invite for me too please. Thanks Jake.
Jake
· 1 month ago
Sent to your yahoo.com address. Interested to hear your thoughts.
Puneet Thapliyal
· 1 month ago
Gracias!
Brizzly seems pretty nice. Wish it had a 'Compact' view, devoid of user images, pictures, videos, etc. I guess, I like the neutrality and minimalism that Google Reader presents.
Jake
· 1 month ago
You mean the List view in Reader? Funny, I never use that view. There are plenty of compact Twitter clients; Tweetie comes to mind. Of course, so does IM :)
I'm glad they focused on the big view, which is the one I want. I don't think Twitter would be half as useful w/o avatars.
Joe Dawson
· 1 month ago
I really like Brizzly and have used it consistantly since activating this week! I recommend highly, especially with the Facebook integration!
Jake
· 1 month ago
I wonder why my account doesn't have Facebook integration.
tyturnbull
· 1 month ago
I'd love an invite as well...sounds like a great client to check out. Thanks for the review and for sharing!
Jake
· 1 month ago
Sure, on the way. If you don't get one, let me know. Oddly, Brizzly's invite field doesn't support copy/paste, so I have to transcribe your email addresses, which isn't foolproof. Feel free to share your thoughts.
Amit Gawande
· 1 month ago
I have been using Brizzly for quite long now and it has replaced all my desktop applications. I am so in love with the Brizzly UI and features. One feature I like is the way scrolling happens only for the tweets and not for the navigation links. So they are always there all the times.
Add to that the instant message like notification for DM and inline reply is so cool. Trends and news are pretty helpful and lets me know most of the time if something is really trending because of some reason or randomness at twitter. I never missed twitter lists because brizzly groups pretty much did the job even with its 5 groups per account limit. And now Facebook's stream is pretty clean too, it is all I need and the way I need.
Jake
· 1 month ago
Egad, another Brizzly user with Facebook. I wonder if I'm being left out on purpose; the fact that I don't have Facebook integration is actually making me want it more, even if I won't use it. Grrr.
Agree that the persistent navigation elements are nice, and the way they handle DMs is elegant. One bummer is that the unread count doesn't seem to update if you read a DM using the widget view. Overall, it's a great interface for Twitter.
bowseat93
· 1 month ago
Still have any invites left? I'd love one! Brizzly sounds like it has the features I liked in Firefox's Power Twitter plug-in, but hopefully without the drag in overhead.
Jake
· 1 month ago
Sent one your way. I haven't used a Firefox plug-in for Twitter in years, too much memory drag, so I can't compare. Frankly, I've converted to Chrome for everyday browsing. Feel free to share your thoughts.
bowseat93
· 1 month ago
Thanks!! So far, like it lots. Once they get lists integrated, will likely be my go-to platform for Twitter.
Jake
· 1 month ago
Re. lists, I'm a bit bummed b/c I invested the time to create groups in Brizzly (and TweetDeck), so now, I'm hoping they can convert my groups to lists. Fingers crossed.
George M.
· 1 month ago
there was an article some time ago that brizzly will support twitter lists, but no news since then.
Excellent review, very concise. Like the egomaniac I am, I only covered the features I use and like :) Eventually, all the Twitter clients will have to support lists, but only the ones that filled that gaping hole in Twitter's functionality with groups will have a load of development work.
Normalizing the client's groups with lists will be a fun process for developers.
ncaitan
· 1 month ago
I recommend Brizzly. By far the best twitter experience. If you want an invite tweet or DM me at @ncaitan
Jake
· 1 month ago
Great, thanks for chiming in with invites.
Grant S
· 1 month ago
Hi Jake,
Thanks for the post! I work on Brizzly at Thing Labs, and wanted to clear up a couple of things:
1. The photo service we use is our own. We informally call it Brizzly Pics. Ex: http://brizzly.com/pic/4V9 2. We will indeed soon be supporting Twitter's lists, allowing you to import Twitter lists into Brizzly and vice versa.
Thanks for commenting and good on ya for your work on Brizzly. I've only used the photo service once and obviously the guts behind it didn't stick. So, thanks for clarifying that. Glad to hear about lists, sounds like the right plan. I assume you'll relax the 5 groups/50 members limitations for importing lists?
Did you release the Facebook integration yet? I don't see it. My number one request (not that you asked) is make it faster, followed closely by please-please-please support FB Connect and/or OpenID.
Awesome work, keep on truckin.
Grant S
· 1 month ago
Yes, we'll have the same limitations as Twitter lists once we support them: 20 lists, 200 users per list.
