Twhirl, Twellow, Twannabe, Twitsnoozer, and Earning Money Tweeting
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Want to make better use of Twitter?
Find out how to find friends on Twitter, how to track words and conversations on twitter, and how to manage your friend list as it gets bigger. I also have a list of popular Twitter clients and browsers to help you get more accomplished while still keeping up with your friends.
Follow these Twitter Users and Win Money
- TwitterMeThis
- Periodically TwitterMeThis sends out a question and the first person to respond back with the right answer gets $5 in their PayPal account.
- SmartyPig
- SmartyPig hosts monthly contests where they ask questions about their services, and give away giftcards worth $50 or $100 to people with the right answer (either at random, or the first to answer).
- IP Expert
- IPExpert isn't giving away money, but they are giving away free products (mostly training). Would be worth following if you're working on certifications!
What to do When Twitter is Down
Let's face it, Twitter doesn't have the best uptime record. Twiddict, which sports a red cross icon, is a service that was created just so that you send tweets when Twitter is down. When the service goes back up, Twiddict sends them for you.
The optimistic "Fail Whale" image that pops up when Twitter is "over capacity" seems to have a cult following too. You can even purchase these Fail Whale items at Zazzle.
Oh, make sure you head over to Flikr to watch the Fail Whale animation.
The optimistic "Fail Whale" image that pops up when Twitter is "over capacity" seems to have a cult following too. You can even purchase these Fail Whale items at Zazzle.
Oh, make sure you head over to Flikr to watch the Fail Whale animation.
Twitter Clients and Browsers
- Flock
- Flock is an awesome web browser that allows you to view your friends Twitter feed in a sidebar while still surfing the net. It's built off Firefox, and will also work with all your Firefox extensions. Also has shortcuts for social bookmarking, Facebook and more.
- Hahlo
- Twitter client for your iPhone (with Summize support).
- My Social 24 7
- MySocial247 is a sidebar companion for Firefox for FriendFeed and Twitter. Makes it easy to follow your friends while surfing the net.
- Sociagami
- Manage multiple social networks from one application. This manages Twitter, Facebook and MySpace.
- Tweetr
- This client works for Mac and PC and also allws you to send files to your friends.
- Twhirl
- Twhirl is probably the most popular Twitter client. This way you can check your Twitter account on your desktop rather than going to the website.
- TwitterFox
- A Twitter extension for the FireFox browser.
- Twitteroo
- Allows you to update your status from your PC.
- Twitter Post
- Mac Twitter client.
- Twitteriffic
- A Mac Twitter client that has a ton of features. I wish they had a version for PC users.
- TwitBin
- This is a Twitter FireFox extension.
Search the Twitterverse
Here are the best places to go when you want to search for Twitter conversations about certain topics.
- Summize
- Search Twitter in real time for certain keywords. You can even follow RSS feeds based upon your keywords. Also tracks conversations.
- Tweet Scan
- Another search engine that will help you find people Tweeting about a specific topic. Great way to monitor what people are saying about your company.
- Tweet Beep
- Want to follow a specific topic by email? Use Tweet Beep. It's like Google Alerts but for Twitter.
Friend Finders
- Twellow
- Twellow categorizes Twitter users based on where they live, where they work, and what they talk about so that you can easily find the people you're wanting to follow!
- Twitter Local
- Are you looking to connect with Twitter users in your hometown, or in a place you'll be visiting? Use Twitter Local to see users by zip code.
- Twubble
- This application will look at who you are already following and make recommendations as to who else you should follow.
- Twannabe
- Do you have a Twitter hero? Want to see who your Twitter hero is following, so that you can follow them too? Use Twannabe and find out!
- Tweet Wheel
- Find out which of your friends know each other.
Manage Your Friend List by Breaking it Up
- Crowd Status
- Have too many people you're following? Would you rather view one group of people's updates at a time? Maybe you want to separate your real life friends from your online friends, or your soccer pals from your coworkers. Crowd Status lets you set up "crowds" so that you can check one crowd's Twitter updates at a time.
- Tweet Peek
- Use Tweet Peek to create RSS feeds for a group of Twitter Users. Break it down however you like, by real life friends, people in your industry, or people that live in your city.
- Group Tweet
- GroupTweet allows you to set up private groups on Twitter so that you can message certain groups, instead of everyone all at once. Very cool!
Keyword Statistics and Research
- Twit Scoop
- Find out what's hot on Twitter by viewing a real time tag cloud.
- Twist
- Twist provides keywords trends over last 7 days.
- Tweet Volume
- Compare several keywords being used on Twitter and get a graph with the results.
- Twitter Spectrum
- Get a tag cloud of related keywords based on two or three that you type in to compare. Very cool.
- Tweet Clouds
- View your tweets (or someone else's) on a tag cloud.
Twitter URLs
- Twitter(URL)y
- See what links are popular and circulating on the Twitter community.
- Tiny URL
- Shorten a URL so that it will fit in your 140 character messages!
- Link Bunch
- Like TinyURL but send multiple links together in one bunch.
- Tweet Burner
- With Tweetburner you can find out the most popularly clicked URLs as well as what is most popular of YOUR tweeted links.
- Snurl
- Creates an even shorter URL thank TinyURL and Tweetburner because of its ultra short domain name.
- URLTea
- Has a great name, plus it automatically places the shortened URL in your clipboard for easy pasting!
File Sharing
- Twitter Share
- Share any file as long as it's under 10 MBs. Just drag and drop your file from your desktop to the Widget on this web page. No signup required, just your Twitter account.
- Tweetr
- Tweetr is a Twitter client that also allows you to share 10 MB files with your friends.
Send Tweets by Phone
- Twitsay
- Twitsay allows you to call a number and send your Twitter user account a message so that everyone following you can click and listen.
- Twitter Fone
- They are currently in beta, and you can only use the service by invitation. However, you can send tweets by using your cellphone.
Other Useful Twitter Tools
- Twiddict
- Let's face it. Twitter doesn't have th e best record of uptime. Use Twiddict to check and see if it is up or not. You can even send your tweets through Twiddict when Twitter is down. They will make sure the tweets get to your account when Twitter is back up again.
- Twitter Snooze
- Temporarily turn off (or snooze) tweets from someone on your friend list that's sending too many tweets!
- Tweet Later
- Schedule tweets when you're away from your computer, or send automated thank yous to people who sign up to follow you.
- Tweet Dumpr
- Want to save your tweet history? Dump it to a CVS file with TweetDumpr.
- Twitter Digest
- Select the users you'd like to follow and get their tweets in a digest (either on this website or in your feed reader).
Twitter Fun
- Foamee
- Keep track of who you owe a coffee or a beer using Twitter and Foamee.
- Daily Lit
- Read just a little bit of a book at a time in Twitter with Daily Lit.
- FedEx Tracking
- Track your FedEx packages through Twitter. Every time the location of your package changes you'll be notified in Twitter.
Pretty Much Useless But Interesting
- Twitter Vision
- Watch Tweets come in on a world map so that you can visually see where everyone is at. Very nifty. Also shows user pictures.
Was this helpful?
PattB wrote...
Thanks, I'm just learning about Twitter so this info is very welcome!
Posted February 01, 2009
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Posted October 11, 2008
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Thanks for all the infos! Very good collection of Twitter tips & tools! Check out my new lens about how to make money with Twitter.
Posted September 20, 2008
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Posted June 28, 2008
thefluffanutta wrote...
There's a lot of good tools for Twitter here - some I use, and some I shall have to have a look at. Thanks!
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Posted June 20, 2008
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