I realize that there are TONS of twitter resources blogs out there! However, I’ve had multiple friends who are (relatively) new to twitter ask me if I had any advice or resources for them to use. I figured I might as well put together my own top twitter resources list in one place for the next time someone asks me! Now obviously, the resources you find useful will depend on what you hope to achieve through twitter. These are geared mostly towards those who want to find interesting people to follow who may share their interests.
- TweetDeck – TweetDeck is my all time favorite! It is an Adobe Air download that allows you to create columns for different groups of people and search terms. It has recently been updated to integrate with Facebook as well. It is great for filtering some of the noise that comes with Twitter.
- Mr. Tweet – Mr. Tweet is a service you can sign up for and follow on Twitter that will analyze your network and suggest people for you to follow. It is great for people trying to find new people to follow. It also allows you to see stats and recent tweets for each user it suggests.
- Follow Cost – Follow Cost is a website that is useful for deciding whether or not to follow someone new. It tells you how many times a day they tweet (on average) and what percentage of their tweets are about politics or are @ replies. It also has a handy bookmarklet!
- Mailana – Mailana shows you a web of who you talk to most and how your followers are connected to one another. It also has a suggestion tool for people you should follow based on the people you currently follow. It also suggests people based on geographic location and has a keyword search function.
- Twitter Search – Twitter Search is great for searching for topics to see what is what is being said or to find new people to follow based on a specific keyword. I frequently search things on Twitter before I try Google and I often get the results I am looking for much more quickly. It is a great resource! You can also get rss feeds for your queries if you want to keep an eye on a specific term or brand name.
- TwiTip – TwiTip is a great blog devoted to Twitter tips. It has a variety of tips for all levels of users and can help keep you up to date on all the latest tools.
Please look me up on twitter (@kfred85) and say hi! Hope these tips will help you enjoy Twitter and get more out of the sometimes overwhelming amount of information.
Great, So far Twitter leaves me cold. I just can’t figure out what to do with it – or how to do it. I need some direction.
Ralph,
Twitter can definitely be overwhelming and confusing in the beginning. Did you get a chance to check out TwiTip? Let me know what you think! Best of luck and feel free to stop by again with any questions. I’d be happy to try and help!
Kate
Hi,
Great post – these will be really helpful for me as I am a new twitter!!!
Thanks for sharing,
Jan
Hi Jan!
Thanks for stopping by. Glad you liked the post 🙂
Ralph/Kate
You might want to check this out. In addition to resources, I have tried to talk about how you can leverage Twitter. It might help.