15 Useful Twitter Tools For Web Workers
Posted July 29, 2009 in Productivity, Tools/Resources 45 Comments »
If there was a popularity contest between social media platforms, I am sure Twitter would be the winner. Networking, trends, and search features all On its own, twitter is a great service, but without third party applications it wouldn’t be what it is today.
With this in mind, there are hundreds of third party applications to make twitter easier and better to use. But who has time to try them all? In an effort to streamline the list to only useful apps, I have created a list of 15 apps that should do the job, at least it does for me.
If you are new to twitter, please click here for a visual map on how you can utilize twitter.
15 Useful Twitter Tools
- Tweet a file : Tweetafile brings an important email functionality to the simple world of Twitter – attachments. Through Tweetafile, Twitter users can send any files (images, PDFs, Docs, videos… whatever) to all of their followers or via direct message to individuals.
- Remember The Milk : If you use Remember The Milk to manage your tasks, you can do so via twitter using this app. Add Remember The Milk as your twitter friend and simply DM to add or interact with your tasks.
- Twittonary : If you are new to twitter, some of the words twitter users use can be quite confusing. Get help from a twitter dictionary and learn the “twitter lingo.”
- Twonvert : 140 character limitations at times can really hold you back. This app converts your text into SMS shorthand language and allows you to say more with less characters.
- Twist : Allows you to see “hot trends” on twitter. You can also use the search box to see what people are saying about a particular thing and how much buzz it is creating.
- WhosTalkin : Although this app isn’t specifically for twitter, it is a very useful twitter tool. It allows you to search conversations that you are interested in. This helps you interact with like minded people or the whatever subjects interest you at that point in time.
- TweetWhatYouSpend : Manage your spending online using twitter. Create an account and use Twitter’s “DM” feature to send tweets. You can export a spending journal later as an Excel or CSV file.
- TwitterJobSearch : This service allows you to find job postings on twitter. If you are looking for a “web design” gig, simply enter web design to see what jobs are available related to web design.
- IsTwitterDown? : If you are a heavy twitter user this service might be quite useful. It allows you to find out if twitter is down for everyone else or just for you. The page displays a simple answer “Yes” or “No.”
- Twiddeo : Upload videos to Twiddeo from your camera phone while on the go. The service then generates a link and posts it to twitter for your friends and followers to see.
- TwitterCal : This tool connects your twitter account to your Google calendar. You can add events to Google calendar from twitter by sending direct messages to gcal.
- TwitterFeed : Twitterfeed helps you send your Blog RSS feed or atom to twitter and also lets you track the number of clicks your feeds are generating.
- PollDaddy : Create polls and post it directly on twitter. This can be extremely valuable when you are researching a subject or need user feedback.
- LinkBunch : Due to character constraints, it can be quite hard to send more than one link in a tweet. If you need to send multiple links in one tweet (example : a post that has part1,2,3…), this service can be useful. It collects all links and gives you one shortened link that you can post on twitter.
- Tweetdeck : One of the best desktop twitter apps out there. Tweetdeck helps you sort your friends and followers in groups and also helps you manage replies, DMs and search results.
Bonus :
su.pr : This is a new URL shortening service from Stumbleupon. I find this to be one of the best URL shortening tools since it allows you to do more than any other services out there. Also since it is a service from StumbleUpon, your shortened URLs are shown with SU toolbar which increases the chances of getting traffic through StumbleUpon as well. Give it a try, you won’t regret it.
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Add Your Thoughts…
I am sure almost everyone reading this post is using twitter (if you are not, you should). Please feel free to share the twitter apps you most frequently use in the comments.
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About the author: Ritu is a freelance writer who has been involved in social media for several years. At the moment he is working on a variety of projects, but is always open to new ideas. Contact him at email(at)ritubpant(dot)com or follow @ritubpant on twitter.
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45 Comments
Mondo Jay
July 29th, 2009 at 6:07 pm…
great list,
these are all twitter Applications I’m really looking forward to checking out.
Thanks for the post.
…
Matthew
July 29th, 2009 at 6:15 pmThanks for the tips. I use Tweetdeck at the moment and find it sorts through alot of the outside chatter very well. Continued success :)
ml prince
July 29th, 2009 at 9:58 pmnice article. thanks to u.
Computer
July 29th, 2009 at 10:32 pmThanks for the list. Most of these I have either heard of before or won’t really help me out to much. But, thanks because one really does help. I was looking for a site that would do what Twitterfeed would do. You really saved me some time.
