I'm using Twitter to influence startups in the Sun Startup Essential Program. My Twitter identity is holodoctor
Some Tools and Utilities Twitter is a bare bones technology which isn't efficient by using the dull browser interface. Twitter is for people who left the desktop and the browser behind them (desktop people blog...)."The 100 Most popular Apps" is as well a good starting point.
- Tweetie: My prefered MacOS desktop client
- handset clients: They're a must. I don't want to make a recommendation since I don't use them a lot. Visit your hand set widget store
- Echofon/Twitterfox: A Firefox extension for Solaris
- Measuring who is using the URLs being posted: bit.ly. Get a registered account and monitor the people who click on your shortened URLs
- Tracking your follower and posting statistics: TwitterCounter
- Directing a blog to your tweets: Twitterfeed.com
- "Tweet me" buttons and analytics: TweetMeMe.com
Twitter Demographics Twitter is a new communication channel. You will want to know who you are most likely going to reach. Sending your content to outer space and hoping that aliens are going to get excited is questionable... Check out the following sources: