Twadl

July 31st, 2008

twadl Twadl.com is a tool to let you post status updates on Twitter.com.

 

Features

Current features of Twadle include:

  • Create short links on the fly - just type a long URL, and it will be replaced with a shorter one, saving you valuable characters.
  • Live Tweet Preview lets you see what your Tweet will look like - short links and all - before you hit Update.
  • Track links - see how many people clicked on the link you posted. Great for learning how to write compelling headlines.
  • Attach Files to your Tweets. Right now you can attach images - but MP3s and more are coming!
  • Super Secret SEO Feature - upgrade your account with an Invite Code, and add extra features to Twadl. You won’t be dissapointed.

Getting Started

To start using Twadl:

  • Sign Up on the account page. Enter your Twitter.com details, and choose a password for Twadl.
  • Update your status by visiting the front page, typing a message and then hitting "Update Status".
  • Reply to others by clicking on the name in front of a Tweet, or the ‘@’ in a Tweet. You’ll get the idea.
  • Upgrade Your Account from the Account page, with an invite code.

Free Twitter Icons

July 31st, 2008

function_twitter_free This site offers a free Illustration made by Pasquale D’Silva, and a couple of icons which you can use for your twitter status sections of your site. The file is a transparent background PNG, so can easily be imported and scaled into any design.

Twithey

July 31st, 2008

secretpreview Twithey 1.0 is a Twitter client that runs on the command line in a manner not unlike, according to the site, “the famous Redbrick/Netsoc/everywhere-else command hey with the ability to check your timeline using something like heylog”

Disney Twitterers

July 31st, 2008

64icon_miniThere are quite a few Disney Twitter users. Here is a list (via Disney Frontier):

Twitties

July 30th, 2008

twitties Twitties is a site where you can vote for the most interesting tweets:

“Twitterers have been tweeting for over a year.

And there are some 140-character masterpieces out there. Since most of us have real jobs and can’t sit around all day watching worldwide Tweets fly by, we thought we’d do the next best thing – get other people to do the heavy lifting for us. In the best Tom Sawyer tradition, we supply the fence and you do the work. And at the end, you get to judge your work. So get painting… or nominating.”

TwitterCounter

July 30th, 2008

twitter-counter TwitterCounter is a service that lets you track the number of followers you have on Twitter. You can also add a daily updating TwitterCounter to your blog so everybody can see how popular you are. Just go to twittercounter.com and enter in your Twitter username. The site will then generate HTML code that you can copy and paste anywhere to show twittercounter stats.

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Replize

July 30th, 2008

replize Replize is a tool to track all your Twitter replies – even those that Twitter doesn’t pick up with its web interface. No matter where the “@username” is in your tweet, replize will find it.

Twitter Minific

July 30th, 2008

minific Twitter Minifc: “Have a story pounding the insides of your head, but don’t have the time to write an entire novel? Let Minific help you capture and share your short bursts of creative spirit!

Just tweet an extremely short (~131 characters) story and add the tag #minific at the end. Share your genius with the world!”

Follow Minific on Twitter:    @minific
Email Minific:    minific@gmail.com

Twitter Writer

July 29th, 2008

twitterwriter Twitter Writer is a plugin for Windows Live Writer that pings Twitter after you publish a post to your blog. You can configure what the message says in the settings.

To install this plugin, do the following:

  1. Download the file Twitter.WriterPlugin.dll and copy it to the following directory: C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Writer\Plugins\
  2. Go to Tools –> Options –> Plug-ins –> Twitter Notify and fill it with your Twitter username / password.

Twiffid

July 29th, 2008

Twiffid Twiffid is a site that automatically detects the feeds of the websites your Twitter friends have listed in their Twitter profiles and presents them to you in a Twitter-like format. Feeds are fetched and cached on their server using a queue system, so you might need to reload a few times before getting a result. To use Twiffid, enter in your username and password. You also have the option to send a tweet to let everyone know you’re using the service.

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