What is the best way to use Twitter?

Okay, call me silly or a non-techie but I have 1600 friends on Twitter and am wondering how to best follow the threads and stay connected to my followers. Is there some secret way to search for the updates from my followers that I am missing? What is the best way to keep up and connect with your followers information when there are so many. Help. My twitter address is http://twitter.com/MIA_REDRICK.

Mia

Tags: twitter

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Karen Salter on June 7, 2009 at 10:05am: Ask your VA. :)

Great app is HootSuite.com

Karen; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sherri Turner on June 9, 2009 at 8:16am: Hi Mia,
What a great problem to have! Try Tweetdeck or Tweetgrid. They will put columns on your desktop to organize your tweets. Hope this helps.
Sherri; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Judi on June 10, 2009 at 8:25pm: I absolutely LOVE Tweetdeck. I have a personal twitter as well as my vlogcast show, http://lipsticknlaundrytv.mevio.com/, has a twitter which has over 5,000 followers and I have no problem keeping up with Tweetdeck. I actually tweeted all those followers asking if there were other apps they liked better and the ones who answered all used tweetdeck, but that's just one app! good luck!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mia Redrick on June 10, 2009 at 9:02pm: Thanks you all for your advice. I will follow suit.

Mia; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Vhiel M.R. Vance on June 10, 2009 at 10:01pm: Tweetdeck is amazing... I can even connect with my facebook account and see the updates from there.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shawnasie Shear on June 11, 2009 at 12:32pm: I use tweetlater.com to help with some of my twiiter areas, but tweetdeck will probably help best with your problem. Going to follow you now!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The Storyexperiment by TLC on June 12, 2009 at 9:15am: Author Tricia Cohn just started the Storytime Experiment on Twitter. @storyexperiment. It is for creative individuals who want to be a part of good content. A new story every week. Please follow us as you write the story.

Everyone has a story to share. Share yours, 1 line at a time @storyexperiment.

I hope you can be a part of it =); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The Storyexperiment by TLC on June 12, 2009 at 9:17am: Oh Yeah! And I use tweetdeck as well however it doesn't update the story very well so I find myself going back to the twitter on the web for this project. Love Tweetdeck to check out all of you though=)

Storyexperiment said:
Author Tricia Cohn just started the Storytime Experiment on Twitter. @storyexperiment. It is for creative individuals who want to be a part of good content. A new story every week. Please follow us as you write the story.

Everyone has a story to share. Share yours, 1 line at a time @storyexperiment.

I hope you can be a part of it =); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Deanna on June 12, 2009 at 12:52pm: I am gonna have to try tweet deck. I am new to Twitter and love it!

Follow me! @dee_greatest; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elayna Fernandez on June 12, 2009 at 9:35pm: Tweetdeck organizes replies and DMs (direct messages), synchs with Facebook, shortens URLs, generates automatic twitpics, shrinks your tweets and allows easy searches. You can RT and Reply with one click ... I guarantee you will love it!

Follow me! @positivemommies; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kakie on June 12, 2009 at 9:44pm: Hi Mia, I find the best way to stay connected with my followers is to tweet things that would be of value to them. In addition, I want some of my tweets to be personal enough so they can know who I am, (my sense of humor, what I am passionate about, what I like to do. Sometimes it is a helpful link. I tell people its about one relationship at a time. Go out there and comment on the posts of others that strike you.

I just started following you. please follow me back at http://twitter.com/kakief

Twitter applications I like
http://twitter.grader.com/
http://www.twitteranalyzer.com/
http://www.tweetqa.com/
TwitterVenn
http://twellow.com
http://tweetchat.com; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tammy Dantzler on June 14, 2009 at 4:24am: I love tweetdeck, too. Couldn't imagine tweeting any other way. The column format keeps friends, groups, hashtags and searches organized. You'll love it. Another recommendation for using twitter is adding a social bubble tweet to greet your visitors. Visit http://www.bubbletweet.com to discover more. It's free and easy.

Tammy; ▶ Reply to This

What is the best way to use Twitter?

Replies to This Discussion

Announce yourself!