10 TWITTER Tools for Writers

By Ugur Akinci

Table of Contents

Twhirl

http://www.twhirl.org/

· runs on both Windows (2000/XP/Vista) and Mac OSX

· connects to multiple Twitter, laconi.ca, Friendfeed and Seesmic accounts

· displays notifications for new messages

· shorten long URLs (using digg.com, bit.ly, snurl, twurl or is.gd)

Twitterific

http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific

· Supports multiple Twitter accounts

· Replies and direct messages are displayed inline

· Delete tweets from Twitter quickly and easily

· Auto show / hide when new tweets arrive

Twitterfox

http://twitterfox.net/

This extension adds a tiny icon on the Firefox status bar which notifies you when your friends update their tweets. Also it has a small text input field to update your tweets.

OutTwit

http://www.techhit.com/OutTwit/

If you are a Microsoft ® Outlook ® user, you probably have it open all the time. Now you can update your Twitter status and follow your friends without having to open any other applications. OutTwit seamlessly integrates Twitter into Outlook.

TinyTwitter

http://www.tinytwitter.com/

Allows you to twitter from your mobile device without getting dinged for updates and double dinged for friend updates continually arriving via SMS.

TwitterBerry

http://www.orangatame.com/products/twitterberry/

TwitterBerry is mobile BlackBerry client for posting updates to Twitter. It works over the data network, so you don’t need to use SMS.

TwitterFon

http://twitterfon.net/

TwitterFon is a simple, clean, easy to use, and super fast Twitter client for your iPhone and iPod Touch.

Tweetie

http://www.atebits.com/tweetie-iphone/

· Handle multiple twitter accounts on your iPhone.

· View your timeline, replies, direct messages and favorites.

· Browse your friends and followers.

· Post new tweets, retweet.

Twiveaway

http://www.twiveaway.com

Quadruple yYour Twitter follower count, add value, and build a loyal following by running your own Twitter Giveaway Contest, all on complete auto-pilot.

*** Pronunciation Guides

Forvo

http://forvo.com/

Is there a word the pronunciation of which you’re not sure of? That includes the names of famous people too (like “Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff”). Go to this site, search for the word, then click and listen to the correct pronunciation of hundreds of thousands of words. It’s fun!