11 Twitter Power Tools

I have been getting into Twitter® more and more as a way to find great information, connect with influencers and identify opportunities for guest blogging.

Many clients I speak to have heard of Twitter but are not sure how to use it. Here are 11 sweet Twitter power tools to help you discover the wonderful world of Twitter.

1. http://bit.ly/ - shorten URLs so they fit in the 140 character limit of Twitter. A must have for any Twitter user.

2. http://hootsuite.com/ - Manage multiple Twitter accounts, lists and streams from one web browser window; great for Twitter teams.

3. http://useqwitter.com/ - Get a daily e-mail with those who stopped following you on Twitter.

4. http://yfrog.com/ - share pictures and video on twitter. I prefer this service because you can upload new and existing images and video directly to your Twitter account. You can also browse your tweets.

5. http://wefollow.com/ - Add yourself to a relevant category for others to find & follow. Also you may want to follow others in your category.

6. http://www.tweetstats.com/ - Are you a visual person (like me)? See your Twitter activity in an attractive graph.

7. http://twitterfeed.com/ - Feed your blog to Twitter via your RSS feed; you can also send your blog articles to Facebook with Twitter Feed.

8. http://friendorfollow.com/ - Find out who is not following you back on Twitter. Helpful to find out if people that you are following are really interested in you .

9. http://tweetmeme.com/ - Find the most tweeted content; great for sharing top news with your followers and discovering what type of information is popular in the tweetsphere.

10. http://klout.com/ - Twitter influence tool that grades your influence and shows influencers. Great for finding other influencers in your areas of interest

11. http://untweeps.com/ - Find people who do not tweet very often; you may not want to follow them anymore.

There you have it: 11 Twitter power tools to start each day off right.

You can use any of the above Twitter power tools for your own profile plus use them on your favorite Twitter user, your competitor using Twitter the most or on me: markatmiva.

Have any Twitter power tools you use? Share them in the comments below.