TwitterGadget.com - Auto-refreshing Twitter Client

Self-defined as a “clean, robust, web 2.0 style client for Twitter”, TwitterGadget enables internauts to have the pivotal features of the popular micro-blogging platform inside of Gmail, in the guise of a Google Gadget.

In order to implement such a service, all the user has to do is enable custom gadgets in Gmail by following the (simple) process that is described online. Once this has been dealt with, you can start taking part of the Twitterverse using an interface that allows you to view your public timeline and the way it is updated, and tweet in consequence.

Visualization options that can be turned on and off at will include user thumbnails and timestamps, whereas the refresh interval itself can be set down from 3 to 30 minutes. A “manual only” refresh option is also included.

This client has just been released, and work on expanding its potential and appeal is underway. If you think that there are any features which are sorely missing, do make a point of contacting the team behind it through the provided gadget or via the form that is part of the site.

“TwitterGadget is a clean, robust, web 2.0 style client for Twitter.com, designed to eliminate the need to install third-party applications to monitor and submit status updates to Twitter via your iGoogle homepage.”

All the many Twitter adepts out there will appreciate having a new way of experiencing their best-loved platform.

Is it a strong enough alternative to accessing Twitter compared to other existing channels and applications?