garykamen / blog

10-29-08

Top 10 Twitter Tools

Twitter, as you all know is the most popular micro-blogging platform out there. What you may not know is that a number of applications have been built to extend its functionality and usability:

1. Twitbin - an add-on for Firefox that lets you access Twitter directly from your Sidebar.
2. Twhirl - a desktop application for both Mac and Windows (based on the Adobe AIR platform) that not only lets you interact with Twitter, but also laconi.ca, Friendfeed, and sessmic.
3. TwitterBerry - a Twitter mobile client for BlackBerry (requires OS 4.0.2+).
4. Twitter for iPhone - just as the name suggests, a Twitter client for the iPhone
5. Flock - The ability to view Twitter updates is only a small part of this new web browser.
6. TwitterSnooze - a very useful application that lets un-follow someone for up to 30 days
7. TwitterVision - a very cool website that shows the newest Tweets on a world map.
8. Tweet2tweet - lets you monitor conversations across Twitter
9. Twist - almost like a Google Trends for Twitter. Lets you track the popularity of various keywords.
10. Digsby - a well-rounded app that lets you monitor your entire online social life from a single tool. AIM, Gmail, Facebook, MySpace, AOL, MSN, Linkedin, Yahoo, and of course, Twitter.