*FlipToast* for Windows 8 is the first Twitter Client for the Metro
interface. There is a version of FlipToast for Windows 7 and XP, but
FlipToast for Metro is the *first Twitter client* for the touch-friendly
Windows 8, which features an animated live tile. You can add a Twitter and
Facebook account to the application but there is *no support for multiple
accounts* yet. FlipToast is targeted at the casual Twitter and Facebook user,
as many powerful features are not there yet. That said, you can view
comments, reply, and retweet messages from both Facebook and Twitter. You get
a column for *updates*, *news feed*, *photos*, *birthdays*, *inbox *and
*"apps."* It doesn't seem that FlipToast supports a column for direct
messages or favorited Tweets yet. Although FlipToast can claim the title as
first Windows 8 Twitter client, there is still much work to be done. The
biggest gripe I have with FlipToast is that there's *no in-app browser* so
clicking links and even profiles will take you out of the application into
Internet Explorer. It's a *jarring experience* and should really be
integrated into the app. There are also interface quirks and inconsistencies
like the fact that you can't interact with updates in the Updates column
while you can in the News Feed. The games and apps in FlipToast are also
nothing more than bookmarks that open up pages in Internet Explorer.
*Overall, FlipToast is a good first version Twitter and Facebook client but
needs a lot of polish before the official launch of Windows 8.*Download
*FlipToast Metro App 1.0.0.3* in Softonic
