One to watch: Babble

With all the Twitter clients out there, it’s hard to find one that stands out from the crowd — even if you narrow it down to freeware. So it was nice to come across Babble, a program that combines feeds from both Twitter and Facebook.

The interface is similar to what you’re likely used to in apps such as Tweetie. The big difference is that there is a separate tab for Facebook. In our tests, we found that Twitter worked as expected with all the usual features. What’s nice is that if you double-click your way into another timeline, it shows up as a new tab.

The stumbling block was the Facebook tab. We were able to gain access to the thriftmac account without any trouble, but nothing showed up in the timeline. Babble is still in beta, so bugs are expected. On the other hand, Facebook doesn’t exactly have a sterling reputation, so it could be a problem at their end.

Babble is at version 0.9.60, and if it remains free would be a great alternative to apps such as Socialite that combine social networks in one place.

date posted Posted Thursday, August 26, 2010 in

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  1. I had trouble accessing my facebook tab at first, but I closed and reopoend Babble, and everything was fine.

    For some reason, we’ve had trouble getting either a good (and free) dedicated facebook desktop app, or a freeware integrated facebook/twitter/etc app such as Socialite. So I was excited to see Babble.

    And besides the convenience, it’s actually good. It has a slick interface, intuitive tabs and notifications, and does everything I want a desktop twitter/facebook app to do.

    It has a good balance between features and simplicity. Assuming it remains free after beta, and they work out the bugs, I will definitely continue using it.

    Brian





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