http://www.tehuber.com

I just launched tweetstacker.com, it's a very simple threaded Twitter client. It should be considered a funcitonal prototype or beta. I was tired of visiting Twitter.com to see what's new and finding 1 or 2 pages full of one person's ramblings.  Obviously I want to hear from these individuals some of the time, but the signal to noise ratio eventually gets too high and I inevitably end up un-following them. It's also annoying not being able to see the message that people are replying to. When I first visit Tweetstacker.com it shows me the 20 most recent (unique) threads to update instead of the 20 most recent messages. It also shows me each person's stream if I expand their tweet, and it shows me the message they replied to. 

That's right, a threaded twitter client  that also has a very thin UI. Most of the work is done in a simple api that feeds the static html client.

I normally just leave the page up on my side monitor, it automatically adds new tweets to the top and caches and sorts everything. By the end of the day I can see a list that represents everyone I follow, everyone they replied to, and everything they said earlier ni the day. It's all threaded so its very easy to follow conversations.

Since I've started using it as my primary interface, I've noticed I'm following more people. In return they are following me back, and my stream is still clean and easy to read.

It also automatically creates search links to hash tags ( like #hello ), it automatically pulls in thumbnails of twitpics so when someone tweets about a picture they just took and adds the link you can see it without clicking anything. This is kind of a beta thing, I don't really have any major plans for it other than to use it myself. If it sounds like something you'd find useful by all means have at it. I tossed this thing together in about 2 evenings so don't expect a whole lot from it.

All of the features explained here are intended to be built into the backend, someday I'd like to add .NET, Flex/Air, iPhone, front-ends, all with roaming syncing groups, etc.

So far you can:

- View your friend stream, their history, who they replied to.
- Get automatic updates, no page clicking or refreshing is needed as every 60 seconds new tweets are automatically added.
- Tweet, reply, and send direct messages.
- Click #tags to view recent messages with the #tag.
- View pictures shared using the twitpic service.
- New tweets/updates honor the "expanded" and "replies" states of individuals. (added 3/2/2009)
- New tweets/updates honor the "expand all" state. (added 3/2/2009)

Features I'd like to add in the near future include:

- Reply views, including different streams that show replies from people you follow and people you do not.
- Hide tweets that are replies to users you don't follow.
- List contacts
- list people following you that you don't follow
- list people you follow that do not follow back
- trending topics ticker
- Your replies stream, and direct message list.
- Friend list, and friend functionality ( add, remove ).
- Automatic #tag updated view, click a tag, watch the stream for that tag all day.
- A darker black/gray theme option.

Features I'd like to add "someday" include:

- In-site link viewer.
- Retweet option.
- Chime when new messages pop in. (optional of course).
- option to use a database gain access to stats, followers, etc
- tons of filtering and grouping options.



Bug Fixes:

- If this starts being a real project I'll create a real tracker.
- Fixed a bug that would cause TweetStacker to try and update your list even after you've logged out.

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