Then I started seeing some buzz about a new kid on the Twitter app block: Trinket Software’s Twikini. Being a good Windows Mobile geek, I had to try it. The verdict? Two enthusiastic thumbs up!

Screen shot of Twikini on a Windows Mobile Standard device. DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT FROM MY PHONE! I am not following Britney, Ryan and Kim.

The main reasons I’m switching to Twikini are:

• Speed: Twikini loads fast and the tweets scroll very smoothly up and down the screen
• Stability: Twikini has never frozen my phone (always a good selling point)
• Clean UI: No bulky graphics weighing it down, but it still manages to look very good
• TwitPic Embedded in the Tweet: This is probably my single favorite feature - instead of having to launch the phone’s browser to view a picture uploaded to TwitPic, the image is embedded in the tweet - so I can stay within Twikini to view the image.

As of the writing of this post, the only hiccup I found was with password management. My Twitter account password contains some numbers, and for some reason Twikini forgot the numbers each time I tried launching the app. Instead of going right into my feed, it made me re-enter the numerical portion of my password. Strange bug, hopefully one that is fixed soon.

So if you’re searching for a fast, clean, fully-functioning Twitter client for your Windows Mobile device (Standard or Professional), give Twikini a try.

I started using Twitter in October 2008. I’m a geek who follows the tech scene pretty closely, so I’ve been aware of Twitter for a long time; however, since none of my friends were using it, I saw no reason to participate (I didn’t think “taking a crap,” or “watching a hockey game” would be remotely interesting tweets for anyone, even my closest friends). But now that I’ve been using it for a few months, I love it! I’ve had a lot of fun following tech bloggers and podcasters whom I’ve been reading and listen to for the past few years. Even though I’ve never met them, I feel like we could grab a beer and have a lot to talk about.

But a couple weeks ago, I decided I wanted to start leveraging Twitter for my employment search. So I set out to grow my number of followers (the more followers I had, the more people I could network with for my job search). I started following people that were retweeted and replied to by people I’d already been following, and within four or five days, my follower count had doubled! And of course I felt compelled to follow those that were following me - that’s just common Twitter courtesy.

And the result of this project to increase followers? Misery. I now hate reading Twitter updates. My feed is full of junk from people who love to hear themselves talk (or see themselves type)…the hype machines with no substance…human marshmallows…the people who only care about getting as…many…Twitter…Followers…as…possible. (Anyone else picking up on the irony here?)

So it’s time to get back to basics. Time to prune the list of people I follow. I expect my follower list to drop as I prune, but that’s okay. Over time, maybe the number of people following me will grow, maybe it won’t. If it does, I hope it’s because of my content and not because they simply expect me to follow them back.

p.s. If you’re looking for great Twitter content, try following HotAmishChick. I have no idea who the writer is, but he/she is absolutely hysterical!