SocialScope for BlackBerry

I got an invite yesterday to test the new alpha of SocialScope. It's a Twitter/Facebook client for BlackBerry that so far I really like. At least the Twitter side.

The Facebook side needs more functionality before I can completely replace the native Facebook client on my Berry (which is due this year for an upgrade itself, all the more catching up to do here). On Facebook you can update your status and see your feed. That's about it. You can't message, write on a wall, poke anyone, or upload a photo. Needs some work.

The Twitter functionality is much better, with the ability to update status, DM someone, @reply, or view your favorites. You can also choose "more from sender" which opens another tab with just the stream from that person. Nice! It could be even better, though, with the ability to add a tab for a search item, like following hashtagged conversations.

The interface, however, is just incredible, much better than my twitterberry interface. SocialScope shows your Facebook and Twitter feeds in-line together, or you can choose the tab for one or the other. Twitterberry offers "public timeline" and "follow" as options, but on my mobile device I only want to see who I'm already following. You can also see your friends list on twitterberry, which would be a nice addition to SocialScope.

All-in-all I love this app. With a few tweaks and additions, it could easily become the Twitter and Facebook client of choice on the BlackBerry.