Twitter Tools

Your Twitter homepage is a great place to manage your Twitter account, however it isn't very convenient for reading and posting with any regularity. Thankfully there is a solution.

Twitter  tools, Twitter apps, Twitter clients; what ever you want to call them, are light-weight, unobtrusive applications that stay open on your desktop conveniently allowing you follow incoming Tweets as well as post them. These applications can simplify Replying and ReTweeting, as well as aid in organizing and tracking messages.

Many of these Twitter applications are free and available for a variety of platforms including Windows, Macintosh, as well as Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Android, Palm and iPhone. I have listed some of the more popular ones below. Since many are free you can play around and see which works best for you.


Windows/Mac
Seesmic
Tweetdeck
Twirl
Twitterific

iPhone

Tweetie

Seesmic

Android

Twidroid

Tweetride

Twit2go

BlackBerry

Open Beak (Twitterberry)

Blackbird

Twibble

Windows Mobile

ceTweet

PocketTwit

Quakk

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Tweet Like The Elite - #Hashtags

Hash Tags
With millions of new Tweets everyday so it can be difficult to search for Tweets related to a topic you want to follow. For example if you were to search Winter Warriors any Tweet that contained instances of those two words would be pulled up,  not matter theer context.

Hashtags are an organizational tool that can be included in Tweets to help assist in indexing them so they are easier to searched and found.

A Hashtag begins the pound sign (#) followed by a word/s with no spaces.
For Instance:
#winterwarrior

If people used this Hashtag, #winterwarrior, whenever they Tweeted about the Winter Warriors you could easily search for Tweets referencing the CES training program by entering Hashtag into the Twitter search.

Note: Your Hashtag is part of your 140 characters of your Tweet,  so it is best to come up with those that are concise and clear.

Tweet Like the Elite - Direct Message

Direct Message 
When you send Direct Message on Twitter, it is sent only to the user specified, it will not appear on your timeline or be sent to any of your other followers. The user ddressed will also receive an email containing the Twitter target to them.

To send a Direct Message to a user put a d and a space before the target username.

For instance:

d  cescoachmike Thanks for the advice hopefully it will get me that PR

 Direct Messages:
Can only be sent to someone following you & who follow use.
Are not completely private, so use caution on what informattion is sent.

Tweet Like the Elite - @Reply

@ Replies

An @reply is used to address a Tweet to a specific user. Although all of our followers will see the Tweet the @reply flags the Tweet to the specified user.

To send a Tweet with an @reply include the @username in your Tweet post

For instance:

@cesweather Thanks for the information I see you at @fleetfeetchicago 

@replies will be flagged on the targeted users homepage.

@replies will appear in the targeted users timeline whether they are following you or not.

Note:

There is no space between @username

You can @reply more than one user in a Tweet.

Tweet Like the Elite Part - ReTweet

ReTweet
If you receive a Tweet that you want to share with your followers you can ReTweet it. ReTweeting can be compare to forwarding an email in that when you ReTweet message the username of the originator of the Tweet is included with the post.

ReTweets:
Lets you share some ones tweet with your followers
Acknowledges the person who sent the original tweet
Helps you and your followers discover new people to follow.

To ReTweet a message put RT username before the message you want to send.

For instance:

RT cesweather Training is still tonight on despite the rain

 If you are on your Twitter home page you can also us the ReTweet button that will appear to the right of any Tweet you have received when you roll over it.

Enhance your Profile

Pretty much every social network gives you the opportunity to create a profile where you can provide a little bit of information about yourself. Profiles are a vital part the social networking ecosphere, giving users an insight into who they may want to connect with. A completed profile also indicates that you are an active member of of the network and helps others to decide if there may be some value in making a connection with you. Like wise, when YOU receive an invite to make a connection with someone, you will want to check out their profile to insure you are conformable making the connection. 

Not unlike a resume, your profile allows you to make a first impression to other network members, giving them a bit of insight to who you are. Make sure you post a photo, and include a brief descriptions about yourself that reflects who you are and some clues into why you have joined the network.

Although you my be prompted to provide some personal information in your profile settings, use discretion in how personal you wish to get. For example it is probably not a good idea to include your address, however providing information, like your city and state can still be valuable. Bottom-line is never post anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.

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