Today, TweetDeck is moving to address this issue, along with a slew of other updates, less than 24 hours after receiving some significant new competition in the form of Seesmic Desktop. The company says that “we’re delighted to be able to tell you that the memory leak has been plugged and now the latest version of TweetDeck will peak at a certain level and won’t go any higher. So you can leave your TweetDeck running all day, all night, or forever if you really want to.”
Beyond plugging the memory leak, TweetDeck will also be pushing out its Facebook integration – previously optional – to all users, which lets you view your friends' status updates and simultaneously update both TwitterTwitter reviews[img src="http://static1.blippr.com/images/inline-face_07.png?1237798206" caption="" credit="" alt="Twitter reviews"] and FacebookFacebook reviews[img src="http://static1.blippr.com/images/inline-face_05.png?1237798206" caption="" credit="" alt="Facebook reviews"]. Some other minor improvements include short URL previews (ala Snap), a reduction to 5 URL shorteners (including the new DiggBar), and an option to have the username auto-complete function happen in the Tweet box as opposed to a pop-up box.