Twittley is out. Should I go Topsy or Tweetmeme?

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Some of you may have noticed that I changed retweet buttons yesterday.  It was time for me and Twittley to part ways.  For a site that had so much potential, Twittley seems to have fizzled and I did not feel like going down with the ship.  Here are some of the factors that have lead to my decision to drop the Twittley retweet plugin.

  • Over the past months, there have been at least a dozens times when the button was “off line”.
  • Increase in Spam, including porn.  I certainly do not want my blog associated with that.
  • It is a ghost town.  Several months ago there was a lot of action going on and my blogging buddies like Dragon Blogger and Extreme John added a spark there.  It seems like most of the bloggers have already dropped Twittley.
  • Effort. Not that it takes a ton of time, but you still have to log on to the site to get to your first tweet out.
  • Here is the final straw.  Yesterday, when I went to add my link, it would not allow me because it said that the content was questionable and was against their terms of service.  After that, I went searching for something else.

I was going to jump on the Tweetmeme bandwagon but I decided to take a closer look at the Topsy Retweet Plugin.

Here are some reasons why I went with Topsy for now:

  • I really like how Topsy does not delete old posts, so it will keep count on the retweets for all of my posts.
  • Free analytics from Topsy trackbacks
  • Aside from all else, I really like pulling for the underdog.   This may seems strange but I really could not find any major advantages that Tweetmeme has over Topsy.

Let me know if I am missing anything her about Tweetmeme.  I could always be swayed and will change if Tweetmeme if it is really superior.

Help me decide which retweet button to use.

What retweet button are you all using? and Why?

24 Responses to “Twittley is out. Should I go Topsy or Tweetmeme?”

  1. element321 says:
    March 9, 2010 at 11:22 pm

    Dan,

    I have used TweetMeme and Twittley. I ending up with TweetMeme, but I think I will be converting to topsy if I can get it to look good on my blog.
    .-= element321´s last blog ..11+ Tutorial Sites For Adobe Photoshop CS4 =-.

  2. Serge says:
    March 5, 2010 at 11:07 pm

    This is off subject, but I felt sort of the same way when I made the choice to ditch MySpace for Facebook, and I notice that Facebook is a much more effective professional platform. Just a thought.

  3. Klaus says:
    March 2, 2010 at 5:36 pm

    I’m surprised to see you leave Twittley. After all, your posts were often to be found on the frontpage of Twittley and I also RT’ed a bunch of them every now and then.

    But I must admit, I’ve been interesting in finding something else myself. I’m getting very few retweets for the past month or so, on Twittley, compared to when I first started using Twittley.

    I’ll check out Topsy as well, never heard of them till now.
    .-= Klaus @ TechPatio´s last blog ..Akismet Blocking Your Blog? No Way, Just a SPAM Trick! =-.

    • Dan Keller says:
      March 2, 2010 at 6:09 pm

      @Klaus @ TechPatio, Suprisingly, there was not much traffic flowing from being on page 1. Now if Twittley made the links do follow, I would still be there.

      • Klaus says:
        March 3, 2010 at 5:52 am

        @Dan Keller, Yeah getting dofollow links from Twittley, that would be something :) Speaking of do follow, I received your automated response that mentions ‘do follow’ links on your blog, and noticed that my CommentLuv links are no follow, while some are do follow? What’s the requirements / policy on that matter?

        I had a look at Topsy, it looks nice. But I couldn’t integrate it into where I have my Twittley button because their button keeps adding a DIV around it, making it break out from the TD I place it within, to fit next to stumble and digg.
        .-= Klaus @ TechPatio´s last blog ..February 2010: Blog Summary & Income Report =-.

  4. Tinh says:
    March 1, 2010 at 10:00 pm

    Tweetmeme is still my favorite one with tracking and statistics data
    .-= Tinh´s last blog ..[Thesis Tutorials] How To Fix Blogussion Inspired Sidebar Widget Bug =-.

  5. lawmacs says:
    March 1, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    One good thing about tweetme is that it counts the retweet faster than topsy tried topsy before never seems to work for now i am using tweetme
    .-= lawmacs´s last blog ..Designing Your Website =-.

