twitterrific_icon.pngThe latest trend on the internet is Twitter. Twitter is a new web application used for staying in touch and keeping up with friends - no matter where you are or what you’re doing. Invite your friends to Twitter, send updates to your account, and decide how connected you want you to be.

Personally, this service has helped me filterout the common IM messages I receive on iChat, which ask me “What’s up”? Using Twitter and Twitterrific I can publish what I am up to on the web and keep clear of pointless iChat conversations.

Twitterrific is an application which sits in the comfort of your menu-bar, and makes posting and viewing “Tweets” easy and simple.

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Many have started using Twitterrific instead of the normal web interface of Twitter, to post and view entries on the site. Once you have your buddy list setup, you will receive notifications by a chirping sound and a pop-up window when a friend changes their status.

Alternatively you can change Twitterrific to display Tweets from the public list. The update time interval can be changed within the preference window.

You can view entries by clicking on someone’s name, and update your status by clicking in the text box and pressing enter to submit a status once you’ve written it. It even shows how many characters you have left to use, updated instantly while you are writing - a handy feature for those explaining in detail what they are doing..

One of the best features of Twitterrific is not a real feature, but it’s incredibly slick and glossy user interface. It’s a pleasure to use thanks to the great developers of The IconFactory.

Sign up for a Twitter account and download Twitterrific to let people all around the globe know what are you up to.

How do you like the Twitter service? A productivity killer, cool, or both?