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Tons of Twitter Tools, Tips and Resources
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In past posts we’ve discussed what Twitter is and looked at some ways you can use Twitter.
In the current post I provide a Twitter resource meta list to help you explore a wide range of business and social topics in substantial depth.
I expect to add to this meta list periodically, so do watch for my tweets @larrybrauner or check back here from time to time.
Mainstreaming of Twitter
This, our appetizer, addresses two important questions:
- Is Twitter a serious social media venue for mainstream users?
- Is Twitter useful for businesses, or is it just for fun?
I hope the following presentations will persuade you that Twitter is a viable business and social tool.
- Why Twitter Will Go Mainstream In 2009 - Dennis Goedegebuure from The Next Corner writes on TwiTip and makes some predictions about Twitter in 2009.
- Has Twitter (Finally) Tipped? - Geoffrey Ellis writing on his wife’s Sarah Lacy blog explains why he’s “convinced that Twitter has finally tipped and is about to explode”.
- How Social Media Won Obama the US Election - No matter what your political views, this excellent article by Australian Matt Granfield writing on MarketingMag.com.au underscores President Barack Obama’s stunning use of social media — including Twitter — to rally support for his successful 2008 bid for the top US office.
- Using Twitter to Build Your Business - In a short video clip @WarrenWhitlock asks @GaryVee why businesses should be using Twitter.
- Top Reasons for Using Twitter - Writing on Online Social Networking I list the likely reasons one would choose to use Twitter.
Twitter Ideas and Tips
This, the main course, looks at how to use Twitter effectively.
- TRAINING Twitter Power System - A very comprehensive set of videos, e-books, resources and tools. New users learn how to set up an account and all the basics they need to get going. Experienced users learn how to craft powerful tweets, how to create viral tweets — and everything in-between. Read my Twitter Power System Review.
- TRAINING Twitter Tutorials and More - Ongoing training and: “The fastest, easiest way to learn about all the latest Twitter applications and tools with quick, simple Flash videos”.
- Top 10 Things New People to Twitter Should Know
- Marc Warnke writing on MarcWarnke.com provides some very useful Twitter guidelines. - 7 Tips for Expressing Yourself in 140 Characters or Less - Ivo Jackson writing on Be a Better Writer shares some of her Twitter writing secrets.
- Twitter Follow Back Basics - Samer Forzley writing on SamerForzley.com reveals his method to avoid spammers on Twitter.
- How to Lose Twitter Followers • How to Lose Twitter Followers: Part II - These articles appearing on Socialplasm.com help readers to avoid common “Twitter noob” pitfalls and to hold onto hard their earned Twitter followers.
- Twitter: How to Get Started Guide for Business People - C.G. Lynch writing for CIO has some excellent advice for business people.
- 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business - Chris Brogan writing on ChrisBrogan.com offers many valuable pointers to Twitter business users.
- 10 Tips to Be Effective at Marketing on Twitter - Salwa M from BlogRiffic writing on TwiTip shares tips to marketers who want to use Twitter.
- 7 Ways to Get Your Twitter Followers to Click Your Links - Eric Brantner writing on SEO Hosting teaches how to use links successfully on Twitter.
- List Building Using Twitter - Discusses the importance of list buiding and building a following on Twitter.
- List Building Paradigm Shift - There’s more to list building than using web forms to add leads to autoresponders. Writing on Online Social Networking I explain the concept of List Building 2.0.
- Online Social Networking Using Twitter - How to build a targeted list and network with people on Twitter.
- How to Integrate Social Media into Product Marketing - Hutch Carpenter writing on I’m Not Actually a Geek examines social media “from a professional perspective”. Twitter is one of the tools Hutch uses.
- Marketing a Niche Website on Twitter - Jonathan Thomas from WebinarCentral.net writes on TwiTip about niche marketing on Twitter.
Twitter Tools and Resources
Our meal wouldn’t be complete without delicious side dishes prepared to perfection by expert chefs.
- NEW! TweetAdder - Tweet Adder is a Twitter tool that enables you to manage and automate one or many Twitter accounts. Read Twitter Targeting Tweak.
- Let’s Follow Each Other - Social Networking Site for Twitter and Facebook Users -Make friends, blog your ideas and build your social network. Created by me, @larrybrauner.
- Most Popular Twitter Clients Revealed - Pete Cashmore CEO at Mashable lists the top clients (methods) people use to access Twitter.
- TWITTER TOOLBOX: 60+ Twitter Tool • Twittermania: 140+ More Twitter Tools • 8 Awesome Firefox Plugins for Twitter - Knew we could rely on Mashable to stock up our toolboxes.
- Even More Twitter Applications - Thanks you @airbongco for your very helpful Squidoo lens providing more Twitter applications plus some surprise bonuses.
- Twittering - Another great Squidoo lens, this one by @jpetals that simply has to be seen to be appreciated.
- What Do Your Twitter Followers Think? Conduct a Twtpoll and Find Out - Erick Schonfeld writing on TechCrunch shows how to poll users on Twitter.
- Twitter Me This: 25 Twitter Resources You Don’t Know, But Should Be Using - Another excellent resource list courtesy of The Freelance Squad.
- 5 Good Ways To Discover Twitter Applications - Robin Wauters writing on TechCrunch tell you how to find even more Twitter applications. If you think you might be spending too much time on Twitter, try exploring all the available Twitter apps and then let me if you perspective changes.
- 11 Best URL Shortening Services - Vote Your Favorite - Plenty of room here for personal preference. Brought to you by Lee Odden writing on Online Marketing Blog.
- Send A List Of Links As A Single URL With 1Link.In - This is a service you can use on Twitter, in your e-mail and in your web pages explained by Karl L. Gechlik writing on MakeUseOf.com.
