November 18, 2008
The Mic is On: We’re Talking About Twitter Apps
ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:00 pm
It’s Like Open Mic Only Different
Here’s how it works.
It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.
There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.
Let Me Call You, TweetHeart
Twitter. Everyone is tweeting — well, almost everyone. Now we have our twitter accessorires. Over 200 applications have been added to the Twitterfield.
- How do you use Twitter?
- Which apps are your favorites?
- What’dya wish for?
- What happens if Twitter starts charging?
And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)
Oh, and bring example links to share —
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Marti said
Good evening! I LOVE Twitter! Don’t know much about the apps but I’m here anyway - LOL!
Joe said
HeyLiz,
Don’t have any Twitter apps to share. I barely use Twitter on the web anymore.
Marti said
Hi Liz, hi Joe. Wonderful to see y’all this evening.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Marti! Hi Joe!
Welcome and let’s get this conversation going!
Mimi said
Hello Liz and everyone else! I’m new to this, but looking forward to it.
Joe said
I heard Twitter was down again today. I thought they got that fixed.
Marti said
Dear Father, Forgive me, for it has been six weeks since my last confes…errr…blog post. I am (sniffle) using Twitter instead…
Mimi said
While twitter was down, I actually freaked out a little. I’m still a newbie, but I RELY on it daily now.
ME Liz Strauss said
Joe,
Twitters’ been doing great and I’ve been looking for you.
Marti said
I don’t know, Joe (oh I rhymed - LOL) I have been gone and wasn’t on Twitter today.
Trisha said
Hello everyone!
I use twirl - does that count?
ME Liz Strauss said
What made you leave, Joe?
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Trisha,
Of course it counts.
Twhirl works like a breeze.
Joe said
Liz, I lurk sometimes and haven’t really been participating. Not on Plurk either, got -0- Karma there.
At least Twitter doesn’t subtract from your profile if you don’t show up for a while.
Christa said
I use Digsby sometimes, but often end up on the web. Never did get used to Tweetdeck plus I didn’t like the API time-outs. Haven’t tried Twirl and I’m not sure what the advantage would be, though I’m open to enlightenment!
I miss People Search - that was how I found most of my original victims, I mean, followees…
If they charge? Depends on how much.
Marti said
I always just read and post at Twitter from the web. I’m not familiar with any of the apps. My hard drive is almost full, so I don’t have room to download anything, and I don’t have unlimited text, so I don’t use it on my phone.
ME Liz Strauss said
Yeah, Joe,
I quit Plurk for that reason too.
Joe said
Way to go Marti
You’re such a smarty!
Mimi said
Liz, if my comments are “awaiting moderation” does that mean you have to approve them?
Brad Shorr said
Good evening! TweetDeck is the only twizmo I use. Works great.
Delaney Kirk said
Hi Liz. Hi everyone!
Delaney Kirk said
Liz,
Thanks for posting on the Motrin ad. I’m going to use the situation as a training tool for my MBA class on Leadership on Saturday.
ME Liz Strauss said
One that’s pretty popular is
http://twitterfeed.com/
It’s what folks use to make sure their blog posts get tweeted automatically.
Robert Hruzek said
Howdy, y’all! A big tip o’ the topper to you Liz, Marti, Joe, Christa, Trisha, and of course my buddy Brad!
I’ve used Twhirl since I signed up for Twitter at SOBCon08. Love it!
Marti said
Good evening to Trisha, Christa, Brad and Delaney. Are you fans of Twitter?
Robert Hruzek said
Howdy Delaney! (tips hat)
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Delaney!
Welcome!
Thanks for letting me know that.
Delaney Kirk said
Hi Marti. Hi Robert.
Yes, I love Twitter. It’s a great way to “meet” people.
Brad Shorr said
Hi there Robert, Marti. Twitter is growing on me. It’s taking me a while to figure it out.
Marti said
We should all list our Twitter handles in case we’re not all following one another (I think I am following most of you, but not sure. Plus that was an extremely convoluted sentence *grin*)
I am http://twitter.com/Marti_L
Delaney Kirk said
I really appreciate the relevant links that people post to Twitter. Many times I’m able to blogpost on some of these.
