A bunch of new Twitter accounts popped up in our newsroom recently so I put together a quick list of resources for people just starting out. I use all or most of these services:
Track your growth
http://twittercounter.com
Get your stats
http://tweetstats.com
Get recommendations for who you should be following
http://www.mrtweet.net
Get notified when people stop following
http://twitterless.com
Find out how influential you are
http://twitter.grader.com
Look for connections among your followers
http://www.tweetwheel.com
A live map based display of everyone
http://twittervision.com
Find more friends
http://whoshouldifollow.com
Search Twitter
http://search.twitter.com
Make shortcuts for URLS (and track the clicks)
http://bit.ly
We're just getting started using this in our newsroom. Thanks for tracking down all the twitter links.
We're just getting started using this in our newsroom. Thanks for tracking down all the twitter links.