SnapTweet is an easy to use service which makes it simple to post the user's latest Flickr photos to their Twitter stream.

SnapTweet allows the users to post their Flickr photos in a very simple way. The user has to send a direct message to @snaptweet, which grabs the link to the user's most recent public Flickr upload and sends a Twitter update with the text from user's direct message, with the link to the image appended.

SnapTweet also offers an auto-post feature. It allows the users to set up a special tag for this feature in their SnapTweet profile. The users should tag the photos with that special auto-post tag for auto-posting them. Also, for the users who would like their every emailed Flickr image to post to their Twitter stream, they can setup a default tag in Flickr that matches their SnapTweet auto-post tag.

There is a drawback to using tags - Timing. SnapTweet doesn’t do well in a real-time posting environment. A Twitter update is sent when synchronization between SnapTweet and Flickr occurs. This gets confusing, and it’s never fun to wonder when the user's tweet will post. It is recommended for the Flickr lover who prefers spending time in Flickr over Twitter.

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