Mike Nichols said
Good evening, all! This is my first time on open mic.
I use Twitterific for Mac the most of all. Sometimes use TweetDeck for searching, which Twitterific doesn’t have. I’ve tried several other clients, but keep coming back to Twitterific for its simplicity.
Shelley said
My little guy is tucked in, so I’m jumping in for a bit… hi, y’all!
I don’t have a specific Twitter app to share (still not all that committed a user, feel like I need to stay dark during the work day, for one thing), but I did put together a newbie FAQ (partially as a way of figuring things out for myself) a while back:
http://butwait.pbwiki.com/Twitter%20Newbies%20FAQ
Christa said
I’ve made a lot of great contacts via Twitter that I would never have made otherwise (LIZ!
) so yes, I am a fan!
Delaney Kirk said
Has anyone used Twitter as a tool in the classroom?
Trisha said
does anyone know if there is a twirl-like application available for linux?
pelf said
Hi Liz, I am here! I can’t believe I’m doing this in the office, LOL.
Anyway, I’m on Twitter (http://twitter.com/pelf81/) and have recently changed the way I use it. I used to just announce my new blog posts on Twitter, but that wasn’t very fun so I am now tweeting snippets of news on turtles and conservation
Mike Nichols said
Oh forgot, my Twitter name is mikenichols0.
Amy Derby said
Hey yall.
My wish:
a twitter app to auto unfollow the auto bots DMing me with free gifts.
(PS, Liz, kudos on the new big font for the blind. How did you do that? I need to do this on mine.)
Shelley said
@Delaney I’m with you, I’ve picked up some interesting linkitude via people’s tweets.
Marti said
Hi Robert, Mike, Shelley, pelf
Brad Shorr said
Found this one today - Twitter Yellow Pages
http://www.twellow.com/
Good way to find people based on location or business/interest category.
https://twitter.com/bradshorr
Mike Nichols said
TweetDeck is available for Linux.
Delaney Kirk said
@Shelley Thanks for the link. Lots of great sites for info on Twitter.
Amy Derby said
Thanks Brad. I need that one!
Marti said
I agree Delaney. I find fascinating stuff I would never have know about through Twitter.
Big Hugs to first timer Mike!
Hi Amy!
Karen Putz / DeafMom said
Hello Twitterpeople!
Brad Shorr said
Hi Karen. And Liz!
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Everybody!
How cool is that we’re all here!
Karen Putz / DeafMom said
Just finished a round of twitter fighting, er, discussing re the #Motrinmoms event. One guy felt that Motrin reacted too hastily in pulling the ad because a few moms were crying about it.
Joe said
Hey Liz,
Has anyone been taking care of SOBCon on Twitter?
I haven’t checked it in longer than I haven’t checked mcbsconsulting.
Trisha said
Thanks Mike! I just ordered a little netbook that uses linux.
Karen Putz / DeafMom said
Heyyy Brad, Amy, Marti, Joe, Liz, Delaney, Mike, pelf, Christa, Shelley, Robert and Mimi! Hope I didn’t miss anyone!
Karen Putz / DeafMom said
And hey, Trisha!
Robert Hruzek said
Howdy, Karen!
Joe said
Hey Karen
Marti said
Hi Karen - great to see you!
I’ve added Robert, Brad and pelf. Trying to hunt down the rest of you. Joe, who are you at Twitter?
Delaney Kirk said
Hi Karen,
What’s your take on the Motrin ad?
pelf said
I’m now experimenting with both Tweetdeck and Twhirl, and now I understand why nobody says which is better.
Tweetdeck is simple but doesn’t have this “limit” thing.
Twhirl is more sophisticated, but has this “limit” thing that pauses Twitter for 5 minutes from time to time.
Marti said
I only learned of the Motrin debate after it was over. I looked at the ad and did think it was a bit tasteless. It’s not nice to aggravate moms who carry their babies!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
HI Everyone! I’m a boring twithead. I tweet from the web. Haven’t played with many aps.
Trisha said
so what is this motrin thing everyone’s been talking about? Can someone summarize?
