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Twit Faxo: Twitter Search Tool For Bulk Follow/Unfollow

February 27, 2011 By Jo Adair Leave a Comment

TwitFaxo a Twitter Search Tool to Bulk Follow/Unfollow

Use TwitFaxo to Follow/Unfollow

Faxo.com’s Twit Faxo is a powerful Twitter search tool that can be used for targeting followers as part of an effective online marketing campaign.

Multiple Operators
Twit Faxo offers targeted results by providing all, and, any and exact wording operators. Further filtering is done by choosing what profile part you want to search. There is also a feature that lets you search for users who follow or are followed by a specific account. There are a number of parameters you can set to limit results such as the number of followers/following the account, number of tweets range, and date of last tweet. One of the most useful features is the ability to eliminate users you have recently unfollowed.

Bulk follow, follow/unfollow
Follows and unfollows are automatically accepted. A report of your results is produced. You choose the order you want the results to appear in. There is also a feature to set a time limit for follow backs before automatically unfollowing an account.

Automation
Twit Faxo can be configured with five automatic settings. You can set a time period to wait before unfollowing someone who has not followed you back. You can set up tracking of following and unfollowing, and you can program your account to follow those who follow you and unfollow those who unfollow you. There is also an option to add an automated welcome message.

Rankings
Twit Faxo provides rankings for the one million most popular users on Twitter, along with their number of followers. Interesting to some, I suppose, but I can’t think of a use for drilling quite that deep. Still, if you want to know who the 100 or 1,000 most popular tweeps are, this tool will display that information.

If you use bulk following/unfollowing to grow your list, Twit Faxo can be a valuable resource. Using a variety of Twitter search tools produces different results, which can be amalgamated into a powerful online marketing campaign.

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Five Twitter Safety Tips For Security

February 25, 2011 By Jo Adair Leave a Comment

Twitter tools for Online Safety

Twitter is so much a part of our lives now; we tend to relax our vigilance in protecting our privacy and our information. These five Twitter safety tips will help increase your security and your enjoyment of Twitter.

Use a strong password. This should go without saying. Use a combination of numbers and lower and upper case letters. Don’t use something obvious like your birthday. I often turn one of my favorite quotes into an acronym, and then add my “lucky” number. For example, “time waits for no man” might become 11twfnM. Twitter will never ask you for your password by email. When in doubt, go to the website.

Make sure you’re really on Twitter. Phishing scams abound and they use very authentic looking websites and addresses. Always make sure http://twitter.com is the base domain. There may be more to it, such as http://search.twitter.com/, but definitely not http://twitter.phisherman.com.

Think about links before you click. Many people use URL shorteners such as Bit.ly to share links too long for Twitter’s 140 character limit. This is common but you can’t always see the domain name, which makes it difficult to know exactly where you will end up. Use a browser that offers a free plug-in that shows the extended URL without clicking. If you do click a link, check the URL before entering any personal information.

Protect your privacy. This should be another no-brainer. If you wouldn’t give information to a stranger in the street, why would you give it to someone on line just because they claim to be your friend? Twitter > settings is the place to go to set your privacy settings. You can choose to hide your location. Parents should make sure their children are not sharing their location; there are just too many predators around to risk it. Adults should weigh the risks and benefits for themselves.

Keep your computer secure. Keep your operating system up to date. Windows lets you set up automatic updates. Keep your anti-virus and anti-spy software up to date. Remember that even a Mac can be vulnerable to attack.

Twitter can be a fabulous way to meet new people and share your interests. Just be as careful as you would in any non-internet situation and you will be fine. I hope these Twitter safety tips have helped.

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Cool Twitter Tools to Share Photos

February 22, 2011 By Jo Adair 1 Comment

TwitPic is one of many cool Twitter tools for sharing photos

Mobile phones are a cool way to shoot and share photos. But what about the ones you take with an old fashioned digital camera? Whether it’s part of your marketing strategy or just sharing with friends, using social media sites like Twitter to share photos is a great idea. Here are nine cool Twitter tools to share pictures.

yfrog is a powerful tool for sharing pictures and videos. You can upload images from your computer, your webcam or a URL, and share them on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. Tweeting and retweeting is easy, you can even email your photos. yfrog also has mobile apps for Android and Blackberry and easy integration with TweetDeck.

