3 New Twitter Apps I Can’t Live Without
Posted April 15, 2011 in Social Media
If you’re like most freelancers, you probably rely a great deal on Twitter.
In this post, I will share three more extremely valuable new Twitter tools that I have started to use. They all make my busy online life way less complicated and help me to keep up with the ever-dynamic and lively Twitter in a timely manner.
Take a look. If you are a heavy Twitter user like me, I am sure they will be useful for you too.
1. Proxlet
Proxlet lets you mute the loud mouths in your Twitter stream.
Keeping up with your followers can be tricky enough. It can be even more difficult if your Twitter stream is cluttered with the same automated messages again and again. Here is a handy solution I find myself using more and more.
You may already know about the Facebook feature that allows you to “Hide this Post.” Proxlet gives you similar functionality and more, only for Twitter. This app goes beyond the muting of individual users. You can switch off the appearance of certain hashtags if some of your hashtags are tweeting too many tweets in a short time.
You can also avoid having spammy and automated tweets from apps that clutter your timeline using Proxlet. Simply type in the app name and those tweets vanish from your timeline like magic. I am using it for paper.li, foursquare and other apps I deem add no value to my timeline.
Why I can’t live without it: The reason this app is indispensable for me is because it works on my favorite Twitter clients like Tweetdeck and Twitter for Iphone–not just on Twitter.com
Caution: If you have muted some users temporarily, don’t forget to switch them back on again.
2. Buffer
Buffer is a new tool that lets you tweet consistently.
Given that I have just muted the loud mouths on my Twitter stream, it is only fair that I look carefully after the tweets I am sending out myself.
In order to create both quality and consistency I have started to use another super simple app for Twitter called Buffer. The app spreads your tweets out over the day, yet keeps you from annoying your followers with too many tweets back to back.
You simply put a few tweets into your Buffer. In return the app schedules these tweets for you during the day. To make the process even more seamless, I can add tweets to my Buffer from any page I am reading by using one of the handy browser extensions, which are available for Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
The fact that I don’t need to schedule individual tweets, yet am required to write all tweets myself makes Buffer a tool that leaves you well on the genuine side of things. Making sure I don’t turn into an auto-bot is always a key element for my tweeting.
Why I can’t live without it: Apart from the fact that I simply hit the Buffer icon whenever I like an article, the analytics feature of Buffer nailed it right there. For every one of my buffered tweets sent I receive information about retweets, clicks and the reach of my tweets.
Caution: The app currently doesn’t have a mobile version.
3. BackTweets
Ever wonder who is linking to your URL on Twitter?
Before using BackTweets, I would click on the TweetMeme button or search on Twitter’s own search engine to get this information. The results would never satisfy me. I would miss some of the tweets and some of the links as users were using different links all the time.
Using Backtweets, I can finally track ALL tweets that are linking back to my own blog or website. You can search for links on Twitter and it also supports regular and shortened URLs. In addition, it will also find out about real time updates and email and RSS subscriptions.
Why I can’t live without it: What makes me use this app is that it has an API readily available for me to integrate the tool in a hassle free way. The fact that it is a highly polished tool that you can be sure that you have truly found ALL tweets makes it very recommendable.
Caution: Using Backtweets on the Pro plan comes with a price tag. At $100 a month, you should really think twice before making the move. Upgrade only if you will really use it.
Your Turn
These are my new and absolute favorite Twitter Apps. I recommend that you take a look at each of them.
How about you? New Twitter apps are coming out all the time. Are there any that make your life easier that I should know about? Let me know in the comments below.
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- Exposed: Facebook Sends More Traffic Than Twitter
About the author: Leo Widrich is a Twitter addict with a healthy interest in all things productivity and efficiency. You might have already noticed ;). Hit him up at @LeoWid or read his Twitter Tips here.
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15 Comments
Leo Widrich
April 15th, 2011 at 8:36 amThanks for posting the article!
There is just a quick UPDATE I want to tell everyone reading this. Buffer, as of yesterday just got a mobile version available, here is a link to the post:
http://blog.bufferapp.com/add-to-buffer-from-your-mobile
Hope that helps :)
S Emerson
April 15th, 2011 at 12:13 pmProxlet – wouldn’t it be easier to just block those who are noisy and of no value to your social network?
Leo Widrich
April 15th, 2011 at 12:17 pmHi S Emerson,
Yes, that’s a very good point. I believe blocking those which really are nasty spammers is a good thing to do.
For people who are just at a conference and therefore tweeting a lot it might not be the best solution, here Proxlet can really help I believe. What do you think?
S Emerson
April 15th, 2011 at 1:50 pmIf it is a conference and you couldn’t go then it would be a way to keep in the know of what went on, what you missed and who in your circle was there. But if you are not interested, guess you could use Proxiet.
Darlene
April 16th, 2011 at 2:48 pmHey Leo! Buffer is a great new product! Use it all the time :-)
Congrats on building a successful product!
Leo Widrich
April 16th, 2011 at 2:51 pmDarlene, it’s so good to see you here.
Wow, glad I could help out with Buffer, yep me too using it all the time! :)
Thanks for stopping by :).
Jeff Foster
April 21st, 2011 at 1:14 amI like Quitter for marketing purposes. Quitter will email you when someone stops following you and to top it off, will also tell you the Tweet you posted that may have caused them to stop following.
Leo Widrich
April 21st, 2011 at 12:20 pm@Jeff,
Thanks a lot for the heads up on Quitter, will definitely have a look, sounds very interesting to me! :)
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July 30th, 2011 at 6:05 amI suggest all Buffer.. please use it.
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