Susan Johnston
July 30th, 2009 at 8:04 amI’m a fan of TweetLater, which allows me to schedule tweets whenever I want. It’s great when I know I’m going to be swamped with a project but still want to maintain a presence on Twitter. Or when I think of several tweets at once and want to spread them out.
Jacob Share
July 30th, 2009 at 8:09 amJust noticed a typo- #12 is Twitterfeed, not Twitterafeed.
Don’t forget TweetLater (http://tweetlater.com/) to schedule tweets in advance.
Ollie
July 30th, 2009 at 9:15 amHey Man,
I just started using Twitter and your list of applications should come in handy.
Nice one…
Dave
July 30th, 2009 at 9:39 amGreat list, thanks. Check out TweetNI.com if you are from Northern Ireland and RTweeter.com
FreelanceApple
July 30th, 2009 at 10:55 amWicked list! Thanks for that, its just what I needed!
Twitter Job Finder
July 30th, 2009 at 11:07 amAnother suggestion for your excellent list: http://www.twitterjobfinder.com – a Twitter job search engine where you can search jobs tweeted over the last seven days by job category and location.
Mike Berg
July 30th, 2009 at 10:24 pmMr. Tweet is a good one for finding people with similar interests. It’s like the iTunes Genius recommendations, but for twitter… http://mrtweet.com/
Kevin Garber
July 31st, 2009 at 5:04 amGreat list.
Also try @_spell
Tweet ‘@_spell word’ and it will tell you the word’s correct spelling – will also help you with auto suggestions when you type (sp?).
Kevin
@infonotePete
July 31st, 2009 at 7:13 amWe’ve got a map based application at http://www.infonote.com/tweepware this lets you see where your friends are and much more.
And, as of yesterday, we have a new test application that lets you create a webpage alongside a message so you can create newsletters or announcements without the need for a website. http://www.infonote.com/tweepblog
We’d value your comments and suggestions on the TweepBlog application
@infonotePete
Dean Collins
July 31st, 2009 at 8:08 amYou might also want to check out http://www.MyTwitterButler.com which is a .net desktop application that allows you to auto follow users based on keywords.
Eric White
July 31st, 2009 at 8:14 amFinally I checked out tweetdeck it is a great tool.
will check out each of the tools here.
Anita CM
July 31st, 2009 at 8:26 amAnother interesting tool about questions asked and offers made on Twitter is http://www.tweetrsvp.com…
Jaspal
July 31st, 2009 at 8:59 amthnx .. for the tools .. u made my day
Carolyn Morse
July 31st, 2009 at 10:34 amSome of these we use and some we will certainly consider adding.
We are really enjoying Cotweet. It helps us work with our marketing firm to maximize and coordinate their time and efforts as well as our own.
Kunal
July 31st, 2009 at 11:04 amHi Ritu,
Do check out http://qik.li (alpha release)
Cheers,
Kunal
Ritu
July 31st, 2009 at 1:17 pmThanks guys for sharing your favorite tools and appreciate you taking the time to go through mine :)
Mark
July 31st, 2009 at 1:26 pmSome cool Twitter backgrounds and Layouts, http://www.twitterlayoutz.com
perionotas
July 31st, 2009 at 7:43 pmHay algún sitio en donde todo lo que se habla de twetter, esté en español, porque no logro hacerlo funcionar adecuadamente y, por ejemplo, me gustaría poner una figurita del pájaro de twett en mi sitio… Por ejemplo tener cada uno de los tips que nos das en español, sería fenomenal, porque todo está en inglés y yo no “parlo”… Gracias
Internet Marketing Mastermind
August 2nd, 2009 at 6:12 amThanks for sharing the SU.Pr plug in. Really useful thing!
Great post.
~Igor
Paolo
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:55 amThanks for the list!
Tweetdeck – its what I needed!
Julie
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 amWhew. I’m a bit overwhelmed by the list. I keep it simple with TweetDeck, which lets me tweet to two different accounts and to Facebook from the same place.
And I’m thinking about using Tweetlater, so when I’m on vacation or not at my computer I can still maintain my Twitter presence.
kittu k
August 19th, 2009 at 6:45 amaweesssooommeeee…
Jason
September 10th, 2009 at 5:08 amseen all them apps before but thanks anyways for the list.
martin bastin
September 13th, 2009 at 12:01 amGreatl list, If your looking for some kick ass Twitter clickable backgrounds go here http://bit.ly/RhSZ7
Trend Setter Realty
October 22nd, 2009 at 7:37 pmNice!! Very useful
Shyam Kapur
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:45 pmThis is an excellent list. I’d add TipTop, the cool new semantic search engine that works on tweets, to this list. Even in just its beta version at http://FeelTipTop.com , it is a marketer’s dream product.
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