Okay, here’s a teaser for you. What kind of word can you come up with that incorporates some or all of the word “Twitter” to describe a useful business application, tool or service? You have to think that virtually every vowel or syllable combination, acronym or tongue-twister has already been snapped up. Here’s one – twittopten – not an application, but the title for this blog post, detailing the top ten Twitter applications for small business.
Tweetmeme – the place to go to see how many “tweets” the most popular submissions attract. If you are looking for something hot and appropriate for your niche to retweet, here it is.
Tweetlater – if you can see the value of Twitter for your business but are a time management freak, then this app will let you schedule your tweets so that they will be sent out on a regular basis without you having to worry about logging in to do so.
TwitterMass – there are a bunch of these mass “friend adders” out there, but TwitterMass reckons that they have the definitive solution. It’s a paid service, starting at 24 bucks, and their proprietary technology ensures that your “list building” strategies are more targeted than others.
Twist – if your business is involved in affiliate marketing in any way, then you should check out Twist. See which trends are hot right now within a variety of searchable topics and niches.
TwitterContd – if you thought that the Twitter universe was only 140 characters long, then you might be in for a surprise by checking out this application. Now you have up to 1250 characters to compose your best pitch and can upload images, video or audio at the same time.
Twiggit – we all know the importance of bookmarking and this app combines the power of Twitter with one of the best bookmarking services out there. Whenever you “Digg” an article, this app will automatically update your Twitter status with the link.
Twitter Toolbar – get Twitter at your fingertips when you download this toolbar. All the tools will now be at the top of your browser together with stats and a quick and easy place to post an update. Good for IE or Firefox.
Twitoria – get rid of the dead wood, find out who they are, so you can purge those users who do not actively tweet.
Monitter – this is a good one, allowing you to keep an eye on a live streaming view of what Twitter users are saying about your business! Just insert a well thought out keyword or two and the area that you would like to monitor.
Twitter Gallery – if you have a business-oriented Twitter account, you really should have a well thought out background theme. If you don’t have one custom made, surf through Twitter Gallery’s collection for something “off the wall.”
What’s your favorite Twitter application?
Adam Toren
