Finding the right Twitter app to do the right job on the
micro-blogging network can be challenging, because there are so many
different ones and their functions overlap.
But you won't go wrong trying out any of the applications from the
list of more than 12 different tools and apps below. They include mobile
and desktop Twitter apps, and are among the very best helper tools
available enhance anyone's Twitter experience. Most are designed to
boost productivity on the network.
Anyone who spends much time on Twitter would be well advised go beyond the simple Web interface at Twitter.com and try using an app to manage their tweeting and tweet reading. Here are some good bets:- Twitter's own mobile applications -- Twitter offers basic mobile phone apps for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows operating systems. While they aren't souped up, these apps are a must if you do much tweeting on the go; using Twitter's website on your phone is NOT a good experience. You can download Twitter for iPhone here, or Twitter for Android here. BlackBerry users can get the official app here, while Windows phone users can find an app here.
- TweetDeck -- This social media manager was bought by Twitter and was initially popular for its ability to allow central management of a person's feeds on Twitter, Facebook, FourSquare or Buzz. ut in early 2013 Twitter said it was discontinuing the Facebook integration. TweetDeck is still available as a desktop app for Mac and Windows, or as a Web app where you can sign in online and can use the app from any computer. But TweetDeck said it was phasing out its special mobile versions for Android and iPhones in 2013 to focus on the Web apps. While not as powerful as it once was, TweetDeck is still a good Web app for managing Twitter feeds.
- Hootsuite is arguably the best social media management tool for most people. It helps people manage multiple accounts on multiple social networks, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google +, Foursquare, Myspace and Wordpress. In addition, it helps people analyze and compare their activities on each network feed. The free version lets people manage up to five different accounts and see basic analytic reports, while the pro version ($8.99 a month in 2013) allows unlimited accounts and offers advanced measuring and monitoring. Visit the Hootsuite website.
- Other Mobile Apps for Android: Android users who don't like Twitter's mobile app should try out Plume, which offers a lot of customizing features. Another good one is Seesmic for Android, which helps people manage their Twitter and Facebook feeds from one spot. A third popular app is Tweetcaster, beloved by some for its simplicity. HootSuite offers mobile apps for iPhones and Android devices.
- Other Mobile Apps for iPhone: iPhone users who reject the Twitter-issued app can check out TweetBot, which, like Plume, provides more customization than Twitter's own app does. TweetBot costs $2.99 but is worth its modest price for its many power features and customizable interface for viewing your Twitter Timeline. You can download Tweetbot here.
- Hashtagify.me is a useful tool for figuring out appropriate ways to use hashtags in tweets. the free service calls itself a "Twitter hashtags explorer" because it tracks who's using which hashtags and how often. Visit Hashtagify.me.
- Twitter #Music went live in April 2013 and is a fun music discovery app created by Twitter itself. You don't need to install anything in particular to make use of Twitter's #Music service, it runs as an app on the web. It allows you to sample tracks, but you'll need to sign into an account on Spotify or Rdio to hear the full tracks. Twitter also released a mobile version of its music service for iPhone users.
- Socialite is a social media management application that runs on Macintosh computers. Users seem to like its design and ability to help manage multiple social networks, including Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, along with RSS feeds. Throwing in RSS feeds makes it useful to power news readers. The tool is not free; it requires a one time $9.95 purchase. Visit the Socialite website.
- Tweriod is a free tool that can help you schedule your tweets for maximum impact. Tweriod will take a close look at when all your followers seem to be the most active on Twitter and let you know when to send your tweets to reach a bigger crowd. Visit Tweriod.
- Twitonomy specializes in analytical data from Twitter usage. It tracks retweets, follows, unfollows, mentions and more, providing users with more ways to slice and dice their Twitter activity than Twitter's own tools do. Visit Twitonomy.
- SocialBro is a plug in app for Google's Chrome Web browser that gives its users analytical data about their own Twitter account--and other people's Twitter accounts, too. It offers a dashboard view of each Twitter audience, identifying information about them such as the industries where they appear to work, when they're online and their level of activity on Twitter. visit SocialBro.
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