{"id":2920,"date":"2010-01-20T04:09:31","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T10:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lucindah8.sg-host.com\/?p=2920"},"modified":"2019-08-20T16:51:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T21:51:13","slug":"retweet-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growmap.com\/retweet-apps","title":{"rendered":"Better Twitter Retweets From Favorite Twitter Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Twordle<\/a>
Twordle Free Twitter Icon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although Twitter did finally add their own Twitter retweet function<\/strong>, many realize that it has several serious drawbacks<\/strong>. San Antonio Real Estate agent Matt Stigliano wrote about them in Why Twitter’s One-Click Retweet Function is Absolute Garbage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So many have complained<\/strong> about it that Twitter co-founder Evan Williams wrote Why Twitter Retweet Works the Way it Does.<\/p>\n

The major reason I never use Twitter’s retweet function<\/strong> is that you can not see what the Tweet will look like and it often truncates (cuts off) links, Twitter usernames and other important information.<\/p>\n

A retweet with a broken link<\/strong> is not much good to anyone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Virtual Assistant<\/a> Michelle Mangen (Twitter<\/a>) recently pointed out 4 Reasons she dislikes the new Twitter retweet function<\/a> including this important drawback: the RT no longer shows up as a @ mention<\/strong>. Apply Valley Ohio Real Estate<\/a> agent Sam Miller<\/a> suggests using Google Alerts<\/a> to Track Twitter Retweets<\/a>. While that is an option, I prefer not to use the Twitter Retweet function because I use these much more effective methods:<\/p>\n

BETTER TWITTER RETWEETS:<\/h4>\n
\"@MrTweet\"
@MrTweet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I usually use the RT function in the MrTweet Firefox addon (MrTweet<\/a>). Although I have temporarily disabled MrTweet\u00a0 trying to diagnose the issue with using Twitter that causes FireFox to gray out or hang, I really like their other features.<\/p>\n

The suggestions @MrTweet sends for Twitter users in your niche are excellent – often really on target (although it does include very popular and prolific Twitter users outside your niche too). I especially like their recommend function. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Do your fellow Twitter users and favorite bloggers a favor\u00a0 — write a recommendation at MrTweet that includes why you follow them!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"CoTweet
CoTweet Web-based Twitter Manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CoTweet (CoTweet<\/a>) is my favorite online way to effectively manage multiple Twitter accounts<\/strong>. It makes retweeting simple and is the easiest way to update Twitter accounts without signing into them. I use it to schedule Tweets for later, spreading them out so they don’t flood followers timelines<\/a>. You can also send Tweets to multiple accounts.<\/p>\n

It is a much faster way to manage Direct Messages<\/a><\/strong> (DMs). Many of us who have large followings at Twitter pretty much ignore DMs unless you send us an @ message first<\/strong> letting us know to expect something there. The DM spam is overwhelming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There is no way I could do justice to CoTweet for all you can do with it – that would take a separate post just for them. Check out the CoTweet Blog for details on How Businesses Use Twitter or read these posts about Corporate Twitter<\/a> and How MailChimp Uses CoTweet<\/a> to get a better idea why CoTweet could be just what you need.<\/p>\n

\"Social
Social Too<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also recommend using Social Too (SocialToo<\/a>) as a fast way to unfollow inactive accounts when you hit the Twitter follower limits and get that message that you can not follow any more people.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Twitter recently pressured them into eliminating auto-unfollow, claiming their unfollow tool \u201cperpetuates the idea that Twitter\u00a0is about follower counts\u201d.<\/p>\n

Their Social Too unfollow function will be available only for those who already upgraded their account and only until February 1.<\/strong> My plan is to clean up all my accounts just before that date. This is the comment I have submitted in the Social Too blog:<\/p>\n

I strongly disagree with Twitter on this. The SocialToo unfollow function is a relationship tool. It allows us to focus on Twitter users who desire to interact with us and eliminate those who do not. The ability to automatically unfollow is a huge time saver and I for one will sorely miss it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We may have to break down and check out the other Twitter unfollow tools reviewed by ExtremeJohn (ExtremeJohn). I wish Twitter and our other favorite Social Networks like StumbleUpon would listen to input from people like us and read Kristi’s 2010 Social Media Wish List<\/a> in her Kikolani<\/a> Social Media blog.<\/p>\n

\"TipTop<\/a>
TipTop Twitter Search<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FeelTipTop<\/strong> (Twitter<\/a>) is a Twitter Search<\/a> Engine with a one-click retweet, retip and reply functions. TipTop made the list of the Top 100 search engines<\/a> within months of launching and is rolling out new features so fast I can’t keep up. Use it to quickly and easily pull and read Amazon product reviews<\/a> and do real time Gift Guide Search<\/a>es. They even offer an SMS Twitter search function. I recently shared How to Use TipTop For Real Time Market Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"TweepML\"
TweepML<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TweepML is the greatest time saving Twitter app (TweepML<\/a>) to date. You can:<\/p>\n