By now there’s been a ton of applications created for Twitter: desktop, web, mobile…
I decided to create my own small dent in the app universe by listing those that I either use currently or have used in the past and find especially useful. I limited it to web applications and broke them down by type.
Search Engines
Twellow: This tool analyzes and categorizes users by fields of interest. This is great for finding others in your target market to start following. Also lists users by geographic area or “TwellowHood” so you can find local Tweeters.
Monitter: Searches Twitter in real time for a set of up to three keywords. Watch what people are saying by location or monitor keywords via RSS feed.
Follow Management
Friend or Follow: Offers a quick way to search by your user name to see who you are following but is not following you back and who is following you that you are not following back.
Qwitter: E-mails you when someone stops following you. Not recommended for the overly sensitive. 
I never got into this one very much—would rather not worry about statistics and just concentrate on the conversation. 
However, some people seem to really like keeping up on those who un-follow them.
Posting and Alerts
TweetScan: Emails Tweets to you on a daily or weekly basis that match your particular chosen keywords and phrases
TwitPic: Allows you to share pictures easily on Twitter through the web or your phone
Widgets and Badges
TwitStamp: Widget that displays your latest tweets as an image and comes in several different sizes and designs.
Follow Me on Twitter Badges: 36 badges of various colors and designs reading “Follow Me” below the Twitter bird. Site also offers backgrounds to match.
For more application lists you can also take a look at these sites:
By all means, please share any apps you like to use and find helpful. This is just a small fraction of what’s out there–with the list growing every day.
Photo credit: Futileboy
Christine,
Twitter becomes more and more valuable marketing tool.
This is great list that help to pick the tools that get me results vs just add more distraction.
Thanks for sharing!
Alik Levin | PracticeThis.com’s last blog post..Program Yourself For Extremely Fast Performance
Twitter is my favorite social media tool. It’s interactive and there is always something interesting being tweeted. I’m going to check out “friend or follow” just to see what’s up. Great list and love the new site.
Karl Staib – Work Happy Now’s last blog post..Why Your Company Should Give Motivational Booster Sessions
Hey Christine,
I like how you organized and summarized the apps.
> E-mails you when someone stops following you. Not recommended for the overly sensitive.
Cracks me up
@Alik–Yes, I think what keeps people from diving in with social media in general is the fear that it will function more as a time-waster or distraction. I find that if you keep some kind of boundaries in place for yourself you can maximize what you get out of it. For example, devoting a certain amount of time per day or week just to Twitter–otherwise you can get sucked in and spend much more time than you would have liked.
@Karl–Thanks! It is my favorite tool as well, surpassing Facebook. One of my favorite things is the links people share. I have found so many interesting sites and tidbits I may have never seen otherwise.
@J.D.–Thanks! And yes, Qwitter to me seems a bit sado-masochist.
Hi Christine,
So great to be reading allof your helpful content! I have heard about
Friend or Follow and am looking forward to checking it out. I had not yet heard of Tweetscan but it sounds like something that owuld be very helpful for me in terms of a few keywords of interest. Thank you for mentioning it. I plan to check this one out as well.
Keep that helpfull and accessible content coming!
Amy
On twitter @LotusAmy
@Amy–thanks! There are so many apps out there it is hard to keep track of it all. I’m sure there are tons of great ones that could be added to this list!