Free Twitter Tools

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If you've been using Twitter for any length of time, then you know that keeping track of followers and updates can take up a fair amount of time unless you use the many free Twitter tools that are available on the Internet.

Using Free Twitter Tools

Choosing the right Twitter tools can really enhance your experience on this popular social network. Whether the majority of your activity with the application is tweeting or following, there is very likely a free Twitter tool that will suit your needs.

Managing Followers and Friends

If most of your activity on Twitter consists of following the tweets of others, then the most useful tools for you are those that help you find, connect with and organize people you follow and the people who are following you:

  • Tweepler is a creative tool that lets you sort through and classify your new followers so that you can better organize them.
  • Twitoria is a useful tool that helps you sift through your long list of people you're following so you can find those who aren't very active and remove them from your "following" list.
  • Friend or Follow is a free website that lets you find out which of the people you're following are following you back.

Posting and Micro-Blogging

Most people who post updates on Twitter also take part on other social networks like Facebook, or own and operate their own blog on a service like Blogger. Since so many Twitter users make use of applications that require status updates, there are now many online tools that help you integrate Twitter with your other social networks. These tools make the experience of micro-blogging at Twitter much easier and more convenient.

  • Ping is a very useful free online application that lets you update all of your social networks from one location. You can post to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and more.
  • FutureTweets is an excellent free service you can use to schedule Twitter updates at any future time. Using this tool can help you to send out regular updates even when you're not near a computer.
  • TwitterFeed is a great way to integrate your blog with your Twitter account by sending all updates from your blog feed to your Twitter account.
  • Twhirl is another powerful integration tool that allows you to immediately update multiple social networks such as Twitter, MySpace and Friendfeed from one simple application.
  • SocialOomph helps you automate your Twitter account by providing ways to schedule tweets, manage new and old followers, and even provides methods to manage multiple Twitter accounts at once.

Having Fun with Twitter

While many people use Twitter only to post simple status updates every now and then, there are other very creative ways you can make use of your Twitter account. The free Twitter tools below allow you to use the service in unique ways that you might not have considered.

  • TwtTrip lets you share your travel plans with followers and gives you insight into other Tweeters who are traveling to the same locations at the same time. This makes TwtTrip a fantastic tool to meet new people while traveling.
  • TwittEarth is a fascinating and very innovative 3D model of live Tweets from all around the world on a visual representation of the planet Earth.
  • TwittyTunes is a very fun Twitter plugin for IE and Firefox that automatically (or manually) posts the tunes that you're listening to over to your various status fields in Facebook, Twitter and other similar apps.
  • This WordPress Plugin is a very useful integration tool that feeds your Twitter updates into your Wordpress blog.
  • Tweba is a very unique tool that converts your Twitter account into a very cool online auction marketplace.

More Information

Any of the Twitter tools listed above are sure to make your experience on the micro-blogging social network far more efficient and fun. Try out a few of them now and experience a truly integrated social networking experience.



 


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