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Get More out of Twitter with Twitter Apps. (Part 1)

Filed Under (Uncategorized) by ozge on 02-02-2010 and tagged twitter, twitter apps.

“You are what you tweet”

“Suddenly, it seems as if all the world is a-twitter.” Newsweek

Twitter is my homepage, I start reading tweets or tweeting before I eat my breakfast, I have a cell-phone so I can tweet with it, I have printed my Twitter ID on my business card, I’ve figured out new ways to shorten words, I cheated on Facebook with all @’s and RT’s, I talk to my friends via Twitter, I read more tweets than I read blogs, and I’ve already tweeted about this post while you’re still reading it. Am I addicted to Twitter? Yes, absolutely I am! I’m in, on, all over ,it!!and my name is @ozge (on Twitter).

What makes me more addictive to Twitter are the applications to enhance twittersphere! Here are my favourites:

TaTweet lets you describe future plans or events with date and time. It’s a social calendar and an event organizer.

MyTweetMap is a way to see the latest tweets from your friends on Google Map. You can also update your statues with this tool.

If you are making music, now it is time to tweet your song with TweetMySong.

Twtely lets you create a poll or a start a discussion on Twitter or you can use StrawPoll for creating easy polls.

You can track a conversation between two Twitter users via Bettween.

Twitlife allows you to share files, you can post files from your phone or through this application. You can also try TweetCube.

TweetRadio is the most interesting Twitter application for me. You can listen to tweets as if you are listening to an old radio transmission. Try out this tool, please!The motto is great! Have you heard the bird?

You can back up your tweets now with Tweetake. It’s good to see all your tweets together on a page. You can also add your Twitter feed to your Google calender with Twistory to make your Twitter history fun and useful!

You can tweet share your resume on Twitter with TwitRes and keep track of people views and feedback.

Pockets lets you leave a voicemail for anyone, once you send your voicemail, they will be notified with @reply.

TwitPaint allows you to paint your graffiti and share it with your followers.

140 characters not enough for you?Now, you can add up to 14,400 characters to a tweet via TweetExtend.

If you want to know when people share your links on Twitter. Tweetiator alerts you with a mail when you content is shared.

Do you wonder where your Twitter friends are from? HereBeTwitters shows your friends on a Google map. Don’t miss this tool!

Do you remember your very first tweet? If you don’t, check it out with MyFirstTweet or TwitterStorm. If you have more than 3200 tweets, you won’t be able to use these apps for some reasons but you can learn who was your first follower via FirstFollower or WhenDidYouJoinTwitter or learn how much your Twitter is worth with TwtValue.

Twitzee lets you send out tweets without using your Twitter account.

You can share pictures, videos and images with Tvider or use TweeTube to share pictures & photos, YouTube videos, website URLs and more.

TwitterTimeline lets you view your Twitter feed on a timeline.

You can record your voice to Twitter for 10 seconds via TwitSay, you can also use TwitterFone to send voice messages to Twitter.

Do you want to learn how happy your tweets are? Enter you name and learn it via HappyTweets

TwitTree lest you visualize your friends in a recursive tree. You can also @, RT or update your statue with this tool.

CollectiveLondon is a Twitter application where Santa tells if you have been naughty or nice this year searching your tweets. He told me “You’re nice and you deserve to jingle all the way!”.

You ask questions to LazyTweet to get answers. Just write @lazytweet before you ask your question!

With Twuffer, you can compose future tweets and schedule them to be tweeted later.

Twittionary is a Twitter dictionary with explanations of Twitter related words.

You can send virtual gifts to your twitter friends via TweSents.

I will be back with more Twitter applications. Till then, Happy Tweeting!!

Cross posted on TechLearning.

10 Responses to “Get More out of Twitter with Twitter Apps. (Part 1)”

Karenne Sylvester Says:
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:44 am
Brilliant post with so many handy features I had never heard of, you Tweet-a-holic, you!

Karenne
Eva Büyüksimkeşyan Says:
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:23 am
Hi Özge,

Once again a great post and a great series. I haven’t heard most of them. Thanks for sharing.

Eva
ozge Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Dear Karenne and Eva,
Thanks for droppinh by and leaving a comment =) I hadn’t heard many of them before, I have found some other Twitter apps and looking forward to posting the second part =)
cybel Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
it is interesting how people could easily adjust themselves to such tools of pseudo-communication. Or more precisely are they aware of the fact that they are simply enticed?Well, there is of course a lot more to say on that subject but this is not the right place… Apparently i’m not a fan and we are past the point of objecting, aren’t we?
ozge Says:
February 7th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Dear Cybel,
I try to understand how you feel, because there are a lot of people out there that feels the same way as you do towards social networking sites!
I can honestly confess that Twitter has changed my life truly forever. I’ve certainly become a better teacher,educator! I’ve started doing workshops internationally, it has brought me new job opportunities and I’ve met and become friends with great leaders in ELT that many of us can not dream of meeting =) My PLN including all the tools you mention as “pseudo-communication” has brought me a “name” in ELT world because this is the 21st century way of communicating! I hope you join us one day too because you’re missing a lot.
And the tools I mentioned on this post, they are just for fun, you will understand it once you start using Twitter.
I guess you don’t have Facebook too, or do you?
Özcan D. Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Dear Özge,

I am also great fan of twitter and it made great support on my Pln and my experience on learning! and teaching English as a foreign language..

Thanks for the great lists on different function about Twitter and waiting other parts..

Özcan
Carole Says:
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:58 am
Thanks so much, Özge, for sharing these apps. I’ve been on Twitter less than a month and I’m hooked; I can see so many uses for it in PR and marketing.

Cheers!
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