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I recently expressed my frustration with the lack of good clients for Linux that effectively aggregate Twitter & Identi.ca.

In the comments to that post, Kari suggested I try out PeopleBrowsr.com, and I have to say…I’m pretty impressed. PeopleBrowsr takes pretty much all your social networks, and allows you to view updates in streams arranged in columns–a lot like TweetDeck. So, while everything’s not in one stream the way I prefer, all my updates are easily visible and in one window. I can live with that. PeopleBrowsr also has some really useful features I’m already really enjoying:

• It’s easy to ReTweet, Follow, and Unfollow straight from the default PeopleBrowsr interface.
• Facebook integration is tight. Comment on status updates and search Facebook straight from PeopleBrowsr. This drastically improves my Facebook experience.
• Saved searches make keeping track of hash tags and keywords easy. Plus you can sort search result with powerful options like location and time.
• Integrated trending topics display is also really convenient.
• Threaded conversations. Need I say more?

Pros:

• Features. See above.
• Simple sign up…just an email, plus your Twitter info.
• Runs in your browser or via Adobe Air.
• Attractive and customizable interface.
• Will let me keep using both Identi.ca and Twitter productively.

Cons:

• Interface can be a bit sluggish.
• Not free or open source.

So, there you have it. I would of course, prefer a free (as in speech) solution, but PeopleBrowsr works, and seems to work well. Check it out, and let me know what you think.