At this writing, neither Facebook nor Twitter had an app for the NOOK—although you can still link your Facebook and Twitter accounts to the NOOK and use them in concert with NOOK Friends, as already described. But that could change at any time. So it’s worthwhile to head to the NOOK Store every now and then and search for Facebook or Twitter to see whether either of their apps become available.
However, there’s at least one app that lets you use both Facebook and Twitter on your NOOK Tablet. It’s free, it’s available now, and it’s worth getting. It’s called Seesmic, and you can download it from the NOOK Store.
After you download it, press the NOOK button, choose Apps, and then look for the Seesmic icon and tap it; the app launches. Tap “Add an account,” and you can add accounts not just for Facebook and Twitter, but for other social networking services as well, including Google+. For each account, enter your username and password, and then tap Sign in.
You can use Seesmic for multiple social networking services, but after you set up your first one, you may think there’s no way to set up a second because you seem to be stuck in just that service. Ah, but there’s a way: Tap the Menu icon in the Notification bar, and then tap Accounts. You’ll come to a list of your existing Seesmic accounts. Tap the + button at the top of the screen to create a new account. Choose the type of account you want to create, enter your username and password, and then tap “Sign in.” Create multiple accounts this way and switch among them by tapping the Menu key and then tapping Accounts.
When you sign into Twitter, you’ll see your usual Twitter stream. At the very top of the screen on the right-hand side are icons for tweeting, searching, and refreshing Twitter. The buttons just below show you the most recent posts, replies to your posts, your profile, and so on.
Tap the small menu button in the Notification bar to bring up more options—seeing what topics are trending, changing your settings, and so on. The menu changes according to what you’re doing at the time. To the left of the menu button is a Back button.
Seesmic is simple and straightforward—and in some ways easier to use than Twitter on the Web.
When you sign into Facebook via Seesmic, you can read the news feed from your Facebook Friends, see your friends list, view your Wall, and so on by tapping the appropriate icons at the bottom of the page.
Create an update by tapping the icon at the upper-right portion of the screen, and refresh by tapping the Refresh icon. As with Twitter, Seesmic gives you a useful menu icon at the bottom of the screen.