![]() But this was only for official Twitter platforms such as the online web client, mobile or tablet apps. If Echofon is your app of choice when browsing tweets on your smartphone, previews of those Instagram photos will still appear. In December 2012 Twitter announced it would no longer be showing previews of Instagram photos in the feed. Instagram images still show up in the feed Using Echofon, you can mute certain hashtags. To do this select the ‘i’ beside your username, choose ‘Mute’ then hit ‘New item’ under ‘Hash Tag’.ģ. ![]() Do you know what can be even more annoying? Multiple tweets from the one Twitter chat over a small amount of time. To do this select the ‘i’ beside your username, choose ‘Mute’ then hit ‘New item’ under ‘User’.ĭo you know what can be annoying? Twitter chats. To shut certain people up without hurting their feelings simply mute them in Echofon. Have you ever hid a friend on Facebook as you were sick of what they were saying because you know you couldn’t unfriend them? Since Twitter doesn’t offer you the same functionality, have you been hesitant from unfollowing a friend on Twitter for the same reasons because you’re afraid they’ll find out you stopped following them? Using Echofon, you don’t need to worry about that thanks to the ‘Mute’ function. I just really like their app and its functions and think more people should use it.) 1. (Before I continue I’d like to state that I don’t know anybody in Echofon, I’m not being paid to write this post and I don’t owe them a favour. So below are ten reasons why you should be using it. So much so that I feel compelled to get others to use it, hence the penning of this post. I also gave Tweetcaster a go along with Tweetbot, while I tried the official Twitter app out for a while too.īut Echofon, the app I’ve used for the last couple of years, is by far the best Twitter app I’ve ever used. I then moved on to Twitterific which I used for a couple of years. Over the years I’ve used lots of different Twitter apps on my phone (iPhone in case you were wondering). My original app of choice was Tweetdeck, but then they gave their app an overhaul and the end was result was horrible. That cold dose of reality can be good for anybody whether than can receive or not.Echofon – the best Twitter app for iPhone/Android there is The mute button is equivalent to being quiet for the rude person in the room instead of telling them just how rude they are. I appreciate the efficiency at which you can express quick 140 lettered thoughts of what exactly is going on in your mind, but learning how to express yourself in a way that is evidentiary of some form of tact can help you in the self control department of life all across the board. You learn a great deal about a person by how they govern themselves on social networks and the person who is loudest on the timeline is not always the smartest. Often times, just because you have something to say does not necessarily mean you have to say it, which is a lesson every opinionated person needs to learn the hard way. ![]() ![]() Who has the intellect to express their opinion and who has the maturity to know its appropriate to do so. Social networks are a reflection of who has self-control and who doesn’t. I grew from this social network burn for the better, and have since changed my style up immensely from my early Twitter days, simmering down on rants and raves and only commenting on things I feel I can really contribute to without being annoying. It hurts a little knowing that a person you speak with everyday is not interested in what you have to say over the internet and puts into perspective just how invaluable your opinion really is. ![]() It happens to best of us unfortunately and I have been on the receiving end of being unfollowed by a friend. It allows you to maintain the friendship, follower count and ego from being bruised without having that awkward interaction with an individual you know who knows that you unfollowed them. It goes without saying that seasoned users of Twitter’s realize how difficult it can be to break it to your friends that you follow on Twitter just how annoying they are in expressing their often unnecessary and ignorant opinions on a multitude of things, which is why the ‘mute’ feature was created. I’m not proud to make that statement because I realize how passive aggressive it is to save a person’s feelings by muting them but not have the courage to simply remove them completely. I have every single person I follow from this university muted on my echofon Twitter application. ![]()
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