The best replacement for tweetdeck is hootsuite.

The best alternatives to tweetdeck are rated as following:
★★★★★  hootsuite
★★★  tweetcaster
★★★  twitter
★★★  thwirl
★★  seesmic
★  tweetbot
★  plume
★  buffer
★  twitter for mac
★  metrotwit
★  janetter
★  tweakdeck
★  echofon
★  tweetie
★  twhirl
  twidroid
  twidroyd
  ubersocial
  seesmic android
  twitterific
  twitterrific

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Speaking about tweetdeck, one probably shouldn't forget about stocktwits.

Other search terms related to tweetdeck and their ratings are:
★★★★★ stocktwits
★★★ twitlonger
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