Why @twimbow is my favorite twitter client

It started with a tweet.

I've been on twitter for some time (two and a half years as I write this) and tried out a few clients pretty early in that span. I rejected the Adobe AIR based apps - I really couldn't stand the reactivity - and jumped to Seesmic's Web app the second it was launched. Almost a year ago, I mentioned something about the app when I received a tweet from @filos, asking if I wanted to try a new app on the block called Twimbow. Never one to say no to a new piece of tech, I have been an avid Twimbow user since.

The other day I came across a post titled 'Twimbow: the 'Apple' of Social Media Dashboards' and I think I couldn't have put it better than that. Having watched Twimbow from version 0.1 to the current 1.1, the client has matured and grown through an innovative approach and a smart expansion strategy.

To start off, Twimbow looks something like this:

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I actually wrote out this post twice. The first time, I attempted to list out every feature in Twimbow that I use and enjoy. Turns out, I use close to 100% of them and this post was too long to publish. So I'm going with another angle: the top 5 reasons why I use Twimbow over other clients. So here we go:

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