Ever since Twitter took over the 140 character world of microblogging, there have been hordes of clients and apps popping up, trying to make our tweeting experience better, richer, easier. Everything is covered, from multiple accounts, to Twitter team management and tweet analytics. But before getting into analyzing features and options in order to choose your preferred client, there is one first decision to be made: which type of application will you choose, a desktop one or its web-based version?
The main benefit of web-based clients is obvious – they are location independent. Wherever you find a computer, laptop, smart phone or notebook with an Internet connection, you can log in and start tweeting. If you’re thinking mobility and lack of restriction only, they easily win, and desktop clients can be altogether dropped. But their biggest plus is their biggest con as well.
The anytime-anywhere feature makes one want to just log in and do their tweeting from wherever. Some of the devices you might be tempted to use might steal your password and you’ll have hackers or other ill-willed people accessing your Twitter account or accounts, and make a royal mess out of them. If you’re traveling, it’s even worse! It will take a while until you realize you’re account has been compromised.
Even if the computer or device in question is not in any way dangerous, it’s easier to get a browser-based malware infection than have your installed software under attack. One cause is the lack of proper protection – most free or cheaper Antivirus applications don’t really offer extensive Internet security options.
My advice is to stick with desktop based clients if you’re not tweeting a lot and usually from the same few computers. If however you need to go for the browser client, pay extra attention to where and how you log in and do your tweeting.






























