1. Nearby Tweets - nearbytweets.com
This is a
nice twitter tool that lets you see tweets that are in your area. You
can choose any location though - but the biggest feature is you can
search for certain keywords in that area. So you can find people who are
tweeting about what your business does.
2. Qwitter - useqwitter.com
Qwitter
is a service that lets you see who unfollowed you on Twitter. It will
send you an email at the end of each week telling you who unfollowed
you.
3. TweetDeck - tweetdeck.com
TweetDeck
is an application you install in Windows that will give you a wide
overview of all the things you can do in Twitter. It's divided into
columns that feature live feeds of what the people you are following are
doing, direct messages, active tweets and columns for searching
keywords. You can have a column setup to monitor certain twitter
keywords and hashtags that are happening in all of Twitter and reply
directly to them.
4. WeFollow - wefollow.com
This
is a good site to see the top people to follow in your industry. You
can search by keywords, industry or hashtags. This is a great place to
find relevant people in your area who are in your industry, you can also
sort by location so you can find people and businesses close to you.
5. LocalTweeps - localtweeps.com
While
this one sort of overlaps a few of the others listed, it is useful
because you can search for users that are near or in your city. So it
may be helpful if you're a business who want to follow local people to
see what they say and get them to follow you.
6. ExecTweets - twitter.com/exectweets
While
not quite a tool, this is a Twitter account that retweets top
executives in multiple industries. This can be good to get business
insights from various top players in your field or just see what the top
competition is up to.
7. PollDaddy - polldaddy.com
Another
one that's not quite a tool for Twitter, PollDaddy let's you send out
customizable polls that you can use to glean info from your followers.
It's build by the same people who created WordPress, so it's a great
tool.
8. Google URL Shortener - goo.gl
There
are a bunch of URL shorteners out there, but I've been using Google's
since it's easy and I already have a Google account. You can track how
many clicks you get too.
9. Twitter Advanced Search - twitter.com/search-advanced
Twitter
has an advanced search feature where you can search by many different
criteria. It's more "advanced" than the basic search and can come in
handy when you need more control over what you're looking for.
10. WordPress Twitter Tools - wordpress.org/plugins/twitter-tools/
Very
handy if you have a WordPress blog and want instant tweets when you
post a new one and much deeper integration with Twitter.
These
twitter tools are just the tip of the iceberg. They are just the ones
that I find useful. If you have any must have Twitter Tools that you use
please share & let me know in the comments!