Flickr4Twitter is still in alpha testing but seems a very promising application. You can upload your photos to Flickr and post them to Twitter at the same time. This tool provides URL shortening and converts hashtags to Flickr photo tags.

Twixxer is another photo and video sharing site that is available web-based or as a browser add on. Twixxer provides a script for Firefox users with Greasemonkey; this enables viewers to see a thumbnail on your Twitter stream. There is also a shortened link to a larger copy of the picture, hosted on the Twixxer site.

Plixi is a useful service for sharing pictures. It is simple to use; just choose the photo to upload and add a message. You can also add an event or location. View your own photos or those of friends and celebrities.

Twitgoo is an easy to use photo sharing option with an interface very similar to Twitter. Start with your message and then add a picture. Twitgoo will publish a social media link on your timeline. This is a simple but functional tool for those who don’t need or want a lot of bells and whistles.

Twitshoot is a super simple way to store and share your photos. Grab your photo, add a tweet, and a location if you like. Twitshoot now supports a photo widget to add pictures to your web page.

TwitPic is one of the most popular and powerful photo sharing sites. You can post photos to TwitPic from the web, your phone or through email. For email, the subject line becomes your message. Mobile apps are available for iPhone, Android and Blackberry. Location tagging is supported and a photo widget is available.

My Pictures Widget, more commonly known as My Twitpics, is a plug in for your WordPress blog. It will automatically display recent additions to TwitPic or Mobypicture in your side bar. Photos options can be customized.

TwitrPix Express for Chrome is an extension designed especially for the Chrome browser. It provides one click sharing of any webpage or photo. Right-click on the image, then select “Share photo on Twitter using TwitrPix.” You can add a tweet and even tags.

Everyone nowadays is snapping and sharing. If you don’t want to be left out in the cold, try one of these cool Twitter tools to share photos.

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5 Twitter Tools To Upload Screen Captures

February 18, 2011 By Jo Adair Leave a Comment

Use DesktopTweet for quick screen captures

There are many applications available for uploading your photos to the web and many provide shortened links to Twitter. But what if you are looking at something on your desktop you want to share? Or maybe a webcam shot? These are five of the best Twitter tools for uploading images from your desktop.

DesktopTweet is a great tool for capturing and sharing a screenshot. You merely highlight the area that interests you, write a tweet to go with it, and that’s it. DesktopTweet will handle the rest. You can choose from 7 photo uploading programs

Skitch is an ingenious screen grab application for Macs. With it, you can make screen captures out of any section of your screen; then crop it, edit it, and scrawl in the margins if you like. Skitch is compatible with Wacom tablets, expanding your editing power. You control the privacy settings when you are ready to share.

TwiCam lets you not only upload photos from your computer, but also shots from your webcam. You can stitch them together to create animations, which are saved as .gif files. This is an inventive way to share what is happening around you, literally.

Tweetshots looks at screenshots from the Twitter perspective. This app uses bookmarklets to capture screenshots of tweets then shares them on Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook. You can also email them or embed them in your blog.

SparkBooth is a premium service that produces the classic vertical 4 photo strip. Download the software and your computer and webcam become a photo booth. SparkBooth offers automatic upload to many social media sites, as well as saving copies to your computer and printing photos in a variety of sizes. This is a novel way to add enjoyment and keepsakes to any gathering.

As you can see, there is no reason you can’t share projects you are working on, bits of documents, or entire web pages with your followers. Whether you are looking for input, or inviting your friends to view a corner of your world, these applications for sharing screen captures are some of the best Twitter tools available.

