What’s In Your Twitter Toolbox?

For many of us, Twitter has become an integral part of our professional and personal lives. And for most people in this group, there’s a lot more to Twitter than Twitter.com, which only features a few bells and whistles.

Here’s what’s in my Twitter toolbox:

1. Tweetdeck: For my personal use of Twitter, Tweetdeck is a no-brainer because it offers a wide snapshot of what’s happening, as well as a variety of value-added tools. In particular, I like the ability to create multiple columns, including columns devoted to particular keywords.

2. Seesmic: For my consulting clients, I used Seesmic. Yes, I admit it’s a second AIR-based client (in additional to Tweetdeck) but I like the separation of “church and state”, and it also gives me a  view of what’s happening with Seesmic. Like Tweetdeck, Seesmic offers multiple columns and easy ways to search. One thing I’d like to see is the inclusion of an auto-URL shortener.

3. Hootsuite: A Web-based tool, Hootsuite is teeming with features, including the ability to easily manage multiple accounts. That said, I mostly use Hootsuite to schedule tweets because the interface is so user-friendly.

4. Twazzup/Scoopler: If I’m looking for a search engine to do queries on Twitter, these are my go-to tools. I do wonder, however, what will happen to Twitter-specific search engines as Google and Microsoft’s Bing offer real-time search that includes Twitter.

5. Shareaholic: A browser plug-in, Shareholic lets you share Web sites within multiple social media services. I mostly use it to post interesting articles and blog posts on Twitter via Bit.ly.

6. Tweetbeep: Like Google Alerts, Tweetbeep sends updates via e-mail about tweets that feature keywords you’ve provided.

So, what’s in your Twitter toolbox?

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