Using twitter "raw" makes for a very spartan experience... plus you barely get a glimpse of the social networking power it's features really possess. If you'd like to turbocharge your twitter experience from your browser, try:
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/40617
Nested Replies, Custom Search Tabs, Autocomplete, Pagination, RT button, Media Embed, URL Expansion, Hash Tag Search Links, Social Links
Instructions:
1. Get Firefox
http://getfirefox.com
2. Get Greasemonkey
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748 & Restart Firefox
3. Go to
http://sn.im/troys_twitter_script
4. Click Install
Features:
* Nested Replies
* @Mentions
* Custom Search Tabs
* Status - Autocomplete
* Status - Auto Link Compressor
* Auto Pagination
* RT button
* Media Embed ( YouTube, Twitpic, Movapic, Image URLs )
* URL Expansion ( url services supported )
* Hash Tag Search Links
* Social links provided by Twellow (
http://twellow.com )