Filed under: Software, First Look, Snow Leopard
Socialite (formerly Eventbox) out of beta, into your Mac
Socialite, the Mac social networking application formerly known as "Eventbox," has been released out of beta.The application is intended as a "one stop" for Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader, Flickr, Digg, and any site that supports RSS.
I've used Eventbox for some time now, as well as Socialite betas, and I was impressed enough to buy a license before RealMacSoftware purchased the application and changed the name. So far, I am impressed.
Twitter support includes multiple accounts, and it makes it very easy to send Direct Messages as well as @replies. Socialite also includes support for Twitter's new "Lists" and "Re-tweet" features. As far as I know, Socialite is currently the only native Mac Twitter client that supports lists. The application is the only way that I ever bother to keep up with Facebook, and it can do so without all the "cruft" (ads, for instance) in the browser interface for Facebook. Socialite is also a great way to keep up with your Flickr contacts.
Socialite sells for US$20.00, and a demo is available. If you previously purchased an Eventbox license, you will be contacted with instructions on getting a Socialite license within 24 hours. Without a license, Socialite is limited to three services, which will probably be plenty for some people.
Download the 1.0 and check it out for yourself!
Update: RealMacSoftware's website seems to be taking a dirt nap. You can download the 1.0 version directly from Amazon's S3 servers here. (MD5SUM = f06c92ce51b7f9a3db96d5e9051adbdb)
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Khalil said 2:49PM on 11-30-2009
Nambu (http://www.nambu.com/) also supports lists and is Mac native. I don't use lists but the option is there to access them. It is currently in private beta (v 1.9.3.1) but has been my Twitter client of choice so far. The developers have been great to work with and respond to all feedback quickly and warmly.
I may give Socialite a try but I've found it a challenge to drop Nambu, and I've tried almost every client (AIR and Mac native) out there.
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pjonesmoody said 3:21PM on 11-30-2009
Did the Socialite page crash? www.realmacsoftware.com seems to be unavailable.
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reynish said 4:53PM on 11-30-2009
Down for me, so is the cosmic machine website. I haven't heard anything yet about upgrading.
I bought an Eventbox license ages ago, I flick between that and Nambu
Jon H. said 3:23PM on 11-30-2009
I'm still looking for a client that does everything I want it to.
I had to stop using Twitterriffic due to its lack of support for short-URL previewing, I like TweetDeck but it's not Mac native, so no Growl or Adium support...
I'm anxious to see how Socialite works, but their entire website seems to be down.
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Alejandro said 3:45PM on 11-30-2009
I gave it a try and while it seems fine Nambu still beats it. Nambu is much snappier and I love their multiple view options that let me have the program behave differently depending on what I'm doing. Also even as socialite is out of Beta it feels beta in contrast to Nambu that even in beta is looking very polished. I'm looking forward for Tweetie 2.
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Alexsander Akers said 3:46PM on 11-30-2009
I got a license from MacHeist. I hope I'm able to get a serial.
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WalrusCP said 4:06PM on 11-30-2009
The MacHeist version was not a full license, so those users won't get a license like those who made a full purchase. MacHeist users will get a coupon for 25% off though.
numpty said 3:55PM on 11-30-2009
Socialite is the one I keep coming back to. Nambu is promising, but the GUI constantly frustrates me, and requires creation of free account even just to create groups in its sidebar.
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aamarcu said 4:04PM on 11-30-2009
Mirror any1?
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Rob E. said 4:38PM on 11-30-2009
Growl support is what I'm most curious about. I was using using a couple of products plus Growl plus Prowl to get notifications on my iPod Touch with a nice command line tweak wrapped in AppleScript to decide which priority level of Growl alerts I wanted to see on my iPod. It works great in theory, but my Facebook to Growl application keeps crashing and my Twitter to Growl application (Twitterific) doesn't let me do multiple accounts. If Socialite plays nice with Growl and lets you assign priority to a number of potential messages, it may be my new, best friend. If the website returns, that is.
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TJ Luoma said 6:06PM on 11-30-2009
I've added a download link to the end of the article
http://socialite.s3.amazonaws.com/socialite_10.zip
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DirtyRob said 11:24PM on 11-30-2009
I downloaded Eventbox during Macheist. I couldn't get into it though. Socialite seems like a keeper so far.
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Karsten said 5:09AM on 12-01-2009
Adium also has support for lists and retweet in the latest beta.
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