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Exploring the Twitterverse: Twittermap 2.1

Some of the links in my previous Twittermap did not work anymore, so this is an update. I have also tried to cut down redundancies and to focus more on simplicity and usability.

Remember, this is not intended to be an extensive list of Twitter apps, classified by some arcane pseudo-scientific criteria (if you need something like that, you can go here). I have tried to select the most useful Twitter related sites / apps and to order them in a logical manner (these are, in fact, the things that I actually use in relation to Twitter).

Yes, you must do this first! There is no other way. :) You might want to look around and see for yourself what Twitter is all about, before posting your tweets. You can use this to monitor tweets containing certain words or expressions in real time. Search for multiple words and see the results mapped on Venn diagrams. Explore the visual side of Twitter. Let Twitter tell you a story. Watch tweets in the public timeline mapped on a 3D model of the Earth. This is a bit buggy, so you might want to use Twittervision instead. Create some semantic maps and see the relations between two words as they were used on Twitter. There is no point in posting on Twitter if nobody reads you, right? So, if you want to let others know that you exist, you should start by following them. Quite useful for finding twitters from your location (or sharing your interests). After you have some followers you could use Twubble to find more people to follow. Follow Mr. Tweet and he'll also recommend you some interesting people to follow. And now let's get to work! :) Since you have only 140 signs for every tweet, you should use a link shortener if you want to include a link in your message. Besides being the most popular link shortener, Bit.ly also allows you to track your links. After tweeting for a while and getting used to it you might want to learn more about all this Twitter thing. The most popular blog dedicated to Twitter. I find it quite informative. Apart from answering to replies and direct messages, you also have to do some maintenance work now and then. This offers you a smart way to maintain your list of followers and friends. This is useful to get rid of potential spammers and trolls. You can use this to backup your tweets. If you want to personalize your Twitter page a bit, you might find this useful. At this point, it is natural to be interested in the results of your activity on Twitter. Here you can watch some statistics about your followers and find out about your Twitter Rank. Here are more stats about your posts and your relations with other twitters. This could also be useful to measure your reach and authority. After being a regular Twitter user, you might want to discover some ways to expand your Twitter experience and some new uses for Twitter. This is the site that I use to access Twitter from my mobile. Here you'll find the most comprehensive Twitter apps database. This is the most popular site offering you a simple way to post pics on Twitter. Another site allowing you to post images on Twitter. I find it easyer to access from Slandr to post pics from my mobile phone. Here you can post any type of document (doc, ppt, xls, pdf, ps, txt etc.) up to 15 Mb on Twitter. You can also use this site to share large graphic files (up to 10 Mb) and videos (up to 25 Mb) on Twitter. I find this the coolest way to post my favourite songs on Twitter. You can use this to create some simple polls for your tweeple. Add an RSS feed to your Twitter account. Use this with caution and make sure you also post regular tweets on your account. This has a lot of useful informations on Twitter.

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Twittermap 2.0

This is our second attempt (the first one is here) to select the most useful Twitter apps and Twitter related sites and to order them in a logical manner. Each item in the mindmap below is a hyperlink. Please let us know what do you think about it!

Yes, you must do this first! There is no other way. :) You might want to look around and see for yourself what Twitter is all about, before posting your tweets. This is Twitter's official search engine. Topic centered search for Twitter using tags. Authority based Twitter search. You can use this to monitor tweets containing certain words or expressions in real time. Watch tweets in the public timeline on a map. You could also try Twittervision 3D. Search for multiple words and see the results mapped on Venn diagrams. Let Twitter tell you a story. There is no point in posting on Twitter if nobody reads you, right? So, if you want to let others know that you exist, you should start by following them. Quite useful for finding twitters from your country (or sharing your interests). After you have some followers you could use Twubble to find more people to follow. Follow Mr. Tweet and he'll recommend you some interesting people to follow. And now let's get to work! :) Since you have only 140 signs for every tweet, you should use a link shortener if you want to include a link in your message. Just another link shortener (it provides shorter links than TinyURL, though). After writting on Twitter for a while and getting used to it you might want to learn more about all this Twitter thing. This has a lot of useful informations on Twitter. The most popular blog dedicated to Twitter. Apart from answering to replies and direct messages, you also have to do some maintenance work now and then. Smart way to maintain your list of followers and friends. Useful to get rid of potential spammers and trolls. Backup your tweets. Personalize your Twitter page. At a point, it is natural to be interested in the results of your 'work' on Twitter. Watch some statistics about your followers and find out what is your Twitter Rank. More statistics about your posts and your relations with other twitters. Measure your reach and authority. Use Cligs if you want to get some analytics for the links you post on Twitter. After being a regular Twitter user, you might want to discover some ways to expand your Twitter experience and some new uses for Twitter. Nice for following discussions better, listening to tunes and viewing images and videos included in tweets a.s.o. The most comprehensive Twitter apps database. Post pics on Twitter. The coolest way to post your favourite songs on Twitter. Share any file you want (up to 10 Mb) on Twitter. Use Twitter to invite people to your favorite events. Create polls for your tweeple. Add an RSS feed to your Twitter account. Use this with caution and make sure you also post regular tweets on your account.