Rodney Rumford said
i finally made it. actually early for me to join in. lets see. twitter apps… I have tested about close to 200 of these things. some worthless, some reliable, some time killers and some useful ones
favorite tool without a doubt is tweetdeck
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey, What about Twitter!
Amy Derby said
Pelf,
Tweetdeck has a limit too (it puts me in the corner frequently).
I used thwirl but gave it up because it doesn’t catch all the @ replies.
Brad Shorr said
Hi there Marti … Love your blog.
Shelley said
@Delaney You’re welcome!
@Trisha Will you come back and let us know how you like it? Saw those Dell ones and was tempted, but have never done Linux, so felt a little nervous… need a test-drive, I think.
@Karen Back at cha!
@all Also, I’m http://twitter.com/butwait
ME Liz Strauss said
Tweetdeck would be great if someone could tell me how to close groups and save them for later.
Delaney Kirk said
Marti,
I learned of it through Liz’s blogpost on it. It’s going to make a great case to discuss in my class on Saturday. Try googling motrin mom.
Joe said
Marti, mcbsconsulting.
Ok,if you want the link http://twitter.com/mcbsconsulting
Amy Derby said
Liz, it erases them once you close them. Found this out the hard way. No way to save… that I know of.
Rodney Rumford said
liz,
with tweetdeck you can save the groups, but you cant turn them on and off. nice idea for a feature tho. submit it to their feedback form. the developer is amazing guys and he listens and improves the product.
ME Liz Strauss said
I know, Amy.
I’ve made some practice groups and tried it. A couple of times I’ve closed huge groups by accident.
Delaney Kirk said
Here’s youtube video response by moms to motrin ad. They tie twitter comments to photos. Music may be a little much though but interesting and look how quickly this got up.
http://tinyurl.com/5cqtgj
Damien Robinson said
I like TweekDeck. It has cool customization options (ie color schema, layout, etc). Though, I have to agree with Christina regarding the API timeouts. But it’s much better than Twirl. Can’t get used to the interface.
Rodney Rumford said
my 2nd favorite twitter app is twitpic as i always am wanting to share photos from my iphone. works really well and is pretty darn reliable.
http://www.twitpic.com
Marti said
Ohmagosh, closing excess browser windows, I had FIVE Twitter windows open - LOL
Trisha said
Shelley - I can tell you a little bit now. I have one of the ASUS ones sitting here back in its box after having it for 1 hour. The touchpad wouldn’t work on it at all, and the keyboard didn’t work too well either. Couldn’t even set the thing up since I couldn’t move the cursor. I’m sending it back for a refund, after that experience I didn’t want to bother with replacing it.
Rodney Rumford said
since we have lot’s of twitter fans here. I think you might all want to weigh in on a consumer twitter survey we just posted an hour ago here.
I would be indebted to the people that click thru the 10 questions. thanks. takes 1 minute to complete.
And I will be posting a link to everyone’s twitter handle that takes the survey (woot! new followers for everyone)
http://rumford.wufoo.com/forms/consumer-twitter-survey/
ME Liz Strauss said
Twitturly can be fun
http://twitturly.com/
Amy Derby said
Liz, I closed mine by accident too. This is how I learned.
Delaney Kirk said
@Trisha #62 http://tinyurl.com/63m2xa
Trisha said
cont.:
I just ordered an Acer Aspire One - the reviews for it sound a little better. If you really want to avoid linux, they sell some with XP also, but they cost more. I want it for travel - its small and lightweight - and durable. The ones with the solid state drives - rather than spinning hard drives are more durable anyway.
Marti said
Brad, bless your heart for reading my blog!
Twitter seems to have been in the forefront of the Motrin War, which as I understand it, was a revolt about a Motrin ad showing a 20 something woman saying that “baby carrying” (using a sling or other hold-your-infant-close-to-you device) could cause neck strain and backache and how Motrin could relieve the pain. It infuriated many moms who tweeted their disgust with the ad’s tone, as the young woman equated baby carrying to being a “fad” or done under peer pressure to appear to be a hip, good mom.
Trisha said
Delaney - for some reason lately everytime I click on a tinyurl link I get an error and the page won’t load. I don’t know why. It makes using twitter a bit frustrating too!
