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The Twitterati - ten Twitter spin offs and mash ups
Micro blogging mania starts here
Posted in Applications, 4th April 2007 10:28 GMT
1. Twitterrific (http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific)
Mac OS X application that's sleek and minimal and lets you check on friends' posts ("tweets") and post your own, without cluttering your desktop.
2. Twitterlicious (http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific)
Basically, Twitterrific but for Windows, offering the same blend of easy reading/updating for PC users.
3. Twittervision/Twittersearch (http://www.techscape.tv/2007/04/03/twitter-special-twittervision-and-twittersearch/)
Two services from the same people. Twittervision plots recent tweets on a big Google Map of the world, while Twittersearch lets you enter a search phrase and see all recent tweets mentioning it. Yes, I know this makes this a Top 11...
4. Twitterbox (http://www.techscape.tv/2007/04/03/twitter-special-twitterbox-client-for-second-life/)
A Twitter client for Second Life, so you can read friends' tweets and post your own from within Linden Labs' virtual world. Zeitgeist-tastic!
5. Tiny Twitter (http://www.tinytwitter.com/)
Small but perfectly-formed Java application for mobile phones, which lets you post tweets and check on your friends. It's bare-bones, but right now that's what keen Twitterers need.
6. Twitterfeed (http://www.techscape.tv/2007/04/03/twitter-special-twitterfeed-blog-to-tweet-service/)
Turns your blog's RSS feed into tweets at pre-defined intervals. Could tempt commercial blogs as well as personal bloggers.
7. Post To Twitter (http://lud.icro.us/post-twitter-updates-from-firefox/)
Another simple one – it's a Firefox plugin that lets you post tweets from the dropdown search box at the top of the browser.
8. WHERE GPS Twitter widget (http://www.techscape.tv/2007/04/03/twitter-special-where-gps-mobile-twitter-widget/)
Part of the WHERE GPS widgets service for phones in the US, if you've got a GPS-enabled handset, this adds your location to your tweets posted on the go.
9. TwitterBuzz (http://twitterbuzz.com/)
This online service tracks the links that people are posting on Twitter, sorting them by popularity and giving you hourly or weekly views.
10. Twitteromatic (http://www.techscape.tv/2007/04/03/twitter-special-twitteromatic-os-x-application/).
Another OS X application, but this lets you - with one click - post what you're listening to in iTunes, what URL you're looking at in Firefox or Safari, and a bunch of other variables. ®