Post from Scott Williams

Here is a fairly comprehensive Twitter tool list that should provide for a great resource to enhance your Twitter experience. HatTip to Online Best Colleges for compiling parts of the list.

Twitter Analysis

1. Twitter Grader: Learn your Twitter grade, your local Twitter Elite, and find new people to follow through Twitter Grader.
2. Twitterholic: Check out the top Twitter users and find out your Twitter stats on Twitterholic.
3. TweetStats: TweetStats offers a graphical analysis of your Twitter stats.
4. Twitter Friends: Carefully measure your Twitter conversations using Twitter Friends.
5. Twinfluence: Twinfluence will measure your Twitter influence based on reach, velocity, and social capital.
6. Tweetwasters: Find out how much time you and other users waste on Twitter.
7. Tweet-Rank: Learn about the quality of your tweets by finding out which ones won or lost followers.
8. Mr. Milestone: Get a tweet when you reach various milestones using this Twitter tool.
9. