tDash.org is a Twitter Dashboard

tDash.org functions like an online Twitter Dashboard.

Features:

• Automatically organizes tweets into folders.
• View the unread count for each folder.
• View inline conversations and share images on Twitter.
• No registration required, login using your Twitter credentials.
• Access lists, favorite tweets and trending topics.
• Manually fetch tweets or set an automated fetcher.

TwInbox – Use Twitter directly from Outlook.

TwInbox lets you use Twitter directly from Outlook.

“Now you can have a fully-featured, powerful Twitter client at your fingertips without having to open any other applications. TwInbox seamlessly integrates Twitter into Outlook. It is a perfect Twitter client for any Outlook user, from a Twitter newbie to a business professional.”  Freeware.  Use at your own risk.

Features

• Update your Twitter status directly from Outlook.
• Receive your friend updates in Outlook.
• Archive, manage, group and search your tweets the
  same way you manage your email (details).
• Search, track keywords. TwInbox will automatically download ALL tweets matching the keywords you specify, even if you are not following the tweet sender. This feature is perfect for keeping up to date with the Twitter buzz on your name, brand, interests, etc.
• Group tweets by sender, topic, etc using the Search feature.
• Upload and post picture files and Outlook email attachments.
• See new tweets at a glance (details).
• Assign custom folder and categories to new messages.
• Use Outlook’s “Reply” and “ReplyAll” commands to send twitter direct messages and @replies.
• Automatically sort new tweets into per-sender folders.
• Shorten URLs with tinyurl.
• See graphs of your Twitter usage statistics.
• Tweets sent to you (@replies and direct) are marked with high importance, so you can see them at a glance.

Twitter Guide Book online

Twitter Guide Book – How To, Tips and Instructions by Mashable is a site for Twitter instructions, tips, and ideas for personal and business use.

Twitter for Academia

AcademHack has a post on Twitter for Academia.  Ways to use it in teaching.   Tweet on, prof!

Twitter:17 microblogging tools for business

ZDNet has a post on Twitter on your intranet: 17 microblogging tools for business.  Read the post for more details on:

• SocialText Signals
• SocialCast
• CubeTree
• Yammer
• Communote
• ESME
• Laconica
• IDidWork
• OraTweet
• Present.ly
• HeadMix
• WordPress’s Prologue 2
• OpenMicroBlogger
• Lotus Sametime Advanced
• Co-op
• Yonkly
• Microsoft Office SharePoint (MOSS)

13 Tutorials & Resources for Twitter Background

Design Reviver has a post on 13 Tutorials & Resources for a Perfect Twitter Background.

Pimp your Twitter posts!

TweetDeck: a simple & fast way to Twitter

TweetDeck is billed as a simple and fast way to experience Twitter.  It also handles Facebook.

UnHub: Aggregate Your Social Networking

MakeUseOf has a post on UnHub, which allows you to Aggregate Your Social Network Profiles On One Page.

UnHub is an online service that lets you aggregate all your social network identities on one page and then easily share that page with others. This page shows persistent iframe bar with tabs for each of your online profiles (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn , Flickr… etc.).

Twitter: Top 20 tools

Twitter: Top 20 tools from the Telegraph is a list of tools to improve your tweeting.

(Not all of these may be free or stay free.)

Twitter Tips (Attract and Influence People on Twitter)

Twitter Tips (Attract and Influence People on Twitter) is a Prevential post on stuff like:

• Chapter 1: Twitter for Newbies
• Chapter 2: How to Use Twitter Effectively
• Chapter 3: How to Increase Your Twitter Followers
• Chapter 4: Why Twitter Helps Bloggers (and How they Can Use It)
• Chapter 5: The Ultimate Guide to Twitter for Business
• Chapter 6: Here are the Best Twitter Marketing Resources… Period
• Chapter 7: Does Twitter Provide Any SEO Benefits?
• Chapter 8: Where Else Does Twitter Apply?
• Chapter 9: Twitter Case Studies: What are People and Companies Doing?
• Bonus Chapter: More Twitter Tips

Looks like some interesting stuff to get started and improve your tweeting.

Twitter Search Engines

MakeUseOf has an article on TweetScan.

Enter your query and see if anyone experienced anything similar. Due to Twitter’s huge popularity you have a high chance spotting someone who has reported the issue before you. Apart from that, TweetScan can also monitor the keywords you select and automatically email you search results on a daily basis.

Why I Love Twitter – by Tim O’Reilly

Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly.com is a big name in computer publishing, and he’s come to find Twitter is a useful way to communicate.  He explains Why I Love Twitter.

MeeMix internet radio

MeeMix is a new Internet radio site, similar to Pandora.

• Create dynamic play lists (Mee stations) using only artist name or favorite song title.
• Customize stations further by using ‘mood’ (relax < — > party) and ’surprise me’ sliders.
• Broadcast and share your stations with friends.
• Rate playing tunes (from -6 to +6 ) to improve music recommendations.
• Create and save as many music stations as you want.
• Browse stations created by other users: by genre (Rock/Pop, Alternative, HpHop/ R&B, Metal and Country/Folk), by popularity, Top 100, etc.
• Do you have a Twitter account? Twitt currently playing songs to your profile.
• Totally free and legal.

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