Popular Firefox extension Twitterfox has a new name: Echofon. It's not just a
name change, but a redesign with extended features too. The visual changes
might not please everyone - Echofon doesn't look as friendly as before, it's
now colder with a slick silver grey interface. It still works like before
though, so Twitterfox users won't have any problems. Click on the circular
logo in the Firefox statusbar, and the Echfon interface pops up. You can read
new tweets, and post your own. It does most of what can do from the Twitter
homepage, except viewing your or other people's profiles. Retweeting,
replying and copying tweets is a cinch. Links are shortened where necessary,
and there are tabs so you can view your mentions and personal messages. Right
clicking the Echofon Logo opens a context menu where you can toggle pop up
alerts, switch between accounts and access the preferences. In Preferences
you can set how often Echofon will update (it's not live), and configure
alerts. You can also manage and add multiple Twitter accounts from here, as
well as choose from a small selection of themes. If you use Echofon on an
iPhone, it will sync with Firefox so you won't see read tweets as new.
*Echofon is one of our favorite Twitter apps. It's stable, fits in perfectly
with browsing and doesn't take up room on your desktop. For Firefox users,
Echofon is an essential add-on.*Download *Echofon for Twitter 1.9.7.3* in
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