Looking for a job? Going on holiday? Want to make new friends in your area? Believe it or not, Twitter can help. Here’s how.
Was really interested to read in The Times that they are dedicating time to Twitter. For a mainstream paper to be dedictaing time to a social network like Twitter, is yet another example of how significant the growth of Twitter is becoming!
As the world goes Twitter crazy, so the micro-blogging site is in danger of overloading its users with information. Fortunately, there are hundreds of tools out there that help you sort the tweets from the chaff. At twitdom.com you will find around 700 applications and sites devoted to refining the Twitter experience. Here are 10 of our favourites.
1. Twittervision
A map of the world, which not only displays tweets, but shows you where they’re coming from.
2. Twitter job search
Searches only for employment ads, mostly posted by recruitment agencies.
3. Twitscoop
Live monitoring of the hottest search terms on Twitter.
4. Twitterholic
The Top of the Pops chart countdown of the Twitter universe. At number 1 this week, it’s CNN (897,969 followers). Top-ranked Brits are (gulp) Coldplay, at number 15, with 506,210 followers.
5. Tweetstats
Takes your Twittering for the last week, including posts, replies and timeline, and turns them into a lovely graph.
6. Tweet trip
Going away? Let people know where and when you’re going, and you can arrange to meet fellow Twitterers at your destination.
7. CoTweet
Now in beta, this is a tool for corporate Twitter users, which allows multiple employees to tweet from the same Twitter account.
8. Tweet Deck
Once you get the hang of Twitter you’ll yearn for a tool like this, which allows you to monitor all activity on your Twitter account without a single click-through.
9. Geo Follow
Get in touch with nearby Twitterers via this site, which organises users by location. Popular with young professionals.
10. Twitter Grader
So, you think you’re doing well on Twitter? Find out how you really measure up with this ruthless measuring and grading website.
> As the world goes Twitter crazy
Include me out – still!
Did you see this earlier? 🙂
Ah but for how long. Talk to our friend Mac, he finally caved in and has started using it and has seen a lot more people looking at his photos 🙂
> Ah but for how long?
As long as it takes.
Sure I’d like to have a few more people visit my site – but they can use an RSS feed if they want to know when I’ve made a new post. Bah, Humbug! And, er, Harumph! 🙂
Sure they can, once they know about it 🙂 Twitter is a great way of making more people aware of your site in the first place though.
> Sure they can, once they know about it
Point taken.
> Twitter is a great way of making more people aware of your site in the first place though.
But for that you’d need to build up a following of twits in the firsty-first place though. Sigh…
Well everything required a little effort in life 🙂