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I don’t know what Twitter is all about. I found that there are just people there just spreading random thoughts about themselves and what’s happening all around them. I don’t think they are using Twitter to their full potential and they are treating it just like a MySpace page! I don’t think Twitter intended this webpage for that.
The ironic thing Jeanine is that in the beginning of Twitter people weren’t doing much more than reporting on what they were up to in the course of their day. Twitter is hardly used that way anymore.
I don’t believe that Twitter’s founders knew where their experiment would lead. Even today we’re not sure what lies ahead.
Twitter is a giant party with lots of mingling. Going up to people at a party and talking only business to them would be inappropriate and a bit strange.
When people go to a party, they can discuss business, but they must also make small talk and be fun too.
Having said that, the 80/20 rule applies to Twitter like everything else. Of the people looking to do business on Twitter 80% of the business will be done by 20% of the people.
It’s important to look carefully at what’s happening on Twitter. Hopefully the articles I’ve referenced will give you a good picture of what Twitter is really about.
Hi Larry!
Wow, lots of great information here on how to use Twitter. Again, I’m bookmarking this page for future reference.
Now I just need some time to utilize all of it. Thanks, Larry for this great post.
Deb
Folks.. I’ll simply say this.. don’t underestimate the power and value of twitter. Just because you don’t “get it” right now does not mean there is nothing to “get”.
And, if you’re waiting to “hear” the value of twitter described by someone… it’s almost impossible. Just get in, find good help resources to shorten your learning curve.. such as Larry Brauner, and, most importantly, use twitter every day all day long… that’s when magic begins to happen… IMHO.
See you all around.
I’m very much intrigued about Twitter and what it can do for me. I found great ideas and tips here. Count on me to check back soon.
Thanks Larry!
Twitter is a great place to meet other people from around the country and to have conversations discussing topics of similar interest. When you are active, I have found this to become very VIRAL. Like Diane Hochman says, “People are naturally NOSY and want to know what others are doing”. This can be very effective if you write a BLOG or have a SITE where you want people to sign up. You MUST have good valuable content to offer people. BEWARE though, many people are using Twitter to SPAM others with their business deals right off the bat. This will work in reverse. People will unfollow you, and you could possibly get BANNED. Unfortunately, the masses WILL prevail and Twitter will become the ULTIMATE SPAMFEST. Oh well, as they say “Get it now while the gettin’ is good, because a good thing doesn’t last forever”.
Jeff
Jim, if you tell hem to be on Twitter all day long, you’ll scare them off. While tweeting all day may produce the best Twitter outcome, people need to do what best for themselves overall.
Thank all for your comments.
Hi Larry!
Wow! You really do have tons of resources here about Twitter.
I still wonder how to make it work for me.
Thanks for sharing all you know!
Just stumbled upon this tonight, Larry: great info here - I am a fairly new Twaddict (couldn’t resist) and am looking for ways to integrate Twitter with my weekly email marketing campaign, and for use in my business in general. I’ve bookmarked this page - will visit it again and again. Thanks!
Pchi,
To make Twitter or any other social media site work for you, you need a comprehensive marketing and social media strategy.
Hopefully some of the articles I’ve cited and others in my blog will help.
Fantastic list! I’ve got 6 tabs open right now headed toward them after I leave this comment. Again Larry, you have outdone yourself with the professional way you present information.
Thanks for the nice info.
In fact, I heard about Twitter but could not look at this good application due to some doubts about it.
Now I have cleared my mind about it.
Larry, looks like great information. I am going to bookmark this and come back to digest it further. I’ve been on Twitter for a while, and there is both an art and a science to it. The most important thing is to use twitter in line with your business plan objectives, something I am still working on.
Wow. There’s a lot of information about Twitter here. Glad I found the site. I have a Twitter account but don’t know what to do with it. Yep, guilty of just posting updates. I tried looking around but didn’t know what to do. LOL Thanks for the info
I’m just beginning to appreciate the awesome value of Twitter. Posted on my blog yesterday - tweeted about it, and lo and behold got Stumbled upon and increased my traffic by 200% overnight. And I have met tons of people in my niche and beginning to network both online and offline with them. I’m hooked.
Thanks for all these links too - I’m in for a good read!
@cottageguru
Well Larry,
Thanks for this Twitter info! You have really outperformed here.
I will keep this for a source of info!
Hey Larry - good article I didn’t know about 1Link.in - that’s sweet.
Another tool that might help is HashDictionary - helps people understand which hashtags mean what.
This is a great collection of resources for Twitter. Thanks for sharing!
~ Kristi
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Thanks for compiling such an extensive list! While I’m still a new user, I’ve been recommending Twitter to lots of people because I can see how powerful it can be, when used well. One of the first things I get asked is for resources to learn about Twitter. I’ll be referring people to this page.
Thank you Carol.
I hope you and your friends will join me on Let’s Follow Each Other.
My other social network, Outside the Box, is a companion site to this blog.
This is such a wonderful Twitter resource. I followed you here from twitter and am going to add your site to my twittering lens. Great stuff!!!!
Cheers Jodie
Very well put together blog. I like this one. Good Job. Stop on over to my blog and take a look. Let me know what you think.
Twellow.com is an excellent resource. It is the original Twitter yellow pages. Should be on the list of resources for sure.
Susan Coppersmith
Director of Sales
iEntry, Inc.
Hi Larry,
This is so great. I have been on Twitter since October last year, and I never was sure what to do there.
Now I can do some good reading here and truly understand the power of the Twitter process.
Cheers. I’ll definitely mark this for reference.
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Great list… I’ve got it bookmarked for future reference. Thanks a Ton.
Good looking list of resources. I use many of them myself. Also, see www.TwitterSearchEngine.net to search Twitter easily.