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Twitter has become one of the best ways to stay up to date with the news and current ‘Trends’ as they’re called on the service. However, in order to stay informed on one particular subject you have to search for it manually.
TweetAlert is an app that will follow subjects and trends that you have an interest in and when one is tweeted, it will be re-tweeted by your account so you can see it there when you next log in.
It literally takes less than thirty seconds to sign up to a trend using the service by filling in a quick form which you can see above. After that you’ll see the trends and topics on your twitter homepage.
It’s available here: http://code-or-die.com/tweetalert/
I’m a writer – perhaps not a good one but it’s what I fill out on my tax returns year after year. As with all writer I read, write and read some more. Learning new words is one for the tricks of the trade but, to be completely honest, I couldn’t be bothered. ‘Word a day’ calendars were a cool novelty but have died – and carrying around an oxford dictionary with you isn’t exactly practical now is it?
However, I have found a solution to my literary conundrum – Artwiculate. To put it simply, it’s a word a day calander for Twitter. You follow the Artwiculate account and use their word (in context) within one or more of your tweets. If your tweet is good enough, it will get picked up by them and earn you points (which are purely for status within the ranks of Artwiculate).
I think this is a cool way to learn new words. For example, did you know Mellifluous means smooth and flowing like honey; normally used to describe a sound or voice?
There are so many places on the net where you can now see the biggest and best links via Twitter. Today we came across a new site that has high hopes, TweetPortal. TweetPortal does exactly what is says in the tin and show the most popular tweets via channels (business, sport, etc).
TweetPortal is great for quickly seeing what is happening in each area via Twitter, but it still has a lot of work to do to be more efficient than the likes of Tweetmeme.
So what does TweetPortal need to improve? Well here are my thoughts:
- Design – the overall site design isnt great, plus it is actually quite hard to get a good overall look at what is happening in the world via the home page. More tweets need to shown on the home page in a different format, cause the basic boxes dont really work.
- Advertising – Im really not a huge fan of dirty Google adsense ads that ad nothing at all to the design and at the same time seem to cheapen the site quality.
- Channels – there is a great list of channels, however when checking out the channels it still only breaks down into a very limited number of smaller channels.
TweetPortal really has a huge amount to do to become a Tweetmeme competitor let alone a key destination for news via Twitter. It will be interesting to see if they take our advice on board and really try to improve the quality and options within their service.
My second Twitter post today – I must have tweet fever or something! This one is however a little more on the serious side – Stocks.
Yes, I suppose we can partially blame them for the recession and be totally jealous of their riches but they need to talk too, right? StockTwits Desktop is a new piece of software that allows people all over the world to talk to one another about stocks. Within the tweets you’ll find the latest gossip, trends and advices about trading.
The programs basically consists of columns of tweets in different categories as well as StockTwit TV which gives you the latest news about the software. For example, they recently teamed up with the trading giant NASDAQ in the Big Apple.
It’s all free and extremely useful to anyone who currently trades or is interested in becoming a stock trader. I used the programs for five minutes and discovered that AIG stocks may be a safe bet for the future and that USD-JPY would not have been a good move.
You can get a feel for the software or download it at their homepage.
There has been a lot of talk recently about the new Retweet site that has launched and it has the killer domain Retweet.com. Retweet is a direct competitor to the dominant Tweetmeme, which tracks what the most popular links are on Twitter.
Retweet went live last week and has received a lot of press but for the wrong reasons. Retweet seems to have just completely copied not just the basic site design from Tweetmeme, but also the code with relation to the Retweet buttons. Im a firm believer that innovation is key to a strong technology company, however im not too sure that Retweet has even thought about this.
With a domain name like Retweet. com I would have thought that the first idea would be to start a service similar to Tweetmeme, but to also add a killer domain shortening service to the site. Retweet is a great domain in which im sure Twitter would want to be associated with. Is this such a stupid idea?
For the professional, company owner, blogger or just those who are Twitter crazy there is HootSuite. This is a cool start-up web app that lets you manage multiple Twitter accounts all from the one screen.
There are numerous reasons one may find this useful. For example, Crenk has its own Twitter account run by our CEO
Steven who also has his own personal twitter account. Such is the story for websites, company bosses and bloggers all over the world. Signing in and out of twitter can get annoying so why not streamline the whole thing?
After signing into Hootsuite you’ll be greeted by all of you twitter accounts. Here, you can tweet to each specific one. View each account’s followers and make changes to that account. That saves you a load of time by not having to sign in an out just to make a few tweets!
It all looks good too. Despite that fact that you can have multiple accounts running at the same time it doesn’t look cluttered or messy in the least. Everything is all very well laid out and is incredibly easy to use.
