Twitter can be a valuable tool for businesses, students, teachers and individuals alike. However, finding resources and services to fully exploit the potential of the social networking site can be a task; especially if you're just starting out.
So, here is a directory of valuable resources -- from Twitter clients to lesson plans, language learning to comedy.
1.) Hootsuite: A dashboard for social media and RSS feeds.
2.) Scopy: For photo loving Twitter users.
3.) Tweetbot: A Twitter client 'with personality'.
4.) Tweetr: Interface for iPhone.
5.) Tweetdeck: Another popular console.
Sharing:
1.) Twitcam: Share live streams.
2.) Twileshare: Share files.
3.) Twitvid: Share video.
4.) img.ly: Photo sharing service.
5.) Twitpic: Photo and video sharing.
1.) Sleeping time: When do your followers sleep?
2.) Timehop: Are you interested in your past tweets?
3.) Proxlet: Fight Twitter spam, mute users, block apps
4.) Portwiture: Your status updates in images.
5.) Check out nearby tweets.
6.) Socialmention: A real-time search for trends and mentions.
7.) Socialbro: See how you're talked about across social media platforms.
8.) TweetMeme: What are the hottest trends?
9.) TweetChat: Talk in real-time using hashtags.
10.) TwitBlock: Find spam followers and bin them.
11.) Shuush: Updates based on your follower's tweet frequencies.
12.) Who tweeted me?: Retweet analytics.
13.) Twitterfeed: Feed your status updates to a website.
14.) Flipboard: Turning social media updates into a magazine.
15.) Just Tweet it: A directory separated by interests.
Ten interesting accounts to follow:
1.) 2012twit. Follow all the U.S. election news and updates.
2.) The Queen. The UK's beloved sovereign dictates when it is time for Gin O'clock.
3.) Rupert Murdoch. A dose of controversy with the morning coffee.
4.) All Things IT. A bot dedicated to technology and computing.
5.) Barack Obama. The U.S. President's account.
6.) Chris Luzader, Techzader. An interesting Twitter feed for tech fans.
7.) The Onion. Satirical news and updates.
8.) Weird News. Everything off-beat and odd can be found here.
9.) Caprice Crane. Novelist, amusing updates.
10.) Fake Charlie Whiting. Satire for sports fans.
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