  6. Brian Merritt says:
    March 1, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Hey there folks, this is Brian from Topsy.

    I just waned to drop a note to say hi and to let you know that we’re happy to help with any Topsy Retweet Button support issues you may run into. You can email us at support@topsy.com, or tweet at us @Topsy. Our goal with the button is to make it as user friendly, fast, and feature-rich as possible, so if you have any feature requests or other feedback, let us know.

    Thanks,

    Brian

  7. Gautam Hans says:
    March 1, 2010 at 11:24 am

    I think tweetmeme uses a lot of time in tweeting by asking to sign in whereas topsy makes tweeting easier by redirecting to the twitter website.

    I am using topsy and it is working fine for me :)
    .-= Gautam Hans´s last blog ..Collecta, Google, and the Future of Real Time Search =-.

  8. chandan says:
    March 1, 2010 at 10:20 am

    For me also tweetme is working good, I have not use other button for twitter.
    .-= chandan@work at home jobs´s last blog ..Advance backlink building strategy by social bookmarking =-.

  9. iWoodpecker says:
    February 28, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    The only reason why I’m usin Tweetmeme is that it is a part of Digg Digg plugin.

    PS. Why everytime I click on some clean space on your blog, it loads “itk.socialspark.com”? Is it some kind of a click tracking?
    .-= iWoodpecker@web traffic´s last blog ..22 Blogs Accepting Guest Posts: Only the Best Ones =-.

  10. Karen says:
    February 28, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    I used to use Tweetmeme, but with time outs etc, I just gave up, I’ve been using Topsy for a while and I do prefer it..
    .-= Karen @ Blazing Minds´s last blog ..Weekly Round Up – Twitter Followers, FaceBook, Hootsuite =-.

  11. DiTesco says:
    February 28, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    I am using Tweetmeme and quite frankly I have not yet tried Topsy. Acording to Hesham, Tweetmeme increases page load and this I have not yet assessed. If this is true (will test), then I will go for Topsy. you made it sound very interesting:)
    .-= DiTesco´s last blog ..Share Your Experience And Opinions With Us =-.

  12. Holly Jahangiri says:
    February 28, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    Aha!! You too? I thought I was the only one who got that idiotic “objectionable content” message. I told them to delete my account and whatever links they had to it – I found their cheeky little insults offensive and they were completely uncalled for. I told them I didn’t want my site associated with theirs, and I’m glad to read this and see that I wasn’t just being…I dunno, cranky and caffeine deprived. I like TweetMeme; it’s in widespread use and easy for everyone. I don’t need for it to have a whole lot of bells and whistles.
    .-= Holly Jahangiri´s last blog ..Bring It, Brian! =-.

  13. Keith says:
    February 28, 2010 at 9:51 am

    I use Backtype tweet counter on my site. I like it because it is smaller and less intrusive, plus it doesn’t require a third party sign in to work, just takes them to their twitter account.
    .-= Keith´s last blog ..Update on Hot Blog Tips Future =-.

  14. Tom says:
    February 28, 2010 at 5:39 am

    Can’t say that I have tried Topsy, but Tweetmeme is working great for me, so I have no problems recommending that you use it!
    .-= Tom@Build That List´s last blog ..The 4 Reasons People Unsubscribe Mailing Lists =-.

  15. Hesham says:
    February 27, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    I am with Topsy right now on my blog, I have to be honest Dan, I really don’t know which one to choose for real Topsy or Tweetmeme, but some times I want to go with both because both counters shows different results!

    So, basically what I am going to do is to keep Topsy on the tagline and home page, and use Tweetmeme under the post on the “share this” box!

    By the way, Tweetmeme is increasing the page load! and this is why I am not going to use it on my blog home page, I think Topsy is more faster, maybe I am wrong but this is what I am thinking to do for now!
    .-= Hesham @ FamousBloggers´s last blog ..Top 7 Celebrity Plugins, How to turn WordPress into a Hollywood Blog =-.