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5 Free Twitter Tools to Retweet Your WordPress Blog

February 16, 2011 By Jo Adair Leave a Comment

WordPress plug-ins connect Twitter to your blog

Using blogging for social marketing is a step by step process. First, you create your interesting and original content. Then you publish it. Next, you need to auto-tweet your blog post to get readers to your blog. What next? Once readers arrive at your blog, they are going to enjoy your content, right? And if they enjoy it, they will want to share it with friends. So make it easy for them to share your blog by installing a retweet button on your blog page. Here are 5 free Twitter Tools you can use.

TwitterIt
With this plugin, users can easily tweet links to their WordPress blog. It is easy to install and customize. TwitterIt supports tiny.URL and bit.ly URL shortening. You can store the shortened URLs for future use.

Twitter ReTweet
Using the Twitter ReTweet button allow any visitor to retweet any blog post. What makes this button different is that it supports custom URLs, so you can integrate Google Analytics’ Campaign Tracking feature.

TwitThis Button
Here is another easily installed button for WordPress. You can add the TwitThis button to your RSS feed as well as your posts. It will automatically tweet your newly published posts too. You can specify the page location where you want this button to appear.

yURL ReTwitt is highly rated retweet tool arrives in a zip file. It offers easy installation. yURL.fr is the URL shortener used by this plug-in, and caching is welcome option. You can choose the user name to be displayed.

TweetMeme Button
This is the gold standard in retweet buttons, the ever-present green button you see on major blogs worldwide. It is an easy to install plug-in for your WordPress blog, with many customization options; including hashtags, retweet user name, and URL shortener. TweetMeme provides real-time counts of tweets, and allows you to control the length of the tweets.

Blogging as part of a social marketing campaign is a continual learning process. By allowing your readers to retweet your blogs, you free up your time so you can dedicate more resources to other aspects of blogging . Add these free Twitter tools to your arsenal and focus your efforts elsewhere.

What free Twitter tools do you use with your WordPress blog? Tell us about them in the “Comments” section.

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How to Use Twitter to Announce Events

February 15, 2011 By Jo Adair 1 Comment

Use BigMapple to announce events in New York City

Whether it’s a birthday party for the wife, a grand opening, or a new product roll out, Twitter is rapidly becoming the way to announce and invite. You could simply send out 140 characters to announce your event, or you could do so much more. Here are five tools that can help you learn how to use Twitter to announce events.

TaWidget lets you create a customized widget announcing your events, and provides the code you need to add the button to your website or blog. TaWidget integrates with the events calendar Taweet, which publishes your Twitter posts including a description and the starting date and time.

DailyMile is a social media training log for athletes. One of its many features is an events page. You can search for functions to participate in, categorized by running, triathlon, or cycling. If you are planning an event, add it to the page including a location. DailyMile is supported by Google Maps, so you can pinpoint the locale and publish the route in advance of the meet.

BigMapple is dedicated to the 5 boroughs of New York City. Add an event to show other New Yorkers what is happening in your neighborhood. Once the party starts, people can add tweets and photos. Search by address to check out the action in the area you’re in. This is a boon to the NYC community.

PlanCast is where people and plans come together. This social media calendar is easy to use and easy to search. Adding an event is a snap; just answer what, when and where. You can even invite some of your friends to attend. If you’re looking for things to do, you can explore by category and location.

Hooopla is an Android application designed to announce events on the spur of the moment. Just create, share, and enjoy. After all, you’re not always sitting at home waiting for an invite. The newsfeed range can be set to global, or zero in on a 5 mile radius.

Upcoming events can be as frivolous as a pillow fight, or as newsworthy as a major press conference. Getting the word out is an important part of the success of any gathering. Once you learn how to use Twitter to announce events, you can relax, knowing your event planning is right on track.

