Thursday, September 3, 2009

Twtjobs


Twtjobs, developed by twtapps is an application that allows you to crate an post a resume on Twitter. You fill in some basic information about yourself as well as a 140 character summary (of course!). This allows you to connect with people looking for candidates. [Companies can also post job openings as well.]

According to the Founder Felipe Coimbra "the idea revolves around you sharing your post with your network, and they retweet it."

I did not complete a post (I am quite happy with my current job!), so you can see a sample of it here on ReadWriteWEb.

They are on Twitter @twtjobs

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

flick.to.twitt

flick.to.twitt is a service the lets you post a photo to your Flickr account and automatically announce it on your Twitter account.

What is different about this service in comparison with other photo sharing tools is that your photos stay on Flickr.

Easy to use, safe and secure.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Twitter Success Blueprint

I had mentioned this on Your Online Go To Gal, but thought it might be worth while to post here as well.

A lot of people ask me about good books to read to help them get started with Twitter. There is a lot of content out there on the web, but you have to hunt and peck to get good material. As you know, I do have my Twitter Tips & Tricks blog where I post tools and tips a couple of times a week, but to get started, I usually do one-on-one or group coaching.


However, there are some people who like to read books. As a bookworm myself, I totally get that. With social media, I always caution people to look at the publishing date to make sure they are getting the most current information as things change quickly (such as interfaces and tools). One way to avoid this is to use ebooks which come out all the time and are usually far more up-to-date than any published book.

Sarah Prout, the publisher of the e-book that I am currently featured in, has just released an e-book on Twitter that I think does a decent job of explaining the fundamentals. While there are a few things that I don't completely support in the book, the majority of it is very educational for persons who are more DIY types.

If you want to build your brand and attract more followers then the Twitter Success Blueprint contains all of the information you need to enrich your business with social media. Award-winning entrepreneur, author and online socialite, Sarah Prout shares her buzz building, eye-catching strategies that will make Twitter time better for business.

The ebook contains:

- How you can attract thousands of targeted followers FAST!
- Setting up your Twitter page for success
- How to automate your social media time
- Connection strategies
- A new twist on #followfriday
- How to attract attention with your tweets
- Dealing with spammers, stalkers and porn-bots
- And more

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Twitalyzer

Twitalyzer is a tool that allows you to evaluate the activity of any Twitter use. You can get a report on: influence, signal, generosity, velocity, and clout. There are definitions for these terms on the site. You just enter a Twitter id and after it calculates you can view trends, historical information etc.

It is an interesting tool. I like the definitions for each of the 5 aspects. I have to say they are grading on a very aggressive scale, my rankings aren't that impressive - but that gives me room to work on!

How did you do?

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Twitter Ribbons

Twitter Ribbons brought to you by Twitter Know How is a cool little widget that allows you to create a ribbon for your website or blog.

To create one, simply:
- Go to their website
- Type in your Twitter name
- Select the color scheme and version you want
- If you tweet about Twitter Ribbons you get access to 60 more templates
- Click submit
- They will create code that you need to add into the HTML of your site
- You are done and you have a cool way to attract new followers!

Check out the one I added to Twitter Go To Gal!