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Hi, I'm the owner of The BlackBerry Zone and the developer of Tweetissimo.
Tweetissimo is the first BlackBerry Twitter app to have Push mentions, and has done now since last year some time. Has full message box integration... the App doesn't even have to be running and you get pushed tweets and can reply to them from the messages... without touching the app!
Right now TBZ VIP's are my alpha test group. It's a perk they get for being a VIP. If anyone pays the VIP membership just to get Issimo then I guess that's up to them.
Once I'm happy with the development of Issimo, then it will move out of alpha and into Beta testing. At this point it will be available for all members of TBZ. And yes you have to be a member of TBZ to use it, as it uses your TBZ login.
I do often giveaway VIP memberships, just gave away 3 the other day on Twitter... if you wanna follow me it's @britishturbo maybe you'll win one too... lol
Anyway, the main reason you won;t find any screenshots of Issimo, is because it has a lot of things that you won't see in other BB twitter apps, and I do not want the other apps to take my ideas before the world even gets a chance to see them
Is that so bad?
Ask Bla1ze (CB staff member) what he thinks of Tweetissimo He's been using it since last year
Enjoy your weekend, and if you have any questions about Issimo just let me know!
P.S. Issimo is actually my first Java App I've ever developed too... nothing like jumping in at the deep end :P03-21-10 11:46 AM - Also,
Something to think about... while it's fantastic that RIM has opened up the PUSH API for all devs... it's still not 100% open... there is a limit on the number of free pushs that you are allowed each day... and this would not be enough for any twitter app without the dev purchasing more push allowance... at a cost...
So don't expect any free push twitter apps... unless the dev want's to make a loss, or it's supported by heavy ads...
Just some food for thought... and no, there is no limit to the number of pushed tweets on Issimo03-21-10 11:50 AM - It's kind of surprising RIM didn't integrate push into official (well beta) client. Theres definitely a market out there for it especially for those ones out there who set their ubertwitter to update once a minute because they want it instant and then wonder why their battery is dying so quickly :PTweetissimo is the first BlackBerry Twitter app to have Push mentions, and has done now since last year some time. Has full message box integration... the App doesn't even have to be running and you get pushed tweets and can reply to them from the messages... without touching the app!03-21-10 11:55 AM
- Another 'issimo user stepping up. It's a great app, and with push integration, its something that will make Twitter users real happy. I've had it now for a few months, but now I don't have a BlackBerry so I can use the web version but not the app. That is, until BT makes it available for Android
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Follow me on Twitter at Kelly (DROIDBerryMA) on Twitter03-21-10 11:56 AM - I totally agree, my main motivation and inspiration for Issimo back last year was cause of the battery drain from using Socialscope... I love ss, but it's a battery killer!
With Issimo you have a full app there if you need it, but don;t even need the app running for it to integrate the pushed mentions... it's so cool, you never ever miss a mention It's how Twitter on a BB should be... lol
My 9700 lasts about 38 Hrs between charges... with Issimo running on it03-21-10 12:01 PM - Oh, and for those that don't know, Issimo also has a Web version... so you can use it on any browser (i.e. any device) and works very nicely on your desktop/laptop
And yes as was mentioned, the group of Alpha users lets me keep an eye on my changes and makes sure I can see and respond to all feedback03-21-10 12:04 PM - Im a vip, but still issimoless
Can't wait to be added.
Ps: i went ti a dev. Day, and they explained that only the paid developers get to make apps which can use bis-b connection... The same level that has more/limitless push api calls. Is that true?
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com03-21-10 12:04 PM - Hey man, you should be up and running tonight btw...Im a vip, but still issimoless
Can't wait to be added.
Ps: i went ti a dev. Day, and they explained that only the paid developers get to make apps which can use bis-b connection... The same level that has more/limitless push api calls. Is that true?
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But yeah, technically you have to be a BlackBerry alliance member to get access to the BIS-B... but there are ways around this
Issimo let's you use Wifi, BES, BIS, Direct and many more for the connection choice03-21-10 12:07 PM - RIM had a good idea with the DM integration into the message list with the official client, but they should have included mentions. Ive also seen the official (beta) set to update every 5 minutes eat a battery down to 30% from 100% within hours (on a 8900).I totally agree, my main motivation and inspiration for Issimo back last year was cause of the battery drain from using Socialscope... I love ss, but it's a battery killer!
With Issimo you have a full app there if you need it, but don;t even need the app running for it to integrate the pushed mentions... it's so cool, you never ever miss a mention It's how Twitter on a BB should be... lol
Good job, you've got a lot of peoples attention now As Im sure the attention of devs of other twitter apps.03-21-10 12:16 PM - As a Tweetissimo (Issimo) user since it was released to the first wave of the alpha group, I can say that Issimo is a game changer. There is no current twitter app for the BB that can compare to it and the features it offers. Throughout the entire developmental process of Issimo, BT has listened to each and every one of our suggestions and has helped to remedy any problems that we may be having. Also BT has surprised me time and time again with the many revisions (there's been a lot just this past week alone) that he has done to the app to not only make the app stable but also compatible with many different devices. Take for example, One night I mentioned to BT about using Issimo on my PS3 as a joke, within a few hours I was able to do so. Show me another twitter client and developer that would do that. I've been using the Droid as my primary device and Issimo is one of the only things left on BB that keeps me carrying my S2 around with me all the time.03-21-10 12:32 PM
- Good to know xD maybe you can share some knowledge in the vips forums? I was intrested in getting into bb development, but no bis-b withous 2000 a year... Kinda put me off... Specially cause no bis-b means no unlimited internet in my countryHey man, you should be up and running tonight btw...
But yeah, technically you have to be a BlackBerry alliance member to get access to the BIS-B... but there are ways around this
Issimo let's you use Wifi, BES, BIS, Direct and many more for the connection choice
Ps: can't wait for tonight xD
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