Twitter Tools: Who should you follow? Who's NOT following you?

Okay, I've now accumulated 7 8 9 new COOL Twitter tools that I just HAD to share with you (if you're on Twitter, that is!).

1. http://twitter.com/MrTweet - Who should you follow?  This great service analyzes your profile and the folks you are following, and recommends new people for you to follow.  It's excellent!

2. http://friendorfollow.com - Who's NOT following you?  This brand NEW service shows you ALL the people you are following, who are NOT following you back.  So you can send them each a "tweet" asking that they follow you back.  "I'm following you on Twitter, please follow me back!"

3. http://twitter.com/grader - This service analyzes your usage and tweets you back with a "grade".  For instance, 79/100.

4. http://tweetshrink.com to help you shorten your TWEETS to fit into the 140 character box!

5. http://www.tweetdeck.com is a software that you download.  It allows you to see all of your DMs (Direct Messages) and replies very easily.  Otherwise, your messages can get "lost".  I'm surprised how many messages I wasn't getting until I started using Tweet Deck.

6. http://tweetchat.com This is a "place" where everyone can communicate about 1 specific topic based on HASH-TAGS (#).  When you see the "#" in a Tweet, go to Tweet Chat and enter the "#___" and you will see all those messages.  For example, #TCOT is "Top Conservatives on Twitter"; #Chargers is for San Diego Chargers fans; #blck is a Black culture site; #happy09 is a place for positive messages; #REBCLA is Real Estate Bar Camp in L.A..

Another great alternative for viewing specific topics (they don't need the hashtag entered) is http://tweetgrid.com/irc , thanks to @AndyKaufman

7. http://www.twellow.com/, the Twitter yellow pages to find others on Twitter!

8. http://www.powertweeter.com - Recommended by Lawrence Bland @mtgmantx , a great new service that helps you get massive followers (Lawrence has over 5,000).  

9. http://www.TwitDir.com is a great place to go to see your twitter stats.

UPDATE:  Be sure to follow these ActiveRain members on Twitter:  http://activerain.com/blogsview/845933/Official-Active-Rain-Twitter-Account-Checklist-Follow-these-people-and-add-your-own-account-name - thanks to Castellum Realty in PA.

And check out the following post by Katerina Gasset which features non-AR members in the real estate field whom everyone should follow:  Who Are Your Top Ten Tweets To Follow On Twitter?

I'm @GoldenPen if you want to follow me...  I promise to follow you back!

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Regina P. Brown
Broker, Realtor®, e-Pro
Author of eBook "Stop Foreclosure Fast: Solutions to Save your House"

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