One bad thing I will say is that for the power-user, it can get a tad slow but this shouldn’t apply to most of us who just want to Tweet to different accounts a few times and hour.
I’m starting to see a pattern here, readers. Every single day I find myself typing one post about having been tweeting from another Twitter App or a new Twitter service of some sort – if it keeps going at this rate, I’ll go insane and start making fifteen posts per day about Twitter. But I can understand why – Twitter rules. Blogs were so 2007.
This time it’s the turn of TuneIn to really jump on the Twitter bandwagon. The have just secured a massive investment of no less than half a million dollars from True Ventures to build upon their existing site which was launched just a few short weeks ago.
At this current point in time they offer the basic tweeting service but that is where the similarities end, full stop. They describe themselves as a highly visual media dashboard that will transform your Twitter experience. They organize other tweets from your network of followers and those you’re following into categories of the most active/popular amongst the users. It will also let you keep an eye on media and sites that are linked to your network.
According to TuneIn, this is but the tip of the iceberg. As a result of getting such a massive amount of money from True Ventures, there is certainly a lot more heading our way said Adam Hertz, the founder of InTune.
“I’m not a blogger. I just tweet a lot”.
It’s true. I’m not a blogger and I do tweet a lot. That’s why I’m about to place an order for a t-shirt that says exactly that from Threadless.com. They have just opened up a new twitter branch of their website that takes popular, funny and strange tweets and makes t-shirts out of them. Pretty cool ones I might add.
Basically, people submit tweets to them or they find the tweets. If they think they’re funny or interesting they’ll make a cool t-shirt out of them. The price of a t-shirt is $18 before shipping and their available in sizes from small to Extra Extra Large for our small or large tweeters. They’re also available in both man and women sizes.
I think it’s a cool idea. There are hundreds and thousands of people using Twitter every singe day and I’m sure that a proportion of them are as nerdy as me and as such will see it fit to buy several T-Shirts that say “140 is the new 420”.
There is also a chance to make some cash. If you nominate a tweet that gets printed you can get your hands on $140. Furthermore, if you submit your own tweet that gets printed you will make $500. Not bad for a little bit of tweeting. Below are a couple of my favourite tees I seen at Threadless.
I thought I would put together a quick list of the top three tools you should be using to measure your Twitter activity.
Tweetstats -Tweetstats measure your raw twitter data including tweets per day, tweets per month, retweets, time of day, density, replies, etc. It is a great tool to just see how much you have been tweeting compared to previous months and who you have the most conversations with.
Twitter Analyzer -Twitter Analyzer shows the same kind of information as Tweetstats but in a completely different style and is more focused on tweets per day and retweets. It is a great site to see a very quick overview but I think the site needs a bit of a more professional design.
Twitter Grader – Twitter Grader is a new tool from the team at Hubspot who also bought you Website grader. Twitter Grader analyses the basic of your twitter account and suggests any issues your account might have. It is a very basic tool that is always worth checking out.
Twitter has quickly become one of the most influencial services on the internet. It seems as though every celebrity, blogger, athlete, and musicians have a Twitter account. With so many people joining and promoting their Twitter accounts, I thought it would be a good idea to put together a great list of Twitter Icons and where you can find them.
Twitter Social Icons
Set of six social icons (Digg, Twitter, Delicious, RSS, Reddit & Stumbleupon) are free to use on your websites and blogs however you wish! Courtesy of Designreviver.
30 Free Vector Twitter Buttons Download
30 twitter buttons in EPS format.
31 Twiiter Button
A Little Bird Told Me
Inspired by Twitter and other vector designs. By mattknow
Create a Twitter Style Bird Mascot
Tutorial on how to create a Twitter mascot for your blog or website.
FREE Twitter Icons For Your Website/Blog
Flockey’s Twitter Icons for websites and blog. Availablei n .PNG, .PSD and .AI file format.
Twitter Icon
Created by PhireDesign.
Twitter Bird Icons & Illustration
Free Twitter Graphics
Here are some free graphics to put on your site for that purpose- just place the image on your site and link to your Twitter profile.
Twitter Birdy Icon
Cute birdy icon created by Kailoon. Available in transparency PNG format.
IconTexto Webdev Social Bookmark
Free Twitter Icon Set
This set contains 4 different poses of the Twitter bird. Both PNG and PSD versions has been included in the .zip file.
Twitter Icons with Attitude
Pracktika Free Icon Set
Designed by DryIcons, released by Smashing Magazine. Available in resolutions 64×64px, 128×128px and 256×256px, in 32-bit transparency PNG.
