Category Archives: Tools

Twitter Lists

What are Twitter Lists and Why Don’t you Have Them Yet? Twitter is currently beta testing LISTS. It is a way for you to be able to separate your time lines by sorting out people you follow.  So you could … Continue reading

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Tweetgrid

Tweetgrid is my new favorite Twitter application where you can track multiple topics on Twitter. Tweetgrid shows you real-time results and allows you to respond quickly by auto including your hashtag.  It works especially well if you are following an … Continue reading

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What Does the Pound Sign Mean on Twitter?

The pound sign (#) on Twitter is actually called a hashtag.

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Twittorati

Twittorati is a place where you can get tweets from the top blogs in the blogosphere.  The benefit to this is that there is alot of trash on Twitter.  Lot’s of spammers and mediocre news sources are out there trying … Continue reading

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Locking Your Twitter Account

When you register for Twitter there is an option for you to “protect” your account. What that means is that people will have to send a request to follow you and you will have to approve them.  This is great … Continue reading

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Twitpic

A picture says a thousand words. On Twitter, you only have 140 characters, so to share a picture you have to use on outside source like Twitpic.  If you have a Twitter account then you automatically have a Twitpic account.  … Continue reading

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Do Celebrities Tweet?

Yes. Celebrities are tweeting. In many cases it’s not really the celebrity themselves, but probably their assistant. None the less, they are on there. Since June 2009 Twitter has added the “Verified Accounts” certification to high profile Twitter users.  This … Continue reading

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What is twe2

twe2 is a free service that allows you to receive @replies, direct messages via SMS in other countries. They do add an advertisement to the bottom of your message, but it’s a great service. You’d be paying for each text … Continue reading

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How to Search on Twitter

The short answer is you can simply go to search.twitter.com and type in a word to see who is talking about it. Depending on the word or phrase you type in, you may have to refine your query to get … Continue reading

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