Shelley said
@Trisha Sheesh, bummer, so sorry they let you down. Better luck w/ your next toy!
In other news, this Twitapp is pretty cool: http://twistori.com/#i_wish
Lets you listen in on the more emotional channel of Twitter (as opposed to the “I am eating gingersnaps now” blow-by-blow stuff).
Delaney Kirk said
Real time search on Twitter and motrin discussion: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=motrin
Mike Nichols said
There’s a good review by Kim Woodbridge of TweetDeck at:
http://www.twitip.com/tweetdeck-review/
Also, a good overview of iTweet by John Haydon (a very good web client that I’ve not seen mentioned at:
http://www.corporatedollar.org/2008/10/itweet-video/
Delaney Kirk said
@Trisha Were you not able to click on the tinyurl I posted at #82?
Trisha said
thanks Marti! Without seeing it its hard to know it I would find it offensive or not.
ME Liz Strauss said
#86 Hi Shelley,
I just love looking at it!
http://twistori.com/#i_wish
Joe said
Thanks for the follow brad.
Maybe it’s time to become more active on Twit
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Mike!
John Haydon is fabulous … as is his video. Thanks for mentioning it!
Delaney Kirk said
Have you seen this motrin “alternative” ad?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpqpAGLS2t4
ME Liz Strauss said
If you want to see your followers in a new way …
My Tweeple
http://www.mytweeple.com/
ME Liz Strauss said
#92
Joe, Welcome back to the vortex!
Trisha said
Delaney - no, sorry, I see the other page you linked to though
Mimi said
Thanks for getting back to me Liz. I’m back and have been reading everyone’s comments.
Marti said
Twitter has improved their downtime, but the tiny URL thing does still strike fairly often. It is frustrating when the little blurb someone leaves sounds interesting but you can’t get the tiny URL to work.
Hi Rodney and Damien!
Mike Nichols said
Rodney, just took the survey. It does take only a minute!
Delaney Kirk said
Here’s the full link, Trisha.
http://www.successful-blog.com/1/motrinmoms-the-spectacular-opportunity-to-rise-from-a-colossal/
ME Liz Strauss said
Rodney’s survey link again
http://rumford.wufoo.com/forms/consumer-twitter-survey/
Marti said
‘K, I found Shelley…still stalking the rest of you *grin*
Trisha said
thanks! I’ve been behind with reading blogs too - or I would have seen that!
Delaney Kirk said
@Rodney Just took survey. I’ll be curious about your results!
Rodney Rumford said
thanks mike, liz, marti. i am getting some really insightful data this far from the survey. really cool to see it forming before my eyes. ;).
Marti said
Rodney, I just took the survey also
Karen Putz / DeafMom said
The Motrin ad was done in poor taste. I was glad to see the company pull the ad.
ME Liz Strauss said
Twits Like Me
Says it will help you find people with common interests
http://www.chrisfinke.com/twitslikeme/
Rodney Rumford said
as an fyi. tweetdeck also integrates with 12seconds.tv and allows you to record 12 second video clips. kind of like twitter for video…
and it publishes the video to twitter. cool stuff.
http://facereviews.com/2008/08/21/12secondstv-and-blippr-bring-micro-content-to-a-new-level/
Shelley said
Okay, cats and kittens, gotta cut this one short, as I stayed up WAY too late last night and am trying to reform my ways.
Peace out.
Robyn McMaster said
Hi Liz, I just started using twitter and I downloaded Tweet Deck. That seems fine to shorten a URL so you can use these easily in the maximum 140 words.
I checked in tonight to see if there are other good tools I’d find helpful.
Robert Hruzek said
Sorry y’all; too much stuff goin’ on. Gotta run now. G’night, Liz & company!
Trisha said
There was something about the tone that just wasn’t right - sounded too superficial or like how a teenager would talk.
Something about the heels didn’t set right with me either.
Mimi said
I just used twits like me and found a few new friends. Very cool!
Marti said
Goodnight Shelley, Robert. Delightful getting to chat with you
ME Liz Strauss said
Robyn,
Are you using http://Twitterfeed.com
and http://search.twitter.com/
ME Liz Strauss said
http://tweetbeep.com/
http://tweetscan.com/
do about the same thing.
