The Twitter Tool Guide for Professionals is a collection of "must consider" applications that can be used in conjunction with basic Twitter service. While Twitter can be a highly useful tool, using strategic plans with these additional tools can create huge shifts in your efficiency and overall results.

1. TWITTER TOOL GUIDE
FOR PROFESSIONALS
The Twitter Tool Guide for Professionals
is a collection of "must consider" applications that can be used in conjunction with basic Twitter service. While
Twitter can be a highly useful tool, using strategic plans with these additional tools can create huge shifts in
your efficiency and overall results.
Recommended Tools
TweetDeck: Tweetdeck.com and Seesmic: desktop.seesmic.com both offer desktop applications that
allow you to create groups, tag entries and update both Facebook and Twitter at the same time.
Twhirl: twhirl.org is a smaller desktop client for Twitter. It connects to Twitter, Friendfeed and Seesmic
accounts, displays new messages, shortens long URLs, and provides video support.
HootSuite: http://hootsuit.com manage multiple Twitter profiles, pre-schedule tweets, and measure
success.
TwitterHawk: http://twitterhawk.com automatically find people talking about your chosen topic and
location.
Directory and Finding People
Twellow: http://www.twellow.com The white pages for twitter, including categories and geo-targeting.
WeFollow: http://wefollow.com A user Powered Twitter Directory
Twitterator:http://www.twitterator.org// Find a group on Twitter and follow them with one action.
JustTweetIt: http://justtweetit.com Another people powered directory of users
Mr Tweet: http://mrtweet.net/ Get recommendations on who to follow, based on people in your network.
Twits Near Me: http://twitsnear.me/ Finds recent Tweets from people near you.
General Tools
GroupTweet: http://grouptweet.com Allows you to post private messages to a group of Twitter users.
Hashtags: http://hashtags.org/ Quickly find and place relevant tags on Twitter posts.
TweetLater:http://www.tweetlater.com/ Schedule Twitter posts for future dates and automate your life.
TwitterCal:http://twittercal.com/ Post events from your Google calendar to Twitter.
Twitter Feed:http://twitterfeed.com/ Feed your blog RSS to Twitter and get some nifty analytics.
Twtpoll: http://twtpoll.com/ Create and distribute polls on Twitter, Facebook and other media sites
Measurement and analytics
Mailana: http://mailana.com defines conversations and networks based on reciprocal tweets.
TweetStats: http://tweetstats.com know when specific members of your core audience are active.
TwitGraph: http://www.twitgraph.com/ provides usage graphs - tweets by day, top words, top links, etc.
As with any social media service, keep in mind that ANY social network consists of unique individuals and
networks that have different chemistry. While a tool may provide a specific function or apparent benefit, always
consider the ramifications of using a tool and the future effects it will have.
If you have a favorite Twitter tool that is not listed on this list, please let us know!
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