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6 Twitter Tools to Schedule Tweets

February 15, 2011 By Jo Adair Leave a Comment

PostLater is one of the quality Twitter tools for scheduling tweets

Do you get bogged down in the mundane tasks that go with writing a blog or tweeting as part of your business strategy? One of the easiest things you can do is schedule tweets to post automatically, allowing you to focus on the more profitable aspects of social marketing. There are many desktop clients that can handle scheduling one tweet at a time, but what if you could schedule many posts in advance, and send them to multiple social networks? Here are six top Twitter tools to schedule your tweets.

Twuffer operates as a simple Twitter buffer, allowing you to compile tweets and arrange for them to be posted at the time of your choosing. There are a number of uses for this service, such as pre-planned announcements, reminders for appointments, or notification of upcoming events.

Garious is an effective scheduling tool that will send your message to over 30 social networks. You can create custom posts, and schedule when they will go out. A Ping.fm account is required. It offers both a free and premium version. The free version includes ads after 50 messages, but all messages are free to send.

PostLater is designed for users with multiple blogs or micro-blogging accounts, and blogs that don’t allow future-dating. You simply write your blog, then schedule the date and time you want to publish at. PostLater takes care of the rest. 4 of the most popular blogging platforms are supported, so it’s unlikely that PostLater won’t work for you. You can test your blog for compatibility on the site. This is a premium site, so there is no advertising attached to your blog posts.

Social Oomph is more than a social media dashboard; it is one of the most powerful scheduling tools available. You can save and reuse drafts, schedule them, plus track keywords and take advantage of scheduled @replies and DMs. Learn more by watching this video. Social Oomph has both a free and Professional version; a 7 day free trial is available.

Timely analyzes your recent tweets to determine what time of day you have the most impact, then schedules your tweets to go out in that time period. By maximizing your exposure, Timely helps inspire more retweets. You can also invite collaborators to your account, to add more posts to your queue. You can check out Timely by going to their site and inputting your user name. Timely will analyze the time frame for retweets, and provide tips on augmenting your impact.

Ping.fm is possibly the best known scheduling application. This service is free, yet powerful. Post to any of 23 social networks including Google Buzz, which has recently been added. There are more than 10 ways to post your message, including email, Skype, and apps for various mobile phones. Ping.fm integrates with more that 50 apps.There is even a bookmarklet available, allowing your readers to ping for you.

With the volume of tweets streaming daily, posts get buried quickly. If you’re trying to grow your business, you have far more important things to focus on than getting your tweets out when your followers are most likely to be looking. You no longer need to be tied to your computer to post updates. You can schedule tweets and you can do it from anywhere.

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Twitter Special Report: Business Essentials for Today

February 12, 2011 By Marc Zeale 3 Comments

Twitter Business Essentials report

At My Twitter Toolbox, we know that many of the people who visit the site regularly use social media for business as much as pleasure. Twitter is as much a marketing tool as a means of communications between friends, family, and business associates. Because of this, we provide resources for professionals who want to improve their proficiency and productivity with their favorite social media site.

Our latest Twitter special report, titled Business Essentials for Today, is tailored specifically for this audience. This 19-page report reveals the many applications available for companies involved with social media marketing, tools that help them establish a powerful presence online by building their company brand, manage employees, and drive traffic to their websites.

This special report is loaded with inside information on specific aspects of marketing online with Twitter. On page 9, for example, you’ll learn how big-name businesses like Hertz and Sears use a social media application called TweetMyJobs to find the best employees and freelancers to help their companies grow. Page 12 reveals the four distinct ways that Twitter maximizes a company’s customer service policy.

You’ll also discover a vital tool for filtering social media conversations called BuzzGain on page 16. BuzzGain currently reviews over 150 million media sources and provides subscribers custom lists of the sources most relevant to their industry.

My Twitter Toolbox not only provides these Twitter special reports as a free service for our members, but also allows affiliates to download them as rebrandable reports that can be tailored for their own specific audiences on their websites, using their links to drive traffic and increase their authority as social media experts.

Be sure to also check out our Partners page for more details on how to become an affiliate of this site and get access to some quality affiliate tools designed to increase your social media knowledge and drive traffic to your online business.

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