Twitter Versus Spoink

I prefer Spoink to Twitter hands down. Spoink is infinitely more intuitive and easier to use. There is, in my opinion, no reason to even use Twitter, since both sites accomplish the same tasks, with Spoink being the easier of the two to use. For example you can send direct messages to follower / friends on both sites, however I could not figure out how to do so on Twitter. Spoink, on the other hand, is rather intuitive is this regard. You simply click on the link of the contact, then select “send direct message” and proceed from there. The same is true with regard to uploading videos and pictures. The creators of Spoink clearly recognize that this is a popular feature of such services and include a tool for doing so directly underneath the text entry box. I could not figure out how to do this on Twitter. I did a help search for “uploading pictures”, but was not presented with any helpful information. Another intuitive feature of Spoink is the posting of the organization’s contact information in the upper right-hand corner of the screen where it is easy to find. Twitter has a “contact” link, but this only leads you to a “snail-mail” address. I have very little tolerance for any organization which requires an extensive search for an e-mail address or phone number.

The only advantage that I found in Twitter is the bar on the top of the main page providing links to the top discussion issues of the day.