Christa said
Trisha, yes, the heels - no new mom is going to be back in the habit of wearing heels after months of going without, and still being off balance!
Rodney Rumford said
my review on twitpic
http://facereviews.com/2008/04/10/send-photo-tweets-with-twitpic
Joe said
Is there a way to find out if people you follow on Twit are logged in?
It seems so hit or miss.
--Deb said
Hi, folks.
Rodney Rumford said
in the spirit of giving and shareing. here are my personal 11 favorite pics for facebook applications … i am have tested many many many.
i find these the most practical and useful for my use case.
SocialToo
Summize (now twitter Search)
Tweetdeck
Twitpic
Twitter Grader
Twinfluence
GiftTweets
Twhirl
Twellow Pages
Qwitter
Twubble
Marti said
Joe, if you start a message to a particular person with @ (their Twitter name) it will show up in their sidebar called @Replies, even if they aren’t on at the time you send them the message, they’ll be able to catch it there.
Robyn McMaster said
I’m not using those, Liz. Thanks for bringing these to my attention.
Just went to take Rodney’s survey.
ME Liz Strauss said
#121
Joe,
I haven’t found a way to know who’s online yet.
ME Liz Strauss said
But I REALLY like this.
http://www.twitterlocal.net
put in your city and see what happens
Marti said
But I don’t know of any way other than looking back through the last several minutes to know if someone is actually “on Twitter” at the same time you are.
--Deb said
Oh, and I haven’t managed to get any of the Twitter apps to work, yet. So I ONLY Twitter from twitter.com
Marti said
But the @ to someone will ONLY show up in their @Replies if the @ symbol is the very first thing in your post. If you say “Hi @Marti_L” I won’t see it in my sidebar.
Marti said
A lot of folks don’t seem to know that if you mouse over the right side of tweets you will get a little swoosh arrow that, if clicked, will auto fill the @ response to the person whose tweet you just ran the mouse over. (I am talking in horribly convoluted sentences tonight, sorry. I hope that made sense)
Joe said
@Marti, I know about that reply thing but it only lets them know about your tweet, you can’t tell if they are logged in.
I only go back one page, I can’t see the sense in going back any further than that.
Marti said
Twitter local looks cool Liz, Thanks!
Delaney Kirk said
I’m going back to grading as have class to teach tomorrow. Happy twittering all. Thanks Liz for the links.
Marti said
Joe, sometimes folks “lurk” on Twitter though, so if you want to send someone a message, go ahead, they may be there, just not saying anything at the moment.
Ming said
Hi, i’m Ming, on twitter i’m Artmaker:
http://twitter.com/Artmaker
I’a a bit of a skeptic when it comes to twitter apps although i juszt sztarted using tweetdeck (which doesn’t let you click on links that other tweets share)
when i’m not online I tweet on my phone via sms.
i get alot of *hugs* on twitter…
so i’m spreading the love, HUGS!
Mimi said
Marti, are you saying that if I type “RT @someone” they won’t see it in their @ sidebar?
Marti said
Greetings, Ming, I just added you.
Yes, Mimi, unless the @ symbol is the very first thing in a tweet, it will not show up in their sidebar @ Replies.
I personally wish they had one more button for a tweet that had @ My Twitter Name anywhere in it
Mike Nichols said
Just tried TwitterLocal and it found several people in this little backwater area!
Christa said
That’s a great point, Marti - I’m either paranoid or narcissistic or both
but I would not mind knowing who’s tweeting about me and how!
Terry Starbucker said
Well hello there everybody! Liz, how ya doin’?
Ah Twitter. My little addiction.
I’ve graduated to Tweetdeck now. If they do a brain implant next, I’ll probably get in line for that.
I’d probably pay for it too, as long as it isn’t as much as a latte at Starbucks.
I look forward to following all of you whom I don’t follow ye (or is it “who”?)
Just to let you know, I like music and music trivia…
Karen Putz / DeafMom said
Playing with Twitter local– found some new neighbors.
