After you create your Twitter profile, this is what you need to know: the magic on Twitter only unfolds AFTER you follow some interesting people and entities. Your Twitter experience rests solely on that. If you follow silly people who text each other banal messages, you will simply have that limited experience. If, however, you are like me, a hog for information, and you follow the right Twitterers, you too will have an extraordinarily enjoyable experience and learn a lot in the process. Here are some valuable websites that will help you maximize your Twitter experience:
http://wefollow.com/ Shows who's who on Twitter in all areas of interest and all niches.
http://twitterholic.com/ Find out who the top Twitter users are; it even shows your own ranking. It was intriguing to discover that with around 1,200 followers I am ranked nr. 7 for the Myrtle Beach Area. Not too shabby!
http://www.twellow.com/ Connect with others based on niche and interests.
http://justtweetit.com/ Connect with others based on niche and interests.
http://friendorfollow.com/ Who is and who isn't following you.
http://twitterless.com/ Notifies you by e-mail when someone stops following you.
http://useqwitter.com/users Notifies you by e-mail when someone stops following you.
http://twitpic.com/ Use this site to post your pictures to twitter.
http://tweetake.com/ Use this to back up your Twitterings.
http://twittercounter.com/ My most favorite tool, this is so user friendly: just plug in your user name and it will show your exact Twitter stats by week, month and since inception. It will also predict the number of followers you will have in the next 30 days. I'm a sucker for this one; you know just how much I love statistics...
http://tweetstats.com/ Another favorite toy: this shows some extraordinarily detailed stats: your Twitter habits are carefully analyzed. Easy to use and so much fun.
http://www.stone.com/Twittelator/ Twitter application for the I-Phone.
http://twitterfon.net/ Twitter application for the I-Phone. This is the one I have and I love it. It's simple and very easy to use. It has features that are not present in the computer application. As I've learnt from my Tweetstats, I do most of my Twitting from my I-Phone.
http://www.orangatame.com/products/twitterberry/ TwitterBerry: Crackberry users seem to love this one.
Phew! I'm tired now. That's enough Twitter for one day. Enjoy!
Mirela Monte, ActiveRain and Twitter Addict Join Me on The Optimist Group!
For more Twitter magic, also read:
Taking The Mystery out of Twitter: What is Twitter and How Do You Use It?
What's All The Fuss About This Twitter Thing? Part II - Play It Again, Sam!
What's All The Fuss About This Twitter Thing? Part III - Feed your AR Blog to Twitter:
What's All The Fuss About This Twitter Thing? Fitting It All Into 140 Characters:
For Up To The Minute News, It's Twitter, Not CNN that Delivers the Goods!
I love this list! I will save it on my desktop and refer to it often.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
If you have any other Twitter "secrets", please share them with us!
This really is a great collection of resources. It's been a while since I used the bookmark feature. Thanks for the share!
Thanks for the inspiration. I just went on Twitter and started following a bunch of people. I'm curious to see how it works! Now I'll go and start following you! - Linda Ferrara
Linda: When you go to my Twitter profile, if you just click on my Favorites and just follow those people, you'll have a great time. See if you can find the news for your area. I follow a couple of the news sources for this area, along with CNN Breaking news and a few others. When we had the forest fires, Twitter was my nr. 1 source of information for up to the minute information. I just love it!
Chris: Thank you! Coming from you, it's a big compliment; you are so up to date on these things.
This is great! I will copy and save on my desktop, too!! You did a great job putting this info into a post, and I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks - I've bookmarked this post and already tried a few links. I love Twitter but know that there are so many things I still don't get.
You guys are going to have to drag me kicking and screaming!
Many agents are not using the ActiveRain feed to automatically post links to their blogs on Twitter. If they use the Facebook application to Twitter, the ActiveRain links will also appear on Facebook.
Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/roykelley
Lynn: That's exactly what I said many moons ago. I created a perfunctory Twitter profile, fed my AR blogs to it and forgot all about it. It was only after my boyfriend put the Twitter application on my I-Phone and I started following interesting people that my addiction took hold. Now it's as intense as my AR "affliction"... Don't try it Lynn, don't try it! Isn't AR enough?
Okay I don't want an email if some stops following me on twitter. That might just upset me. I too, don't care to know every time my friends need to take a trip to the bathroom, but I follow a few news shows, local newspaper, my US Representative and the most fun I had was following Astro_Mike, while he was on the shuttle mission to work on the Hubble telescope. Following him while he was in outer space was pretty cool to me.
Lyn- you don't know what you're missing.
What an extensive list! A little too overwhelming for me right now, so I bookmarked. It is just what I needed to help me take better advantage.
Sounds like you have done your homework on Twitter. What will it be after Ashton and Demi quit though?
Mirela, I JUST now figured out what a blog is all about...please don't make me tweet.
PS I'm bookmarking all your hard work in case I get brave.
Mirela: Nice list... I love TweetDeck and am familiar with several on your list. But you have 3 here that I haven't checked out yet. Thanks for the reminder... justtweetit.com, friendorfollow.com, and twitterless.com.
thanks...
Rene'
Hi Mirela ~ This is a super list and I've bookmarked it for future reference. Thanks!
Liz
Mirela - thanks for this post, and for analyzing each resource instead of just giving a list of links.
This phrase made me smile: silly people who text each other banal messages
Great post Mirela, I'm one of those still trying to figure out the uses and benefits of Twiiter...so this is of great help.
... I believe Twitter will explode even faster over the next 12 months - then probably get bought and become a pay site !!!!! lol
Great resource post Twitter Maven !!!!
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Mirela, I am late to the post but bookmarked it. I believe I need a Twitter Tutor (if there IS such a thing) and I'm having the hardest time trying to figure it out! I'll look into these and thanks for the help.
Mirela: I have just recently started twitter and have know idea as to where it will take me . You do like it sound like may be an adventure.
MirelaL Thanks for sharing this great list.. Now I need to go look at each of these.
BTW.. love the top photo !
Thank you for sharing this list! I hope to be a Twitter addict someday. I am signed up on Twitter, just haven't gotten into it yet for some reason. I need to start getting my Twitter in gear!
Wow. What a great list of tools! I have to check them all out.
I have also used Tweetlater to schedule tweets and Tweetlister to post my listings.
There are more and more Twitter tools popping up each day; it's hard to keep up.