Twitter isn't just a darling of nerd set anymore, everyone from political candidates to celebrities are rushing to get in on the micro-messaging fun. Perhaps more interesting though is how much developers love Twitter. Thanks to its very easy-to-use API, outside developers have built all sorts of mashups, add-ons and other Twitter-related tools.
It's been a while since we checked in with the world of Twitter accessories and there are a number of great new services out there, all of which are well worth a look. Blogger Brian Solis recently published a very thorough round-up of Twitter tools, though his list is geared a bit more toward PR people trying to use Twitter to some end.
For those of us that just plain enjoy Twitter, here's a few standout tools you might not be aware of that deserve a test drive:
- TweetDeck -- Written in Adobe Air (read: cross platform) Tweetdeck is fast becoming my favorite way to track Twitter. TweetDeck makes it really simple to sort and organize your Twitter stream.
- Favrd -- one of the easiest ways to see what your fellow Twitterers are enjoying.
- Tweet Later -- I'm not sure why you would want to schedule your tweets, but if you've ever want to, Tweet Later has you covered.
- Tweetbeep -- If you're a fan of Google Alerts for tracking news, Tweetbeep is your Twitter-specific equivalent. Tweetbeep makes it easy to monitor conversations for any keywords you want; you can even track URLs showing up in tweets. Tweetbeep will send the updates via e-mail.
- TwitterSnooze -- Twitter is fun and addictive, but sometimes you need certain people to shut up. Everything should have a snooze button and TwitterSnooze adds one to Twitter. Use the service to snooze noisy users for a as long as you'd like.
- Matt (Multiple Account Twitter Tweeting) -- I regularly post to three different Twitter accounts (work, fun, etc) and this is the easiest way to do that from a single app. Pretty damn good for an app built in four days.
