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The interface combines all of your accounts into one window to scroll back and forth through (as opposed to HootSuite’s tabbed interface). You can customize your dashboard by color theme (dark or light), column size (narrow, medium or wide) and font size (smallest, small, medium, large or largest). TweetDeck is just cleaner than HootSuite. I’m not a big fan of retweeting on HootSuite either it automatically modifies it as a RT instead of actually retweeting. At first glance, the interface can seem a little overwhelming, but is easy to manage after getting used to it.

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The difference between the interfaces on HootSuite and TweetDeck reminds me of the difference between Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and Android and iOS – they offer similar features and functions, but one is just more attractive. You can organize the columns by timeline, interactions, mentions, followers, messages, search, lists, trends, favorites, scheduled, inbox and activity. TweetDeck is purely for Twitter account management – it used to integrate Facebook accounts, but recently took away that option on May 7. You can add streams by different functions based on the network.

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HootSuite’s free version allows users to manage up to five social profiles, customize different columns and post and schedule messages to different accounts. (You only get to choose five accounts on the free version.) You can organize these tabs by the different accounts and then have multiple columns and streams in each. HootSuite allows users to add Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Foursquare, WordPress, MySpace and mixi accounts. Unlike HootSuite, you can only manage different Twitter accounts in the multicolumn interface. There are even more features that can be added on for additional prices, such as vanity URLs, analytics points, archiving, HootSuite University, more users and HootCare.

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HootSuite Pro offers a lot more capabilities and features, including an unlimited number of social network accounts, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, app directory, unlimited RSS feeds, up to two users, influence scores and the option to opt out of ads for $9.99 per month. It’s HootSuite’s paid version that really offers an edge over TweetDeck. I’m going to jump the gun and offer a disclaimer on this battle – the free versions are pretty much a tie. HootSuite offers a free and paid version (HootSuite Pro). I’ve used both, and in light of HootSuite launching its new security services, I felt it was the right time to offer a breakdown of these two platforms and hopefully help make your decision a little easier and more informed when it comes to selecting the dashboard to manage your social media. These dashboards help with managing different accounts, scheduling posts, analyzing metrics and more. HootSuite boasts users such as McDonalds and Virgin, and TweetDeck counts Yahoo and Nestle among its supporters. You can also view all three below if you prefer.If you’ve been in the space for quite some time now, you’ve come across two prominent names when it comes to managing social media: HootSuite and TweetDeck. He spent the weekend working on three new, simple to understand, Seesmic vids.

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If you’d like a simple, straight-forward compasion of all three, just visit Michael’s post, “ How to Better Manage Your Twitter Followers.” And, if you’re new to Seesmic and want to learn more (especially if you’re a visual learner like me), then check out John’s Viddler page.

Seesmic, though, seems to be the best of both worlds. They’ve made some decent changes since then, but after playing with it some more, I find it’s just too much for me.

I created an account several months ago and never jumped in all the way. Like Michael, I am simply overwhelmed by PeopleBrowsr. I never thought I’d find a UI I’d like better than TweetDeck, but after using Seesmic these past few weeks, I’m having no desire to go back to TweetDeck. I have to say that in my recent use of these tools I’ve come to the same conclusions. Michael recently published a post comparing all three. The great thing though about the net is there’s bound to be someone else to pick up your slack. I’d hoped by now to offer a post comparing Seesmic, TweetDeck and PeopleBrowsr.

My travel plans (visiting family in Indianapolis) have eaten into my blogging schedule as of late.

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