As for Facebook, sorry, I meant to mention that: yes, you should be able to add a Facebook account. Just go to Settings > Facebook and click "Add your Facebook account." If you don't see that in your account for some reason, log out and log back in, then try again. If you still don't see it, let me know (I'm grant at thinglabs).
Speed-wise: indeed, we're always looking for opportunities to make it faster. OpenID/Facebook Connect as a general login isn't on the roadmap, though we do use Connect to authenticate your Facebook account.
Jake
· 1 month ago
Hmm, didn't know Twitter lists had limitations. Makes sense I suppose. Found the Facebook account setting, thanks. Bummed to hear you're not integrating another authentication mechanism. Seems easier for a new service, vs. managing credentials. Anyway, appreciate your input thanks.
Update: Just read that lists can have up to 500 members.
George M.
· 1 month ago
a new announcement from brizzly about the integration with lists: "brizzly: We're going to be converting your Brizzly groups to Twitter lists in a bit. Don't be scared. We'll update you when it's done. (about 1 hour ago from Brizzly)"
Jake
· 1 month ago
Looks like it's finished now, nice work and very fast conversion. I <3 Brizzly.
George M.
· 1 month ago
yap, same here! :)
uvox
· 1 month ago
OK. I'll bite. I'd like one too please.
Jake
· 1 month ago
On its merry way.
uvox
· 1 month ago
I do like the "mute" option and the way it renders youtube videos inline.
Jake
· 1 month ago
Agreed, there are a lot of nice interface enhancements that seem small until you go without them.
uvox
· 1 month ago
Saved searches is another one. I can never remember what hastags, keywords, etc I used...
Jake
· 1 month ago
Agreed, saved searches are huge for me, especially seeing when they're updated. Lots of good stuff in Brizzly.
Adam
· 1 month ago
hey, I've just set up an ubuntu machine and am looking for something akin to Tweetie on the Mac. Brizzly sounds like it might do all that and more?
does anyone have a spare invite?
Jake
· 1 month ago
I run Ubuntu too, and although I've never really looked for a Twitter client, I'm sure there are some good ones out there. Anyway, Brizzly works great on the Chrome dev build. You didn't provide an email address, which I'll need to invite you.
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I seem to have more time on my hands these days so I can check out the next shiny object.
were you seriously complaining about twitter's web interface up there? i don't like it much either of course, but it's the platform that's important isn't it?
Brizzly seems pretty nice. Wish it had a 'Compact' view, devoid of user images, pictures, videos, etc. I guess, I like the neutrality and minimalism that Google Reader presents.
I'm glad they focused on the big view, which is the one I want. I don't think Twitter would be half as useful w/o avatars.
Add to that the instant message like notification for DM and inline reply is so cool. Trends and news are pretty helpful and lets me know most of the time if something is really trending because of some reason or randomness at twitter. I never missed twitter lists because brizzly groups pretty much did the job even with its 5 groups per account limit. And now Facebook's stream is pretty clean too, it is all I need and the way I need.
Agree that the persistent navigation elements are nice, and the way they handle DMs is elegant. One bummer is that the unread count doesn't seem to update if you read a DM using the widget view. Overall, it's a great interface for Twitter.
I also reviewed brizzly a month ago, it's my favorite twitter client:
http://exde601e.blogspot.com/2009/09/brizzly-be...
If anyone wants, I can also send out invites. :)
Normalizing the client's groups with lists will be a fun process for developers.
Thanks for the post! I work on Brizzly at Thing Labs, and wanted to clear up a couple of things:
1. The photo service we use is our own. We informally call it Brizzly Pics. Ex: http://brizzly.com/pic/4V9
2. We will indeed soon be supporting Twitter's lists, allowing you to import Twitter lists into Brizzly and vice versa.
And if anyone else needs an invitation, try out http://brizzly.com/signup?invite=grantsentme
-Grant
Did you release the Facebook integration yet? I don't see it. My number one request (not that you asked) is make it faster, followed closely by please-please-please support FB Connect and/or OpenID.
Awesome work, keep on truckin.
As for Facebook, sorry, I meant to mention that: yes, you should be able to add a Facebook account. Just go to Settings > Facebook and click "Add your Facebook account." If you don't see that in your account for some reason, log out and log back in, then try again. If you still don't see it, let me know (I'm grant at thinglabs).
Speed-wise: indeed, we're always looking for opportunities to make it faster. OpenID/Facebook Connect as a general login isn't on the roadmap, though we do use Connect to authenticate your Facebook account.
Update: Just read that lists can have up to 500 members.
"brizzly: We're going to be converting your Brizzly groups to Twitter lists in a bit. Don't be scared. We'll update you when it's done. (about 1 hour ago from Brizzly)"
does anyone have a spare invite?