This site is simply a compilation of Twitter tips and assitance around the API across everything from Java, Javascript, Python, PHP and more. While not a developer, the tutorials looked well laid out for each area. Worth peeking at as a developer
Twitterdmer takes the task of you writing out a custom message and makes it a template that reads their profile and bio and sends the dm for you. Hey {firstname}, thanks for the follow. I’ve visited {website} and really love it! Can’t wait to visit you when I’m in {location}! So in essence they have … Continue reading
GeoTweeter is by Schmap, so of course they use their mapping tools. Here is their quote: This cool iPhone app puts the ‘where’ into your tweets! Messages automatically include a ‘schmap.me’ link, showing followers your exact location with a configurable map icon: say more about places you visit with an optional photo and star rating. … Continue reading
Self explanatory title right? A page (a la Alltops) showing the latest tweets from major brick and mortar retailers on Twitter. You see the latest 5 from each one with a link to see more. A great way to see how companies are using Twitter to their benefit.
Twopular is not fancy, it just aggregates trends across Twitter and allows you to search for that trend across Google and Yahoo News. Trends are shown in 2 hours, 8 hours, daily, weekly and monthly. That is it, ad driven at the bottom of the page.
TwitterFriends aim is to build a topographical map, of sorts, for you to find a hidden network of Twitter users that you have not uncovered yet. So from the beginning: No password required! You can access most feature without submitting your Twitter password. If you do not need the “inactive users” or “friends currently online” … Continue reading
Twe2 didn’t like it when Twitter stopped international SMS ability. So some developers jumped on it and created a service that does include ads. Twe2 is Free Twitter SMS alerts in Europe and beyond. We don’t charge you to receive an SMS, Twe2 is Totally Free and we mean it… You get all your direct … Continue reading
Twellowhood (from the makers of Twellow) uses a map mashup for you to zoom in and find people in your area that use Twitter. As you highlight a country it shows the number of people. When I went to the US it then zoomed into the states layout and each state would then show the … Continue reading
TwitPicGrid (from the makers of TweetGrid). It scans through the public stream, by default, and starts pulling in pictures that were sent using twitpic. I went ahead and let the default load and wow, you never know who or what you will see. I got: a new tennis shoe someone wanted to buy a scantily … Continue reading
Twisten.fm takes the Twitter stream, crawls around looking for tweets related to music and plays the music. They picked Grooveshark as their engine to bring the two together. Here is what they officially say about their own site: Twisten.fm (pronounced TWISS-en-dot-eff-em) is a mashup that crawls Twitter for tweets about music. It then takes those … Continue reading
