formation 2.0

The sad thing, of course, is that Twitter acknowledged that its users love TweetDeck. "Over the past few years, we’ve seen a steady trend towards people using TweetDeck on their computers and Twitter on their mobile devices," Twitter wrote on its blog. Twitter's focus, however, is similar to Facebook's: monetize mobile or else. Twitter's battle with Instagramover Twitter Cards (and the release of its own filtering options) is a clear indication that the compamy is laser focused on making the mobile Twitterverse its own, and severing ties with all who would dare tread upon it. Unfortunately, that means that the desktop TweetDeck client will be sacrificed as well.

Don't despair, however. For now, alternatives exist, although TweetDeck fans may not embrace them as readily as their beloved TweetDeck app. Some are designed for the desktop; others for specific mobile clients. Most do a good job, however, of filtering out the noise, and leaving users with the timeliest, most relevant tweets. Here are our favorites.