Looking to add a bunch of followers to your twitter account without being stuck to the computer chair all day? That is what I was looking for when I was searching for a tool. I used Hummingbird, Hummingbird2, TweetLater, SocialToo, and a couple more that aren’t even worth mentioning.

I really wanted to get the most out of my experience with twitter and wanted something that would help me achieve just that. I have been using TweetAdder for about two weeks now, and I would have to say that I’m very pleased so far with my experience. My main concern was finding something that did what it claimed it would do, and did it without me having to manage it all the time or fix it if it broke down on me. [Read more...]

Well, I’m sure that you’ve heard the news now that FriendFeed has been purchased by Facebook. This is going to put Facebook on the map for real-time search inquiries just like on Twitter. It sure does look like that Facebook is going after Twitter, hard-core.

The brand-new real-time search will be a leap forward for Facebook. They don’t have to search through long complicated updates to see what is going on, but now it’ll be in clear concise organize tabs to help you jump between friends list and FriendFeeds.

This is very important because for a long time Facebook is fallen are behind Twitter in momentum. Twitter has become the exclusive place that a lot of people go to to find up to the second news on their favorite topics. This is the way that the Internet is going.  Away from Google spiders that take 30 minutes to five hours to find pages, and more towards user driven search engines. I then found myself searching Twitter instead of Google what I want to find out something.

Now you’ll be able to jump all over the Facebook search engine just like you would with Twitter and get list of updated news stories even from people that are not on your friends list.

I am sure we will see more and more from Facebook as they work into this new functionality that they have and I’m sure you’ll see more and more promotion of this leap forward from Facebook.

If you are new to twitter, or even if you are an experienced veteran, chances are you’re perpetually looking for new tools to help you tweet even better. Well, hopefully I can help.

People use twitter to keep up with her friends and some people use twitter to grow their online business.  Depending on what you use twitter for, will determine what tools are best for you.

You do have to be pretty careful when use some Twitter tools because, if you use something that does not work correctly, or doesn’t comply to twitters rules, your account can be shut down with no notice.  Believe me, I’ve had it happen to me. Lesson learned I guess.

Let’s get right into it. The #1 twitter tool that I have learned to keep my tweets directed is TweetDeck. It is essentially a personal browser for your twitter account or accounts that helps you stay connected with acquaintances and with business associates. You can even help you organize your info on Facebook. I would highly recommend TweetDeck to anyone looking to get the most out of their tweets. Oh, and 1 more matter, Tweetdeck is free.

Number 2 favorite so far is Tweetlater.  With over 100,000 users, it is growing by leaps and bounds. There is a free edition and a professional version. Tweedlater assists you to add new followers, automatically un-follow people, set up automated tweets, and integrate direct into Facebook and ping.FM. I love it, I have various accounts running it right now. And my favorite thing about it is that it is not on my desktop, but functions on their servers behind the scenes.

If you’re not using Firefox yet, you should be. There’s a lot of key tools in use to make your Internet experience easier with Firefox. My third most loved twitter tool is Twitterfox.  It helps you continue track of all of your friends action on twitter correct from your Firefox web browser. It makes twitter even lighter than before.

Have you used Tweetmeme yet?  This twitter tool assists you to find the hotlinks that are all over twitter. Help you search by topic, and popularity. It’s identical using Google, but with instant notice when breaking news happens.

Number five. Hummingbird2.  With the full release just days away, it’s going to be exciting to see what is different with Hummingbird 2 verses hummingbird 1. There’s a great free variation and paid versions that you can choose from depending on your needs. This is another tool that helps you grow your twitter account quickly and with an automatic un-follow system included. It also helps you to find people in certain states, and even down to the city level.

So that is it. That’s my favorite five for right now, but other tools come out everyday so I’ll try keep you updated on any new ones that look promising.  Post below to let me know your favs.