When what you are saying is right you don’t need to spend a lot of time explaining it.
“Smart marketers participate in social media because that’s where the people are.”
http://www.copyblogger.com/why-social-media-marketing/
I was looking around for some fun “Follow me” buttons for a project and figured I might as well share with everyone.
Here are my favorites — leave comments below if you have other free resources that you like,
Follow Me Buttons
This one’s in French, but the designs are in English
http://www.vincentabry.com/31-logos-et-boutons-pour-twitter-2480
She has some fun buttons
http://siahdesign.com/archives/150
This one’s great if you don’t understand code very well.
http://www.twitterbuttons.com/
Twitter Backgrounds
Some fun ones — I was tempted by Batman
http://twittergallery.com
This one just has patterns
http://twitterpatterns.com/
Not my style, but cute graphics
http://twittertreats.blogspot.com/
TweetDeck – A desktop application that makes Twitter manageable.
http://www.tweetdeck.com
SocialToo — A great tools for auto-following people as they follow you and unfollowing people who unfollow you.
http://www.SocialToo.com
HashTags – Used to follow specific subjects
http://www.HashTags.org
TwitterSearch – Used to see what’s happening right now
http://search.twitter.com/
Twitter add-ons.
Apps, Widgets and Plugins - Windows
Pwytter - Cross platform Python Twitter client with Asian character support.
Twitteroo - Client with rurl URL shortening, clickable links and tweets, customization, and both public and friend timelines.
Chirrup - Twitter client with extensive Japanese language support. This sites in Japanese.
MadTwitter - A reincarnation of Twitterrific, except on Windows.
Twitter CLI - Post tweets via the command line for those times when an interface is just too much.
Twadget - Simple gadget that lets you view and submit tweets right from Vista’s Sidebar.
KipFolio Widget - Simple Twitter widget for KipFolio.
Twitter-Sync for Yahoo - Syncs Twitter status with Yahoo Messenger status.
TwitterYM - Simple Yahoo Messenger status updater.
Twessenger - Updates Live Messenger status to reflect latest tweet.
Twit4Live - Set status message as latest tweet, send tweets from within Live Messenger, and send tweets to contacts.
Apps, Widgets and Plugins - Mac
Twitgit - Read your friend’s tweets and submit your own, right in Dashboard.
Twitterlex - Dashboard widget that shows your friend’s latest tweets as well as allows you to submit tweets.
Twidget - Update your Twitter status within Dashboard.
TikiTwit - Match your iChat status to your last tweet.
Cross-platform Apps, Widgets and Plugins
Tweetr - Submit tweets, upload files, urltea built in, delete messages.
Spaz - Cross-platform client built with AIR.
Tweeter - Java based client with customizable UI.
Twinja - AIR based client which allows you to follow users on the fly.
Search and Directories
Twittersearch - Search Twitter and tweets by word.
Twellow –Billed as “The Twitter Yellow Pages” the first of several Twitter directories.
Browser Plugins
TwitBin Twitbin is a firefox extension that allows you to keep up with all of your Twitter conversations right from your browser sidebar.
TwittyTunes - A FoxyTunes addon that posts what you’re currently listening to Twitter.
Shareaholic - Share links and webpages via Twitter right within Firefox.
Tweetbar - Put Twitter on your Firefox sidebar.
Mobile
iTweet - A mobile Twitter site designed for the iPhone.
iTwit - Mobile version of Twitter made for the iPhone.
Tweeter - Twitter on your mobile phone while avoiding text message charges.
Jargong - Browse Flickr, do some social networking, but most importantly, check and publish tweets.
WildSets - Extensve Twitter app for mobile phones.
TwitterBerry - Twitter built for various BlackBerry devices. Update and view timelines with ease.
jTwitter - View timelines, enter updates, and more, all on your mobile phone.
TreoTwit - Easily check and update your Twitter right from your Treo.
Random/Other
Twittervision - See where in the world people are submitting tweets from, real time.
TwitThis - Allow visitors to your site to easily share a page or post via Twitter.
MoniTwitter - Receive important updates about your site via Twitter.
TwitterNotes - Share private or public notes via Twitter.
RSS2Twitter - Share any RSS feed on Twitter, and have new RSS items automatically be tweeted.
TwitterBuzz - Find out what is being most linked to on Twitter.
Twitterholic - Shows the top users and accounts on Twitter.