Twitter HCI and usage presented by Will Knott at Barcamp Cork II on November 1 2008

1. Drinking from the fire-hose Or a HCI look at Twitter (that's usability folks)‏

2. A different fail whale?

3. So many interfaces... 1000MIKES, 30 Boxes, 40Twitter, 73s, 8hands, 8tracks, a Homemade IM Bot, AawajClient, ActiveRain, AdSocialSync, Afficheur, Aglet, AirMe, AlertThingy, All I Ate Today, AllAccess.com, alltop, Anarquia.sms, aol.com, Apprise, AroundShare, ArtistCaster, asachutter, attenzoSMS, atwitter, auko, Auto Tweet, autopostr.com, Awesome Highlighter, BackPocket, BackType, Baeeo Mobile Tracking, BarCrumbs, BarSmart.com, bash, bashtc, Beanstalk, Bebo Tweet, BeenUp2, BeerMapping, Begin, Belysio, Bemba, Bettini HA, BeTwittered, Betwittered-CrunchBar, Bible Stuph Tweets, Birdsong, bisorusor, bitbucket, Bitter, bittr, Blackbird, Blip.fm, blip.tv, Blipea, blippr, BlipTweet, Blog It, Blog-It Express, blogage.de, BlogCatalog, bloggy, Blogo, BlogRovr, blogTV.com, Blowsing Now, blt, BlueBirdy, BlueOrganizer, bluepulse, bookey, BookGlutton Unbound Reader, Bottlenotes , Box.net, boxee, BrainBone, brdfdr, Brightkite, BrTTwitter, Buboo, bwired, Camura, Canadian Election, Canary, CelleCast Talkback, cellity, CeroUno, ceTwit, CFRB , CharlotteTweets, Chattr, Chirp, Chirpr, Chirrup, chizutter, Chrysanth WebStory, chumby, CLI Twittering, clipp, cloud•io, CloudSH.com, CloudShout.com, CNN Alert, coComment, Coffee Counter, comindwork, comment2tweet, Commented On, Community Server, Cor.kz, Costa Rica, crochet, Cruvee, CTwitter, culinate, Cullect, curl, Cut Out + Keep, Cyc, Cyndicate, dabr, dailymile, Dash-Twitter, Dashwire, DearRobot, Delphitter, deskbar, Dial2Do, Digital Inspiration, digsby, diigo, Dimdix, Dipity, Distilled, DivVoted, dlog, Do, Dodgeball Status, DotSpots, DoubleYou HI, dropio, Drupal, DSTwitter, DuderTwitter, Dwidder, Dwigger, EasyTweets, EasyTwit, Edgios, Edween for iPhone, eightbar, Election 2008, enQando.com, EQO Mobile, Eurovision.tv, EventBox, EventVue, everyday.me, Everytalks, Excla.im, ExpressionEngine, Eye-Fi, Eyejot, eyeOS, fav.or.it, fb2twitter, fboweb, feed'n'track, feed2twitter, feedalizr, FeedBlitz, feedlr, feedly, Feedtweeter, ff2tweet, Fidj.it, Fingertips, FireStatus, Fleck, Flight, Flock, floozl, FlyScreen, FoneSonar, foxytunes, FriendBinder, FriendFeed, fring, Frog, funP, Future Tweets, FutureTweets, fuzzbot, gamerDNA, Gawkk, Geezeo, Geocaching, Geopolix, GeoTwitt, GeoTwitter.Net, Gigblastr, GitHub, Goodreads, Goodrec, Goom Bot, Gordano Messaging Suite, Gospelr.com, gozerbot, gpstwit, greenblip, Greet, Greetings iPhone App, Grenadine, Gridjit, Grooveshark, GroupChat, GrubHub.com, GtkTwitter, gtwit, gTwitter, Gyazickr, Gyminee, h8ter, Habari, Hahlo, HappyTwitDay, HateLog, Helios Calendar, HelloTwitFace, HelloTxt, HEMiDEMi, Hictu, hiptop, hotpads, Hubbub, Hype Machine, I Went Away, ideaCollab, Identica, IdentiTwitch, idt, idzr.org, Ignighter, ijg, im, Imere, IMified, imoTwit, In the Mood, iNezha, Ingoal's Twitter Update, InnerTwitter, InspiredSmiles, IntenseDebate, iPhoneSlide, Ipoki, isharealink, Itemize, iTweet, iTwit, iTwits, IYOUIT, Jaanix, JabberStatus, jaiku2twitter, JASEzone, JASEzone mobile, jibjib, Jisko, JiWai, Jogli, Joint Contact, Jott, JournalHome, jtwit, JuiceCaster, Justeaten, JustUpdate, kazivu, KDE Twitter, keiala.com, keslaque, KickTweet, Kindle, KMB, kompoz.com, koornk, Kroegenweb, Kyte, L2W, Laconica, laplanetebleue, LaserBattle, lastfm <3, LaTwit, LazyTweet, leetwit, LibGuides, Lifeinlines.com, LifeTack, linkae, LiveTweeter, LocaTags, LocateTV, Locatik, Locify, Loopt, LoxLog, Luwit, m.slandr.net, m2m, Mahalo Follow, Making Local Work, Manyanim, MapMyFitness, marketjive, marktweet, Mashable Community, Matt, Mauku, mbpidgin, MeeMix, MeMap, Mento, MessageDance, metaLIFE, Meteo, METwit, MGTwitterEngine, MicroBlog, mindof, Minggl, minitwit, MiniTwitter, Mint, mippin, Mitter, MixxApp, MMMMB, MobaTalk, Mobile Tweete, mobile web, mobile with WidSets, mobilestats.ro, MobileTwitter, mobiTwitter, Mobog, mobow, Mobypicture, MoFuse, Mohook, MojiPage, MonkeyChow, MoodBlast, moonrise, Mosio, Mots, movatwitter, Moximity, mu, multiblogger, mumbl, Musebin, mxplay, my6sense, myGeolog, MyOpera, MySpace Twitter Sync, MyTwitter, MZ3, MZ4, Nabbr Injector, Nambu, NatsuLion, NatsuLiphone, Natuba, Needish, nendo, Nerdhaus, NetBeans, Netvibes, NewsBlaze, nGen Collaboration, nobitter, noknok, Nomatic*IM, Noovo, NoseRub, NP_Twitter, Nulaz, Numpa, o-x, oblique, Omnivide, OnMyList, ooooj.com, Oops I'm Late, Opera, Opera's Address Bar, OperaAddressBar, Opitter, Outalot, OutTwit, Overrated-Underrated, p-twit, P3:PeraPeraPrv, Pageflakes, PandoraJam, Particls, PensieriParole, PeopleBrowsr, Perl Net::Twitter, peSHIr tweets, pheltup, photophlow, phtwitters, Phweet, Picnic Dog, PicPostr, pidgin-twitter, Pikchur, Pikter, Ping.fm, pingg.com, pitchengine, Pixelpipe, PIXNET, Planet Lisp, Plaxo Pulse, Playyoo, Plum, pochitt, PocketTweets, PockeTwit, polka, PollDaddy, Pollen London, Polymeme, ponja, PoopTag, Poptiq, Portable Twit, Post to Twitter, Posterous, Posty, Power Notes, PP, ppppost, PR Buddy, Praized, Predictify, PresenceRouter, ptm, Puzzazz, pwned, Pwned.com Activity Feed, Pwointer, Pwytter, pyTwerp, QSTwitter, Quakk, quepasa, Quick-Links, QuickHoney, Quicksilver, quickTwit, Quotably, quub, QuuxPlayer, Qwit, Radar, Radiosport.us, ramkol, Raptr, RawVoice Publisher, rbot, Reclamão, Reportage, Reuters.com, Rhythmbox twitter-plugin, Riece, Ripplex, Roomatic, rotzy, RoundHaus, Royale With Cheese, RSS Bandit, RTwittBot, Rummble, rygh.no, ryghsms, Sabotter, santoroski.com, Schedulefly, schmedley, Scissors, seaturtle.org, SecondBrain, SecretTweet, SecurityVibes, sedthink, Seesmic, semitter, Sendible, Serendipity Twitter Plugin, SharedCopy, sharewise, Shopialize, ShoZu, Simon, simpl.es, six groups, Sketches, Skitch, SKTwitter, Slantly, SLTweets, SmartTouch, Smew, SMOB, sms2blog, SnapFoo, SnapMyLife, Snappler, SnapTweet, Snitter, Snotr, sobees, socialactions, Socialbrowse, SocialGamer, Socialize, SocialMedian, Socialthing, SociaLuna, Somewhere, Songza, SonidoLocal, Sony Ericsson phone, SoopBook, SoWinMo, Spacedockr, Spaz, Spentt, Spinvox, Spool.fm, spy, Squidoo, Startpix, StarTwitter, State of Local, Status HQ, Statuslines, StepTrakLite, StockTwits, Stop The Manga, StopTwitSpam, Strands Social Player, Streamy, StudentMarket, Stuffr, StvnClient4Tuiter, Suffice to Say, Suittar, Summizer, Superstart, svvarm, Sweatlog, Sweetter, sync.gr, Syrinx, Taptu, tarpipe, Tattle, TeleTwitter, telewebber, TellThemWhatYouThink.org, textgasm, TFF Ratio, ThinCloud, Thingfo, ThinT, ThinTwit, Threeter, tig.rb, TinyTwitter, Tipit, Tipjoy, Tjunar, tmitter, TodaysArt, togi, tokotto, Toluu, Toro, tr.im, trackr, Trak, TRE, Treasuremytext, Trineo Experiments, ttg, TTYtter, tunesBag, TuneTweeter, Tupalo, tw.ah-huh.net, Twabber, Twadget, Twadl, twalala, TwApp, tway, tweak, Tween, Tweenky, tweet, Tweet