Avartize is a cool service that allows you to put layers on your avatar to show a change in status (like meeting, away or whatever) or simply support a good cause. The steps to engage with the service were easy. Simply log in, choose an overlay and then change it! You can always revert to … Continue reading
I am not saying I am a fan of TwitReply for what it does. It takes much of the human side out of any interaction. While in customer service worlds it may have an immediate benefit until they realize it was automated, much like email systems do. What the tool does it scan the Twitter … Continue reading
If you’re a fan of the UI of popular RSS reader Google Reader, then you’re going to love Twittereader. Taking a page from Google Reader, Twittereader brings you the best of Google Reader’s UI for easy “tweet reading”. You can add (read: subscribe) usernames in left sidebar for instant access to your favorite tweeters. However, … Continue reading
Snapatar is a simple page with one purpose. It prompts you to allow flash control and access to your webcam and then your Twitter username and password. While I wished they would use oAuth, they don’t as of yet. They do address it in the FAQ: No OAuth? Is this safe? The short answer is … Continue reading
Twitrounds is a large collection of free backgrounds. You can use their installer for automatic changes to your background or download the image and do it manually. Each background shows the statistics of the number of views and ratings. When utilizing the automatic updating, you can choose whether or not to automatically follow Twitrounds as … Continue reading
SavorChat uses the oAuth from Twitter or Facebook Connect to allow users to log in and create on the fly chat rooms. You are able to see form which service the user comes in and the rooms offer quite a few services: Create and host your own chat room Make your chat room public or … Continue reading
cTwittLike (recently changed from cTwitterLike) allows you to enter any Twitter id and view the stream as they would. An interesting way to see all the tweets that they would see daily. The data is real and updated as of the time you submit their name. Once you enter a name, you see the Twitter … Continue reading
Twivert allows you to get paid for clicks of ads that run through your twitter stream. To entice you they give a $5 signup bonus right away. Now saying all of that they do give you some finer controls over any other advertiser site: limit the number of tweets per day limit the time of … Continue reading
Tweetings is a slick looking client for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Former reports had it working for Windows but the new site reflects the mobile versions, all available through the AppStore for $0.99 They promote it as a clean interface with a ton of features: It is focused on delivering a near feature complete Twitter API, … Continue reading
Fresh out the box today is a new Twitter tool and screencasting application called Screenr. While everyone else focuses on Flickr, Photobucket, Vimeo, and Youtube, Screenr is taking screencasting to another major player: Twitter. Check out ReadWriteWeb’s fantastic review and demo of Screenr. Here’s the overall verdict: Of course, Screenr goes up against a number … Continue reading
