Twitter Applications

By: Brenda Hoffman

Break Studios Contributing Writer

Twitter applications are also known as Twitter tools or add-ons. Regardless of what you choose to call them though, they are nothing more than a simple website that has a built-in script that complements Twitter. Some of these are more popular than others. The following are some of the more popular ones:

  1. Twitaholic is one of the most popular applications. The website has robots that actively scour Twitter in order to determine who is the biggest “twit.” This is a great way to find new people worth following  You will be given information about the person such as their location, URL, how many followers they have, how many people they are following, how many updates they have made and when they joined Twitter.
  2. Tweet Deck acts as a web browser that keeps you in touch with what's happening on Twitter, Facebook and LinkeIn. It can be customized to fit your needs so that you don’t have to exert effort to keep up to date with the people and the topics that interest you. This is a great way to see what these people are saying and join in their conversation.
  3. Twit Pic is a great way to share media. It allows you to post photos and videos from your phone, website or email account. All of this is done in real-time. This is one of the applications that you will find is actually built into all of the popular Twitter clients today. The application programming interface also allows for support of this application on all of the clients that utilize it.
  4. Just Tweet It allows you to find other people on Twitter who share your interests. This is because it provides you with a lot of tools and information to use. Thanks to these things, it is a lot easier to use Twitter since it acts as a directory that tells you about all of the recent activity on Twitter and even features users that you may consider following.
  5. Twellow is one of the latest applications to grab people’s attention  It grabs any messages that are made publicly available through Twitter. These message are then analyzed and categorized into numerous different categories that also have deeper subcategories within them (i.e. news, art, entertainment, food). This is meant to help you be able to find people within certain niches to follow.
  6. Twit Scoop will allow you to find new friends, receive and send Tweets without ever having to refresh your page. This means that you will be able to quite easily follow the most up-to-date buzz on Twitter. Other useful features include the ability to quickly add pictures, stats for you to view, and multi-tab browsing.
  7. Tweet Beep is a great way in which to keep an eye on who is talking about you or your website. This is because the application will allow you to follow the keywords of your choice. Whenever these keywords come up, an email of the Tweet will be emailed to you. The application makes it easier than ever before to be able to follow the things that matter most to you.
  8. Monitter is a real time Twitter application that allows you to monitor the keywords of your choice. With this tool, you can actually narrow your search to a specific geographical location. This is especially helpful for anyone who wants to keep track of what is going on in a particular part of the world. You will also find that this application is quite easy to use as it utilizes a feature that is known as "trending." 
  9. Twitter Earth is a colaboration between Twitter and Google Earth. It allows you to watch how people from around the world Tweet. It also includes a timeline so that you will see when people in other countries are the most active. This is an especially great tool for anyone who is into politics and wants to keep up with what is going on around the world or in a certain part of the world depending upon your need.
  10. Twitter Keysis a great way to enhance your experience. This application makes it easier to use such things as smiley faces or musical notes.
Posted on: May. 20, 2011