Posted 22 September 2008 13:30pm by Patrick Oak with 6 comments

Twitter's popularity is growing and regardless of the skepticism that exists about it, marketers and businesses are taking notice.

If you're thinking about giving microblogging on Twitter a try or are already using Twitter, here are 10 Twitter tools that you can put to work.

  • twhirl
    This Adobe AIR-based desktop Twitter client provides a nice interface and additional features not natively available in Twitter.
     
  • Twitterific
    This Mac OS X Twitter client, which is also available for the iPhone, is quite snazzy and at $15, a worthwhile investment for Mac Twitter lovers.
     
  • twitterfeed
    If you run a blog and want items in your RSS feed to be automatically posted to your Twitter account, this service is a very handy marketing tool.
     
  • Tweetburner
    Want to track how many people click on links you share on Twitter? Tweetburner shortens URLs and keeps track of clicks. Perfect for Twitter marketers.
     
  • Twitterholic
    Who's popular on Twitter? Twitterholic will let you know.
     
  • Tweet Scan
    This service enables you to perform real-time searches on the twitterverse.
     
  • GroupTweet
    Designed to enable Twitter users to send tweets to a group, Group Tweet is a good potential solution for groups looking to collaborate via Twitter.
     
  • Twitter Tools
    If you run a WordPress blog, Twitter Tools offers a set of features that enable you to integrate your blog with your Twitter account.
     
  • Quotably.com
    Following conversations on Twitter can be a real pain. Fortunately Quotably.com makes it easy to track these conversations.
     
  • twitMobile
    Since Twitter is no longer offering SMS in certain countries (including the UK), third parties have stepped in to offer SMS for Twitter. twitMobile is one of them.

Happy tweeting!

Reader comments (6):

  1. Paul Cook Gold

    CEO at TagMan

    5:16PM on 22nd September 2008

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    Check out Tweet Wheel, show's who's following who and good for finding people worth stalking - http://www.tweetwheel.com/

  2. Chris

    8:25PM on 22nd September 2008

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    Another tool to consider is Yammer.
    http://www.yammer.com Recent winners of Techcrunch 50.
    Yammer is twitter for corporates and makes a good tool for in company collaboration and complements tools like Notes and Sharepoint.

  3. Graham Charlton Diamond

    Senior Reporter at Econsultancy

    8:50PM on 22nd September 2008

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    Agreed Chris - we've been impressed with Yammer, and have been using it at E-consultancy.

    More on Yammer here: http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/366316/review-yammer--twitter-for-companies.html

  4. Jason Taylor

    12:41AM on 29th May 2009

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    Why not use a fully automated Twitter poster to enhance your position within the Twitter community, there are many automated applications and softwares around now including http://www.twitterxtreme.com

  5. Chris Denman

    3:19PM on 3rd June 2009

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    TwitterHIT is a way to search for people in the timeline. Instead of tweets being returned, tweets are grouped into people. You can then choose who to add to your account. Automation means that you can add friends based on keywords daily, as well as tweet random messages. http://www.twitterhit.net Chris Denman

  6. Sweton T Fleming

    6:40AM on 3rd July 2009

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    I am totally agreed with what you have said..To know more about twitter followers visit http://thetwittersecret.com/.

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