I’m a Twitter lover. I use Twitter for a lot of networking purposes. Many other voice over artists, and many musicians I showcase on Frequency-E music are on Twitter. It’s a way to keep in touch, expand my network, and get bite sized information quickly. Heck TinyTwitter is always up on my BlackBerry because I’m addicted.
Since there is no 12 step program to get yourself weaned off of Twitter, I will instead present you with the 4 tools I can not go without.
#1. WeFollow.com – This website is a great way to find new people to follow (especially with the new policy change for @replies). You can search for people on the top right-hand corner who added themselves to the directory using a hash tag (#). You can also add yourself to the directory using tags to describe you. I’m listed under #voiceover , #voiceactor, #music and #electronic …just in case you wanted to know.
#2. Whatthetrend.com – Something new, but a good tool for Twitter. With the new “trending topics” section, people often wonder “Why is this topic in the trend?”. If you check whatthetrend.com you will find an explanation of why that topic is trending.
#3. TinyTwitter – The best mobile application for Twitter. I’ve tried a few others, but TinyTwitter has won out. This application is available on all java enabled mobile phones, and most Windows Mobile enabled phones. If you are an iPhone user, try Tweetie . I can’t personally recommend it, but my friend Rob who is a Mac evangelist loves it.
#4. Twhirl – If you are like me, and you work in a home office or you just have a lot going on when you are on the computer, you want things to be compact. Twhirl is an Adobe Air application that goes on your desktop. It takes some mild configuration to get it the way you want it, but it shows you tweets in real time, and notifies you when you receive an @reply or a direct message. I’ll be a girl here, and mention I really like the ability to change the color scheme.
