It’s Tweet o’clock do you know where your followers are?

Posted: February 19th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Twitter Apps, Twitter Tool | Tags: , , | No Comments »

I was rooting around on the Internet, as I do, and found a Twitter tool that I am very impressed with. Tweet o’clock is a very simple site that examines when and how often a user tweets in order to tell you when the best time to @ them is.

Tweet O'clockSo if you want to contact me you’re most likely to get a reply at 4.35pm on a Wednesday but you also have a fairly good chance at 8.20pm on a Tuesday.

If you want to @chris_norton the best time is Thursday’s at 9.40am and Tweasier is Monday at 13.05pm.

This is a very useful app if you’re struggling to get in touch with a Twitter contact or just want to see when your own peak twittering time is.

Google Alerts for Twitter – Tweetbeep

Posted: January 21st, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Business, Twitter Apps, Twitter Tool | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

One of the most difficult things about Twitter is keeping track of what is being said either about your brand or industry 24/7. If you use Twitter clients like TweetbeepTweetdeck or Seesmic then you can set up a search column and keep an eye on that but the rate at which Tweets are posted means if you close it for a second your almost certain to miss something important.

A good alternative is tweetbeep.com, a site that sends Google Alert style digests of recent tweets straight to your inbox. All you need to do is sign up, set up your search and tell it how often you want the digests delivered.

There are plenty of these ‘Twitter Alert’ sites around but Tweetbeep.com stands out from other alert sites thanks to its in-depth search fields. Tweetbeep.com allows you to create sophisticated keyword searches, restrict the alerts to Tweets within your area, only include positive or negative tweets or even restrict your search to tweets directed at certain people.

Google Alerts does pick up some tweets but for a full digest I definitely recommend Tweetbeep.