(max)Icone Blog, Set 3
Web 2.0rigami
Twitter icon, origami style.
Free vector twitter icon
Royalty-free vector icon.
Feed & Twitter Monster Icons
Feed and Twitter icons as monsters.
Twitter icon for a fluid app
Really big Twitter “t” icon.
High Resolution Twitter Bird Icons
Twitter is growing all over the world and thousands of people are joining on a daily basis. I thought we would put together a quick list of our top 20 Twitter applications.
Twitter Toolbar – Downloading this free toolbar gives you instant access to Twitter. You can use the toolbar to access online Twitter tools, check your Twitter stats, post your updates and more. Versions are available for both Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Twitoria – This simple application lets you quickly find out which of your followers has not been actively tweeting. Easily sort through your network of followers and purge the inactive users.
Monitter – Get a live streaming view at what Twitter users in your location are saying about you or your small business. Simply insert keywords you would like to search for and the surrounding area you would liked monitored.
Bubble Tweet – This unique application lets you post a short video message that pops up on your Twitter profile in a bubble shaped player. You can personally introduce yourself and/or your business to anyone who visits your profile.
Twitter Gallery – A collection of free backround themes for your Twitter account. You can use the one click installation or manually install them yourself. Lots of nice designs and colors to choose from.
Tweepler – Simplify the way you manage your Twitter followers. Tweepler enables you to easily sort through new followers and accept them or ignore them on one simple screen. They have made accepting followers easier by giving the Tweepler user the followers stats and last 3 tweets in one screen view. This will save you time by eliminating the need to visit each individual follower’s profiles.
Twit This – Allow visitors to your blog or website to easily post Twitter messages about you or your business. Post the TwitThis button to your website or blog pages with the instructions and coding provided on their site.
StockTwits – Follow and join into conversations with traders and investors. An active community of investors are sharing their views on current market conditions and recent news happenings. You can quickly see what others are saying about investments in your portfolio.
HelloTxt – Update your status to several social networking sites in one simple step. You can choose from over 35 social sites to post to including Twitter.
TwitterFox – This Firefox extension is one of my personal favorites. You can post Twitter updates without visiting the Twitter site each time. A small icon is added to the bottom of your Firefox status bar. The icon opens to reveal your friend’s most current updates. You can add your updates from that dialog box, even for multiple Twitter accounts.
Future Tweets – Do you have something to promote on Twitter tomorrow but are afraid of forgetting to do it? With FutureTweets, you can schedule your tweet ahead of time for a specific date and time. Even schedule reoccuring tweets to post daily, monthly, even yearly.
TwitPic – Share your favorite pictures on Twitter. This would be a good way to introduce your new product to your network of followers.
twtQpon – Create exclusive coupons for your business services or products and share them with your Twitter followers.
Tweetburner – This site is designed to help you track your tweets. With Tweetburner you can shorten URLs and track the clicks your tweets accumulate.
Tweetbeep – Just like Google Alerts, Tweetbeep tracks Twitter conversations that mention you, your business or your products and services. Alerts are sent to you via email.
Twitter Counter – Proudly display the number of Twitter followers on your business blog or website. Add the badge to your site and invite customers to follow you on Twitter.
Group Tweet – This app enables all employees within your company to post updates which can be privately viewed only by your group of approved members.
Twitter Safe – This free service protects your years of hard work building your community of followers. This one click backup will restore your network of followers in the event that your list is compromised.
Twitxr – Post product pictures and updates from your mobile phone directly to Twitter.
Track This – This app enables tracking of any UPS, USPS, FedEx or DHL shipment. Updates are sent to your Twitter account direct messages whenever your package changes location.
There has been a lot of talk in the last few days about a new Twitter directory that has launched, its called Wefollow and its from Kevin Rose creator of Digg. Wefollow is a user driven Twitter directory that places twitter accounts into certain categories. Categories include tech, celebrities, sports, blogs, bloggers and more.
How can I get on Wefollow? Simply tweet this .. @wefollow #yourtag #yourtag #yourtag
Remember to replace #yourtag with the tags you’d like to be listed under. So you could send a twitter message like
@wefollow #tech #blogs #web
Remember you can choose a maximum of 3 tags. Choose wisely as there are hundreds of tags out there. Of course it is advisable to select tags which match your niche, but see how you can rank higher on the tag page depending on the number of users in that tag, how popular they are and if the tag is featured on the front page.
Twitter has become one of the best ways to stay up to date with the news and current ‘Trends’ as they’re called on the service. However, in order to stay informed on one particular subject you have to search for it manually.