Todd Smith said
Was using Twitterific for Mac. Just switched to TweetDeck. I like the fact that you can see replies in one column, direct messages in another and all tweets in another. You can also set up groups of your favorite people.
Karen Putz / DeafMom said
Heyyyy Terry, nice to see you!
Marti said
Christa, I don’t think it’s paranoid or narcissistic (since I feel the same way - LOL) It’d just be nice to know. Plus I suspect a lot of folks don’t realize the @ symbol has to be first and assume you’re going to see a message that has your name in it.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Terry!
Nice seeing you around here!
--Deb said
I tried Twitterlocal, gave it a range of 3 miles, and it started showing me Tweets from half an hour away!
ME Liz Strauss said
Have you played with
http://monitter.com/
Mimi said
Hmmm….Several people have started following me once I retweeted their postings. How did they know if RT @name doesn’t show up somewhere?
Marti said
Hi Terry and Todd! And Karen - hello! I didn’t see you there (I’m skipping between Twitter, here and e-mail)
Terry Starbucker said
Hey Karen, hey Marti.
Liz, Twitter Local is pretty darn cool.
ME Liz Strauss said
Mimi,
On Tweetdeck RT@name shows up in the replies column. … other folks could be doing in a @name at http://search.twitter.com
Karen Putz / DeafMom said
Marti, every now and then, I do a search on summize.com to see any replies that I might have missed.
Marti said
Mimi, what’s your Twitter handle? I’ll run a test with you
Ming said
thanks for the follows hugs again, looking forwar to tweeting with you, and thanks LIZ for running this wonderful party:)
Mimi said
Mimismartypant
Marti said
All of the tweets in my @Replies start with @Marti_L and I recall someone showing me the ropes when I joined and they mentioned that the @ symbol had to be the first thing.
I’ll be happy to run a test with anyone who wants to try it. I’ll send you a tweet that has @You in it but not in the beginning, then you can see if it is in your @ Replies
Trisha said
good night everyone! I have to go!
Amy Derby said
Did someone say brain transplant? I’m totally in line for one of those. These pencil lobotomies are getting painful…
Anyone here on iphone? Wondering if there are any iphone twitter apps that beat twitterfon.
--Deb said
Okay, I know this was quick, but … got to go!
Marti said
Mimi, I just added you. Tweet something and I will retweet it, then you can see if it shows up in your @Replies, OK?
Karen Putz / DeafMom said
That monitter site is cool! Ok, I have to drag myself off of here and toss some kids in bed. Next week, folks!
ME Liz Strauss said
Look who I’ve got here …
http://crowdstatus.com/6848/delete/lizstraussmanage.aspx
Everyone who’s name I knew and could fit quickly
Char said
Evening all! I love twitter, but can honestly say, I have not used any twitter apps. Not sure why, I just haven’t.
Terry Starbucker said
I can hear my wife saying “Terry, step away from the computer”. She’s not on Twitter.
But I’m working on it.
And she’s coming to SOBCon09 - with the Bearista, the official mascot of SOBCon09 http://twitpic.com/lk55
G’night all!! Liz, I wish we could do another Tweetup soon!
Amy Derby said
Liz, that link prompts a login screen…
Marti said
Sorry your visit was so brief, Terry. Hope you have a great night
Mimi said
OK Marti….let’s test this.
Though Liz says it should show up in my replies.
Amy Derby said
Good night Terry. Please tell her I will address her as Mrs. Starbucker.
(And I plan to steal the bearista!)
ME Liz Strauss said
Guess you have to be in to see that I’ve got you all here.
Joe said
Liz, the only thing I got was a sign in screen.
Do you have to be a member to see who’s in the crowd?
Becky McCray said
Hey, all! Is the party still on? I saw Liz’s Tweet.
Marti said
Mimi, I saw your tweet, but it did not show up in my @Replies. I sent you a message the same way, you can double-check and see if it shows up in your @Replies
Amy Derby said
Guess we don’t get to be in with the in crowd after all.
(Joe, I can’t wait to see your poem about THIS one. (Eek.))
Becky McCray said
The latest Twitter app I saw was Dial2Do. Reminds me off Jott, because you call in, speak your text, and it can email, text message, Tweet, or even blog it. Very cool!
