TOP TWITTER APPLICATIONS

TweetDeck
www.tweetdeck.com
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista or Mac
File size: 2.84MB
TweetDeck is probably the best Desktop Twitter client available and counts TV legend Philip Schofield among its fans. The program splits the incoming tweets feed into separate columns for friends, replies and direct messages. You can filter tweets, create additional groups and rearrange the layout.

Spaz
http://funkatron.com/spaz
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista or Mac
File size: 970KB
With this attractive, single-column client you can switch between incoming tweets, ones you've sent, the public timeline, friends, and followers. You can also toggle the display to show all tweets or just replies and direct messages.

Tweetstats
http://tweetstats.com
Twitterers with a penchant for statistics and an appreciation of graphs will love this easy to use tool. TweetStats graphs your Twitter activity so you can see all sorts of statistics about your Twitter account, like how often you tweet on an hourly, daily, weekly and monthly basis. It also reveals what times of the day you are busiest tweeting and which people you reply to most often. To get graphing just enter your Twitter account name.

Twitterfall
http://twitterfall.com
Twitterfall is a real time feed of updates on Twitter, sort of like Google Trends and Google News rolled into one. Rather than searching for queries on Twitter, with Twitterfall you can read updates, or tweets, as they come thick and fast. On the left hand side you can customise what updates you want included in the feed. If you want to keep up on the latest trends and the hottest news on Twitter, Twitterfall is your best bet.

Mr Tweet
http://mrtweet.net
Mr Tweet bills himself as your "personal assistant for Twitter." Think of Mr Tweet as well connected butler, somewhat similar to Facebook's friend finder. To use Mr Tweet, you simply have to follow him. After that Mr Tweet compiles a report based on your activity and your followers and will Direct Message (DM) you with the results which include more relevant friend recommendations and statistics.


TwitPic
http://twitpic.com
TwitPic is the most commonly used service to share photos on Twitter. You can post photos from your phone or alternatively you can upload photos from your computer. Twitpic tracks how many times your photo has been viewed and you once you log in you can see all the photos you've ever posted.

Tweetstalk
http://tweetstalk.com
Do you want to follow someone on Twitter, but don't want that person to know you're following them? In the real world it's called stalking and it's entirely possible to do on Twitter as well. To get stalking download the Firefox add-on from Tweetstalk.

Twittercal
http://twittercal.com
This handy little tool lets you update your Google Calendar from Twitter. All you need to do is register with Twittercal, which takes a few moments, and then you can post dates and appointments direct from your Twitter account to Google Calendar.

#hashtags
http://hashtags.org
Hashtags, or #, are a handy way of keeping track of the most popular search terms on Twitter. On the Hashtags website you can keep of track of the most Twittered news tags. To create a hashtag simply prefix a word with a hash symbol: #hashtag.

Follow Cost
http://followcost.com
Follow Cost is a fun tool which provides information on the number of tweets or updates Twitter users produce daily. Simply enter a Twitter user name, like @stephenfry, and it will show you the average number of updates Fry makes every day, as well as an index of how many tweets are replies to other Twitterers.

Tweetscan
www.tweetscan.com
Tweetscan is a search engine service which trawls Twitter, letting you search through messages as well as users' public profiles. It also lists the most popular search terms, but the ad-supported interface is a bit off-putting.

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