Email, Facebook, Google Wave, instant messaging, Skype, voicemail: our communication lives are rapidly becoming staying on top of the many inboxes that make it up. If fear of adding yet another place to check for messages is what’s keeping you from trying out Twitter, that ubiquitous micro-blogging site, TweetSwitch can help. This service allows you use twitter via IM services you already use regularly.

Simply set up TweetSwitch to access your Twitter account, then decide which instant messaging applications it will integrate with–currently AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Skype and Google Talk are all supported. Once everything is set up you’ll recieve new Tweets from you IM account of choice, and will be given a contact to add to your buddy list. IM this buddy to post a new tweet. There’s nothing new to install; just use the service from the IM application of your choice.

Just like that you can use Twitter without adding another inbox that needs checking to your online flow.

Features:

• Recieve and send Tweets via IM
• Support for AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Skype and Google Talk
• Web based; nothing to install
• SMS support “coming soon.”
• Similar tool: TwitOnMSN

Check out TweetSwitch @ www.tweetswitch.com