Marti said
Hi Becky!
Joe said
Yeah, me neither amy.
Becky McCray said
Lots of TweetDeck fans here! I think it’s the most useful interface I’ve tried.
If I may add an aside (this IS open mic night, so I’m sure I may), Twitter is just one of the BEST tools for feeling connected with others around the world, all from my small town. You may not realize what a big deal that is. (I think Marti might.)
Amy Derby said
Becky, I would like to see that one. Emailing things to myself by phone would be handy.
ME Liz Strauss said
Joe,
I forgot about this… it might do the trick for you — it shows the latest tweet from your top 100 followers.
http://twitter100.com/
Marti said
I agree Becky. Since I live out in the sticks, it is absolutely amazing to me to be able to tweet with people from all around the world. Having people drop links in that I would have never known about, getting to have conversations (within 140 characters) with people I wouldn’t have met otherwise - it still astonishes me!
Joe said
Liz, I only have around 100 followers.
ME Liz Strauss said
Joe,
You wanted a tool to know when they tweeted last? Quit frowning. You weren’t there getting followers so don’t complain.
Amy Derby said
Joe, what is your name on twitter?
Liz, do you know how it picks the top 100? I just looked and I only recognize like two of the 100 they show.
Marti said
Well, Mimi and I conducted a test, and we sent tweets to one another but did not have the @ symbol as the very first character, and they did not show up in our @Replies.
What an odd little quirk - LOL
Joe said
Maybe I should have winked instead.
Becky McCray said
The Dial2Do URL is:
http://www.dial2do.com/
Joe said
Amy, mcbsconsulting.
Amy Derby said
Thanks Becky.
Marti said
I did the Top 100 thingy, but I don’t know what method it uses to calculate “Top 100″. Does that mean the folks who have more followers? Update more frequently? Send tweets directly to me? (Don’t think it’d be that one, because I barely recognized some of those names)
Amy Derby said
Joe, I am follower 111. I like that.
Marti, I’m wondering that too. It seems to be people who follow me but who I don’t follow, except for two of them. Pretty interesting though.
Marti said
Joe, I just added you…
Becky McCray said
Has there been any discussion of the Twitterank application fiasco? People handed over their Twitter name and password to get a ranking, then an article suggested the site was just password phishing. I haven’t seen any mention for a couple of days.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Marti,
I know they’re ordered by when they tweeted. They could be your newest followers.
Becky McCray said
I think the Twitter100 is the 100 most recent updates from your friends. So if I was the last to update, I’d be first. If I haven’t updated for awhile, I’ll be listed lower.
Joe said
Thanks amy, Marti
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hi folks, sorry I kinda missed tonight’s discussion. Is there a comment that sums up the must have aps?
ME Liz Strauss said
Yeah, Becky,
That’s the timing for sure. But the 100 people doesn’t change like that would. I think the 100 people are the most recent followers.
Marti said
Becky, you bring up a good point. As I understand from the article on Mashable, they person who did Twitter Rank was not planning on using the names/passwords for anything malicious, but was trying to make a point about how easily people are willing to give up their password. Kind of an interesting social engineering experiment I guess.
Marti said
Thanks for the explanations about Top 100
Hi Glenda!
You’re welcome, Joe.
ME Liz Strauss said
Have you done this?
http://tweetcloud.com/
Douglas Karr said
Twitter has become one of the top 10 referring sites to my blog now that I use twitterfeed to post the blog posts to twitter. It’s a fantastic non-intrusive means of promoting my blog!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hi Marti!
Marti said
Did anyone participate in Copyblogger’s Twitter haiku contest? (First prize was a new Mac!)
I planned to, but we were with grandma all weekend.
Mine was going to be:
Knock knock who is there?/ Haiku. Haiku who? Haiku could / Haiku could win Mac
(I thought combining the old knock-knock with haiku might be cute)
Amy Derby said
Hi Glenda! Is Faith on Twitter yet?
Liz, that is very cool. I like wordclouds.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Doug!
Twitter sends me lots of new traffic too! I think some come just to see who this “person” is.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
yes Liz, according to twitcloud, KNOW and THANKS are my big words.
