1. Twitter in Plain English - Video
If you’re thinking about starting on Twitter this tells you what it is.
Found on http://www.twitip.com
2. TweetBeep
This free tool lets you put in keywords (such as your company name) so you get an email every time someone tweets with that phrase or words. A great customer service tool, you can address complaints about your company as soon as they crop up. www.tweetbeep.com
3. Search Twitter
With this gem you can “See what’s happening – right now.” Just plug in your keywords of interest and you’re off to the races. http://search.twitter.com/
4. Bit.ly
Great tool! Use this to shorten your URL and also track how many people click on those links. Free. http://bit.ly/
5. TwitterCounter
This lets you track and compare your Twitter follower numbers over the last weeks and months.
http://twittercounter.com/
6. Twellow
Directory of public Twitter accounts – Twitter yellow pages, as it were. http://www.twellow.com/
7. Monitter
You can have great fun with this one – live streaming tweets of what people are saying right now on the keywords you select. http://monitter.com/
8. Twitter Tips for Beginners – Video
A 40 minute video – good for the more advanced user too.
http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tips-for-beginners-video/
9. TwiTip
Website all about Twitter. http://www.twitip.com/write-for-twitip/
10. Twenty-One Top Twitter Tips (Forbes.com)
By Daniel Adler, this article will give you some good marketing ideas for Twitter. Read Here!
Happy Tweets!
September 4th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Don’t forget TweetDeck! http://tweetdeck.com/beta/
It’s free. Works on Mac, Windows, Linux and the iPhone.
Lets you track and post to multiple accounts at the same time, all in one very cool Adobe Air interface.
I am not a paid shill, but I should be!
September 4th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Thank you so much. This will be very helpful as I try to make sense of why so many people spend so much time on Twitter.
September 16th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Mark, TweetDeck is great! Maybe you can get a side job with them.
Michele, beware! Twitter is addicting!
Karen
October 20th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Twitter is really a great invention, but I think blogging is even more important to create some traffic. But I can use some of the tips.
October 20th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Farbige - I think blogs are only going to get bigger and become more important.