TweetDeck Gets a Makeover With New Tweet Panel

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By Kurt Wagner2013-08-12 19:53:40 UTC

Twitter's TweetDeck rolled out a handful of new features on Monday, including a new tweet panel designed to enhance the functionality of the application. The new panel, which was highlighted in a post on TweetDeck's blog, is positioned on the left side of the screen and can remain open while users scroll through their categories on TweetDeck.

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In addition to the panel, many of TweetDeck's new features are centered around drafting tweets, not just managing your columns. Most of the new features are already available on Twitter's mobile applications. TweetDeck's new features include:

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  Users can now reply to others by simply clicking the "reply" button on a tweet. Previously, users had to copy and paste usernames into a new tweet when using TweetDeck.

  
  


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  You can preview your image before tweeting it and remove it by simply clicking the small 'x' in the image's upper right-hand corner. This feature is already available on mobile iOS devices.

  
  


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  When sharing a link, the URL will appear at full length while you draft your tweet, but the site will automatically register its length at 22 characters. This way, you can ensure that you're sending out the right link without calculating how much room is left to type.

  
  


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  TweetDeck will auto-generate usernames and hashtags as you type. Recently-searched users or ones you follow will appear at the top of the search, but TweetDeck's suggestions won't be limited by those characteristics.

  
  

The new features will be rolled out gradually, according to Twitter's blog post, beginning with web and Chrome versions. The features will be available for Windows and Mac apps beginning "soon," it stated.

Do you still use TweetDeck? Will these changes keep you using the platform? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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