Amy Derby said
Marti, yes I did. Just for kicks. I wouldn’t know how to use a mac. LOL
Marti said
What was your entry, Amy?
Amy Derby said
Marti -
Need a twitter app / to unfollow autobots / DM-ing free gifts
Marti said
Douglas, you are right about Twitter bringing great blog traffic.
ME Liz Strauss said
Don’t get me started on auto Dms …
Marti said
Oh Amy, that is a great one! So true!
Amy Derby said
Liz, I have lawyers who are doing it even. :-\
Amy Derby said
Thank you Marti. Did you get to post yours?
ME Liz Strauss said
Oh Amy,
Give me their names and I’LL slap them.
Amy Derby said
Liz, I actually did give one of them YOUR name when he argued with me that it was a good idea. *evilgrin*
Becky McCray said
Scott Monty is live-tweeting the 2010 Mustang debut!
Marti said
Douglas, I just added you.
No Amy, unfortunately we were tied up this weekend with grandma. (Not literally…we weren’t like hostages roped to a chair…she just had us doing chores/errands for her)
Becky McCray said
My favorite lost Twitter ap: IM support! I was just getting good at integrating it with GTalk, and they pulled it.
Now I use TwitterSpy to IM me when my name (or other keyword) is mentioned. It lags a bit, but does work!
Amy Derby said
Becky, you are quite the twitter guru. I may have to consult with you.
Marti, stop making me spit nachos out my nose. LOL
Marti said
Chris Cree had a good discussion going on about auto-responders being used for Twitter:
http://successcreeations.com/social-media-autoresponders-good-marketing-or-missing-the-point/876/
Becky McCray said
Marti makes me laugh.
Marti said
All of you give me the grins
Marti said
Is it cold down in Oklahoma, Becky? We got a nasty cold spell up here in Missouri - I think they’re saying 20 degrees tonight. Brrrrr!
Amy Derby said
That’s a great post, Marti. Thanks for sharing it.
Joe said
I haven’t been Tweeting so much
I really don’t know why
All of my friend are always there
I miss them so, I could just cry
After seeing them here tonight
Tweeting in comments, my eyes grow dry
With renewed vim and vigor
Back to Twitter I go, and that’s no lie.
Burma Shave
Nite Liz
Nite All
ME Liz Strauss said
Good night, Joe
Sleepy swell.
Marti said
Great poem, (as always) Joe. Good night to you.
You’re very welcome, Amy.
Marti said
It was terrific to get to chat with all of you tonight, and wonderful to make some new Twitter friends! I think I will call it a night here as well. Peace and joy to all!
Amy Derby said
Great poem Joe. Night all.
ME Liz Strauss said
Good Night, Amy!
Rodney Rumford said
hey liz.
That crowdstatus.com site is pretty cool. thanks for the point.
Todd Smith said
Hi Liz, I left a comment and stepped out… boy everyone has brought up some great apps. You asked about Monitter. I have used it… and I like it. You can set up to send you RSS feeds of tweets containing certain keywords. Very useful for finding people with similar interests.
Mike Nichols said
Marti, I entered the tweet haiku contest. Even if I win the MacBook Air, my son will scoop it up, since his laptop just died. Ah well….
Mike Nichols said
Goodnight, everyone! I have to hit the trail.
ME Liz Strauss said
Good night, everyone!
Thanks for coming!
Ed Borasky said
What happens if Twitter starts charging? It turns into a different flavor of Constant Contact. So far, I’ve resisted all the urges to pay money for “enhanced” versions of social media and other sites. If I have to pay to send, I’ll stop sending. If I have to pay to receive, I’ll just drop off.
Gerrit Eicker said
My core Twitter-app is Wordpress.com which fills my account via Twitterfeed.com. The back channels are Twitterific: local and mobile. An evolving back channel is Facebook where I’m getting some feedback on my tweets.
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Marti said
Thank you Liz, and all of the participants, for a fabulous evening! I had a wonderful time chatting with all of you!
HART (1-800-HART) said
I’m curious if I still have a post in moderation or if I forgot to click the submit button .. (just wondering as I browse this site today :D)