Politico Tracker Twitter EditionThe folks at pTracker LLC have come up with two apps that are perfect for the news junkie that follows US politics.  The first, and simpler of the two, is the $0.99 Politico Tracker Twitter Edition.  As the name indicates, this app is a collection of twitter feeds from different political figures.  Obviously not every politician understands the internet, much less Twitter, but for those that do, this is the app for following that.

When you first launch the app, you are provided with a  list of  national figures, such as the current President and Vice President, followed by categories by state.  Here in Georgia, ten different politicians are listed, including former Congressman and House Speaker Newt Gingrich.  Upon selecting any of the politicians, you can then add them to a favorites list that is brought up when you tap the little icon in the top left corner of the app.

There are two things I would love to have in the app though.  First, I would love the ability to add the URL or Twitter name of someone to follow that isn’t on the built-in list.  This would allow for the “following” of candidates for politician office and could optionally send that info to the developers for possible addition in the next update.  Second, I would love for there to be a “timeline” kind of view for all my favorites so that I would not have to open each one individually to see if there was an update.  Overall though, the app is very well put together and a great tool for any news junkie interested in US politics.