Twitter – Tools
Over the past four days, we have discussed the following topics: Twitter – What is it?, How to Get Started and Use it, Definitions and Best Practices, and txt Messages and Twitter.
This post is about a few useful tools to better use twitter.
So, after all this discussion of twitter and how to use it, what is the best way to keep informed of people you follow? Let’s take a look at a few tools.
Twitter.com
The twitter.com website is a great place to update status, but I prefer a few other tools.
Twirl
This application can be downloaded for free at http://www.twhirl.org. It can be run on Windows and Mac. (I think Linux as well). It has all the features built in like replies, direct messages, managing users, and lookups.
TweetDeck
This application has all the functionality displayed a little different. I like the simplistic design of Twirl, but I like the grouping feature of TweetDeck. It breaks out columns for all tweets, replies, direct messages, and any groups you create. This app can be downloaded free at http://www.tweetdeck.com
What about on Phones or other devices??? Glad you asked… Yesterday I shared about using txt Messaging from phones, but there are a few other nice applications available.
iPhone & iTouch
I use a free application called Twitterrific. It works really well including a feature for using twitpic. I will share about twitpic tomorrow.
Blackberry
My good friend Chris Elrod mentioned that he uses Twitterberry for his Crackberry. Can’t really say if it is good or not, just have to take his word for it!
Windows Mobile
I use to have a Windows Mobile phone but retired it when I got my iPhone. I asked good friend Chris Craft what application he uses on his phone. He recommended Tiny Twitter. Though he did say that there was really not any good ones. Maybe he should write one. 
As with any of these apps, you will have to decide which application(s) you like and will use. You can find a few others at http://twitter.com/downloads and a TON OF THEM at http://twitter.pbwiki.com/Apps.
If you have any applications/tools that you use, I would love to hear about them. Please leave a comment for all to see, so they can try them out too.
Tomorrow’s post will be the final installment of this series (serious this time). Stay tuned…
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