There are times when a big, fancy, powerful new feature in an iPhone app will knock your socks off.  More often than not though, I think there are smaller, more workman-like features that turn out to be the real standouts, because they ‘re so useful so often. The ‘In reply to ‘ feature in the […]
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Big Love for a Small Feature – ‘In reply to’ in Tweetie 2

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There are times when a big, fancy, powerful new feature in an iPhone app will knock your socks off.  More often than not though, I think there are smaller, more workman-like features that turn out to be the real standouts, because they ‘re so useful so often.

The ‘In reply to ‘ feature in the Tweetie 2 iPhone Twitter client app is a great example of one of these ‘small ‘ standouts.  When I first noticed it I thought it looked cool, but it didn ‘t blow me away.  Now, after weeks of using the app, it does.  In fact today I tweeted about how I miss it when using desktop Twitter apps.

It ‘s that handy, that useful “ and just a very clever feature.  It ‘s just so cool to see a tweet you find interesting, wonder what it ‘s about, and not have to wade back through the timeline of someone who was @ mentioned in it to figure out what it was a response to.  To be able to just tap that lovely little button and see the flow of the conversation is great.

What are some of your favorite ‘small ‘ features that inspire big love?

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