Rooster, Tweet-SQL, Tweet, tweet3, TweetAnswers, TweetBar, Tweetbots, Tweetburner, TweetChannel, Tweetcret, Tweetcube, TweetDat.com, TweetDeck, Tweeter, TweetGrid, TweetHub, TweetIM, tweetip, TweetKit, TweetLater, TweetMyBlog, TweetMyPage, tweetpants, Tweetr, Tweets, tweetshots, tweetSMS, TweetStore, Tweetsville, Tweetworks, Tweety, tweezer, twhirl, twibble, Twibler, twicli, Twiddeo, Twiddict, Twidge, Twidget, Twidotnet, twidroid, Twiffid, twigadge, twiggit, twii.it, Twiike, twiitr, TwiKarma, twilaborate, Twilite, twim, twimi, Twimp, Twindle, twinic, Twinkle, Twintro, twinverse, Twippera, Twister, Twister Alternative, Twit, Twit-it, twit.el, Twit4Live, twitabit, TwitBin, TwitBox, Twitch, Twitea, Twitea.me, Twitfire, twitfm, TwitGo, Twithey, TwiTicker, Twitim, Twitio.us, TwitKit, TwitKu, Twitlet, Twitli, twitmacs, Twitme for WordPress, TwitNotes, TwitPic, Twitpress, TwitResponse, twitroid, twitrss, twitsay, twitsh, Twitstat Mobile, Twitt, Twitt(url)y, Twitt24, twittai, twittaMOOs, TwittAtt, twitte.rb, Twittearth, Twittelator, Twitter CLI, Twitter Fco, Twitter Gem, Twitter Grader, twitter jiglet, Twitter Line, Twitter Opera widget, Twitter Stream, Twitter This, Twitter Timeline, Twitter Toolbar, Twitter Tools, twitter-gx, twitter-mode, twitter-side-down, Twitter::Irssi, Twitter4J, Twitter4R, twitterAIR, twitterart, TwitterBar, TwitterBerry, TwitterBoy, twitterDash, Twitteresce, twitterfeed, TwitterFon, twitterfone, TwitterForiPhone, TwitterFox, Twitterful, TwitterGadget, TwitterGram, Twittericious, twittering-mode, TwitterIrcGateway, Twitterlicious, Twitterlight, Twitterlution, TwitTerm, TwitterMail, TwitterPhoto, TwitterPing Extension, TwitterPod, TwitterPress, Twitterpus, twitterrific, TwitterScrobble, Twittershare, Twittersoap, TwitterSpy, TwitterText (Powered By SmartTouch), TwitterThreads, Twittertise, twitterupdate, Twittervision, TwitterWidget, TwitterXHaiku, twittery, Twitteu-me, Twittget, twitthat, twittie on Colors, Twittle, TwittME, TwitToday, twittsms, twitturl, Twitty Twitt, TwittyConsole, Twitula, twitux, TwitVim, TwitVN, TwitWall, twitxr, Twixr, Twobile, Twoorl, Twoot, Twordy, twshot, twtr, Twucket, Twuffer, Twyt, txt, Tynt, tyoro-client, TypePad for iPhone, Ubiquity, ubuket, ukusno, UltimateFacebook, Unype, UPD8, updating.me, Upload :: Share, uTweetMe, Vakow, ViewBug, Vim, VimScript#1853, vlingo, VoipUsersConference, Vois, Voomaxer, vSNAX, Water Falcon, web, Weblin, WebMynd, WebSMS Widget, Webwag, WhatUWearin, Where.com, Whereyougonnabe, Whrrl, widgeous, Wikyl.com, Wimotter, WineLog.net, Witty, Wizi.com, Wizzard Player, wmTwitter, WootAlerts.com, wordage, WordTwit, WPtwitter, Wren, WWire, Xanco, Xbox Live to Twitter, XboxTweet, XMPP Gateway, XSpect.Net.TwitterClient, Yahoo! oneConnect, Yaika, Yakkle, YATC, yedda, YehBA, Yippy Zip, Yonkly, yoono, YooPlace, youmeo, Youzle, Yuumi.us, Zenbe, Zina, ZIPVO, ZKOUT, Zooomr, Zootool, ztdevbot, Zumobi, Zuosa

4. So many interfaces 886 different interfaces used since October 1 2008 data from TweetRush.com

5. So what's wrong?

6. Twitter Standard Web Interface

8. Why use another interface?

9. Why use another interface? Features

11. So no one uses the web interface?

12. Right

13. Wrong

15. My survey stats

16. Why?

17. Follower numbers

22. Hahlo

23. Hahlo

24. Snitter

25. Snitter

26. TweetDeck

27. TweetDeck

28. Twirl

29. Twirl

30. The web

31. Over to you...