As he usually does, Robert visited local tech companies to shoot video of the remarkable work happening behind the scenes. He popped by HootSuite HQ after hours for a conversation with ace iPhone developer Richerd Chan about the features and development path of the iPhone and Android apps, plus digs deep about industry evolution trends with CEO Ryan Holmes including discourse on molecular structure and sentiment analysis – plus the backstory behind the crowd-sourced name (thanks again @mattnathan).
Blurb: Hootsuite is a new corporate client for Twitter that lets multiple users share one account, among other things. Here you see the latest Hootsuite client for iPhone demoed and we talk about the corporate Twitter client market.
More: He also visited BootupLabs and wrote a compelling article about the changes in entrepreneurial culture and the emergence of the worldwide startup.
The world is full of happier robots today as thousands of Android and iPhone users downloaded the full and lite HootSuite apps – plus dozens of you took the time to review, respond and engage with us to share opinions and props.
Here’s a recap of the some/most of the articles we found, plus a treat at the bottom for those of you who enjoyed the Robots song and/or the Olympic beat poet.
Converse and compose on the go with HootSuite for Android and iPhone – in Full or Lite versions
Despite worldwide adoration, the HootSuite iPhone App seemed a bit lonely. So the thoughtful developers went back to the factory to build more robots including HootSuite for Android. In fact, they had so much fun, they made Lite (free) robots too.
With 4 versions to choose from, HootSuite is now a big, happy, mobile robot family.
Android + iPhone = HootSuite Mobile Love
Now Google Android device users can enjoy the fun Apple iPhone users rave about, including:
Managing multiple identities and accounts
Creating custom views for tags and searches
Understanding reasons for trending topics
Scheduling messages for the future
Adding followers to lists and accounts
Sharing photos and shortening URLs
Already using HootSuite on the web? Tight integration means a single import gets you rolling so you are synced up on-the-go, and at your desk, with help from a powerful wizard.
Cheap or Free – your choice
Simple, elegant and powerful, HootSuite for Android and iPhone are available in Lite version at no cost from the Android Market and Apple App Store respectively. Yes, gratis, put your checkbook away – free. We knew you’d like that.
Need more power? No problem. The full-featured versions allow as many accounts as you desire (Lite is limited to 3) plus on-board click-through statistics tracking to see what’s working in (almost) realtime.
Plus HootSuite Android version includes a few new tricks including background notifications so messages keep on coming even when you browsing elsewhere – Better to let the robots do your work, right?
Go Sideways with Facebook
Current HootSuite iPhone customers will be first to get their fingers on App version 1.2 which includes two highly-requested additions: Facebook integration and landscape view – allowing you to enjoy your friends’ musing and snapshots in full splendor – and it’s just around the corner. Of course, HootSuite iPhone also works for iPod Touch.
Recap the Robot Family
HootSuite for Android – $1.99 from Android Market – includes stats and unlimited accounts
HootSuite for Android Lite – free from Android Market – limited to 3 accounts
HootSuite for iPhone – $1.99 from Apple App Store – includes stats and unlimited accounts
HootSuite for iPhone Lite – free from Apple App Store – limited to 3 accounts
HootSuite™ is a trademark of HootSuite Media, Inc.
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iPhone® and iPod touch® are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
An update has been released for HootSuite for iPhone. It fixes all crashing issues related to geo-location tweets appearing in Stream, Stats, and Searches. We have also added support for first generation iPod Touch users.
We encourage all iPhone users to update their HootSuite app by going to their App Store and selecting the Update tab.
If you have any further support issues, please visit feedback.hootsuite.com or click Feedback on the HootSuite for iPhone Settings menu.
It’s here! HootSuite for iPhone, the market’s most hotly anticipated Twitter client for the iPhone, is available in the iTunes store starting today.
HootSuite for iPhone is the only Twitter app that lets you view statistics. It’s also the only one that lets you schedule your tweets in advance. With HootSuite for iPhone, you can send tweets to multiple accounts simultaneously, from the palm of your hand. But that’s not all.
Use HootSuite for iPhone to moderate your Twitter lists. Upload and share photos or files over Twitter using ow.ly, or read explanations for why topics trend on Twitter.
All this goodness and more is housed inside the most robust, intuitive user interface of any iPhone Twitter client.
Key features of HootSuite for iPhone include:
Customizable user interface with sortable tabs and columns