Here’s a list of the cutting-edge, can’t-miss social media educational and networking events happening in San Antonio in March 2010. If events are missing from this list please leave the information for them in the comments and I’ll add them. Some details for events are still in the works so be sure to check back for dates/locations/RSVP info.

Blue Star Tweet Up
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, Texas, 78204
Topic: You’re invited to Blue Star’s first ever tweetup event on Tuesday, March 2 at 6 pm. Come enjoy free beer and join the conversation about art and social networking, get tips on self-promotion, and generate some buzz about Amalgamations.
RSVP: http://twtvite.com/pnt545

That Taco Shop Breakfast Taco Tweetup
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
7:30 a.m.
Location: 2414 Babcock Road, Suite 103, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
RSVP: http://twvt.us/thattacoshop1
Topic: Stop by on Wednesday, March 3rd, to enjoy breakfast tacos with Twitter friends. Get a free drink or coffee with purchase.

Innotech San Antonio
Thursday, March 4, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Norris Conference Centers, Crossroads Mall, 4522 Fredericksburg Rd., A-100, San Antonio, TX  78201
Innotech San Antonio Socia Media Speakers: @giovanni and @epodcaster. Expo floor iSML (Innotech Social Media Lounge) @colleenpence, @shaine, @luissandovaljr, @firecatsue.

First Friday and Coworking Brown Bag Lunch at Firecat Studio
Friday, March 5, 2010
12:00 p.m.
Location: 918 Nolan #104, San Antonio, Texas, 78202
Topic: Going Mobile – Smart phones, iPhone apps, text messaging, iPad – worlds of possibility for marketing.
RSVP: http://fff1003.eventbrite.com/

Free Coworking Day at C4 Workspace
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: 108 King William, San Antonio, Texas 78204
Details: Discover the beauty of coworking! Highspeed internet, printer/fax, coffee, meeting space, telephone rooms & more. Free parking all day. Next door to “Filling Station,” reviewed in San Antonio Express-News Sunday, Jan 31st, as darn good food.

Social Media Club San Antonio
Saturday, March 13, 2010
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Hickory Street, 800 Congress Avenue (8th street & Congress Ave), Austin, Texas
Topic: This month the San Antonio Social Media Club heads up to Austin for a Saturday night meeting to get together with our friends from KickApps & Akamai for a special SXSWi Tweetup! Get in on the fun with games from Sweb Games: Guess That Tweet, and Twitter Collaborative Storytelling: Apple vs. Microsoft, Google vs. Evil, and The Future of Tweets.
RSVP: http://smc-sa.ning.com/events/sxsw-tweetup-getdown-kickapps

Social Media Breakfast San Antonio
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Location: TBD (check back for details)
Topic: SXSWi Recap – Were you unable to attend SXSWi? Or did you attend and now want to share all of the fabulous info you soaked up with your friends at SMBSA? We’re meeting to recap and rehash the amazing and intense ride that is SXSWi. Did you survive? Was it worth it? What hot trends are emerging in the world of social media? Join us for this special SXSWi recap breakfast.
RSVP: TBA

BMPR – The San Antonio Business / Media / PR Tweetup
Thursday, March 25, 2010
12:00 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn Airport, 77 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas, 78216
Topic: BMPR’s First Anniversary! More details to come.
RSVP: TBA

#Tweetbabes (and #Tweetdudes) Lunch
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Auden’s Kitchen, 700 East Sonterra Blvd, San Antonio, Texas 78258
Topic: Socializing with Twitter/social media friends, meeting new people. All are welcome but only 20 spaces are available for a small, chatty lunch. RSVP now!
RSVP: http://twtvite.com/93vnhp

There are lots of fantastic Twitter clients available for Mac. I’m covering the five I’ve spent the most time with: Tweetie, Twhirl, TweetDeck, Nambu, and Seesmic Desktop.

Over the last few months I’ve become a big Tweetie fan, first on the iPhone and then Tweetie for Mac when it was released in April. I tried TweetDeck but even with all of its bells and whistles it doesn’t support multiple accounts—a must-have feature for me. Recently I’d heard lots of praise for Seesmic Desktop (developed by the company who purchased Twhirl in April 2008) and, after using it for a while now, I may have to switch alliances from Tweetie–it’s just that GOOD. Seesmic definitely gives TweetDeck a run for its money (or freeware as the case may be) at least until TweetDeck starts supporting multiple accounts. Nambu’s another new kid on the Mac block offering lots of attractive features (multiple accounts, FriendFeed integration, threaded conversations) for rabid Twitter users.

Each of these five Twitter clients has its pros and cons. Seesmic handles multiple accounts beautifully,  integrates Facebook and will integrate FriendFeed, and appears to be fast and (so far) not buggy. Twhirl isn’t as fully featured as Seesmic but it offers support for multiple accounts and it’s been around longer so it’s probably more stable. TweetDeck does a great job making it easy to add people to groups, includes Facebook integration too, and it does a great job covering trending topics via TwitScoop. Tweetie doesn’t have columns, groups or trending topics but it allows for multiple accounts, it’s fast and user-friendly and it’s unparalleled among Twitter clients for the iPhone (vs. Twitterfon, Twittelator, and Nambu). Nambu has a tree-like structure for viewing/accessing multiple accounts and it seems like it would work well, but I had lots of trouble with it (although, to be fair, it might have been my internet connection at the time that gave me trouble, so I’ll definitely check out Nambu again).

Comparing features of Five Twitter clients for Mac:

Here’s a comprehensive chart comparing the five clients.

The Quick ‘n’ Dirty on Five Twitter clients for Mac

Tweetie for Mac – It’s Big Bird to Tweetie’s smaller and original iPhone client and now the foundation for the next version of Tweetie for iPhone.
Deets / Get it: http://www.atebits.com/tweetie-mac

Twhirl – Twhirl was purchased by Seesmic in April 2008. Seesmic says it will continue development but since they’ve released Seesmic Desktop my guess is that Twhirl will be phased out at some point.
Deets / Get it: http://twhirl.org

Tweetdeck – The most popular Twitter desktop client (across Macs and PCs), Tweetdeck offers powerful features but gets dinged repeatedly with complaints that it doesn’t handle multiple accounts (yet) and for the fact that it’s a memory hog.
Deets / Get it: http://www.tweetdeck.com/beta

Nambu – Often faster than Tweetdeck and comparable in nearly every way with it, Nambu’s a compelling new Twitter client that allows use of multiple accounts. It’s climbing the chart among Twitter clients. But I had a hard time getting it going. I also didn’t find it to be very user friendly and found it to be SLOW to load tweets (and it only holds up to 200 unread tweets). I plan to give Nambu another try soon.
Deets / Get it: http://nambu.com

Seesmic Desktop – The Tweetdeck Killer, Seesmic Desktop seems to be gaining ground on the other major Twitter clients for Mac at #13 (as of the writing of this post). The key, currently, is its ability to handle multiple Twitter accounts. Once Tweetdeck rolls that feature out, all bets are off.
Deets / Get it: http://desktop.seesmic.com

A few web Twitter clients that handle multiple accounts and allow you to schedule tweets:

HootSuite

TweetLater

TwitterHawk

More Twitter client resources:

Micro-blogging: 26 Twitter Desktop Clients for Mac

The most up-to-date info on which Twitter clients are popular

Mashable’s Head to Head: TweetDeck vs. Seesmic Desktop