Twitter is increasingly making itself known as a social media staple.
As the third most popular social media site according to Mashable, it is also an effective way to find real-time information about specific and relevant topics. Because of this, a presence on the site is increasingly important.
Though Twitter is a great tool itself, there are several free sites I found to be helpful to use along with Twitter which enhance what this social media avenue has to offer.
Social Oomph
Social Oomph offers a variety of tools which may used in coordination Twitter including, but not limited to the ability to track keys words and clicks, URL shortening, saving and reusing drafts, and (what I use the most) the ability to schedule tweets.
Queuing tweets allows for a more efficient use of time, though this feature should be used sparingly. Barraging people with a copious amount of self-promoting tweets and links is a fast way to get unfollowed.
For an additional fee, an upgrade to the ‘Professional’ account allows users the ability to auto-follow people, tweet via email, find quality friends to follow using key words and find powerful followers…among other features.
The ‘Professional’ account also enables other social media supplemental features such as scheduling Facebook status and wall updates and automated blog postings.
Trunk.ly
Not only is Trunk.ly a great way to save all links tweeted by a specific Twitter account, but it also offers the ability to search past tweets by searching key words.
I specifically find this tool helpful for Twitter since I regularly tweet many social media and communications oriented links.
For example, since I post multiple links regarding Facebook on a weekly basis, if I want to search for a specific article about the new Facebook Timeline I posted two months ago, I can use Trunk.ly to find it.
Another beneficial feature is the ability to search links from a specific Twitter account. There are several social media enthusiasts who regularly post informative and helpful information that I may want to search as well.
Trunk.ly is not limited to Twitter, but may also be used to reference links posted to other social media accounts including: Twitter, Facebook, Quora, WordPress etc…
Friend or Follow
This tool may be used to view:
- Who unfollowed you
- Who is not following you back
- Who you are not following back
For those who are specifically conscience of their Twitter friend count or are simply curious to see any of the above, this tool comes in handy. It is also helpful if someone followed you at one time, but you did not follow them back and you would like to do so.
Aside from the basic free features described above, Friend or Follow offers a ‘Gold’ account for a fee, which enables features such as unfollowing or following multiple accounts at once and the ability to view the site advertisement free.
What supplemental Twitter sites do you use that you find helpful?
A Blog by Cassidy Davis 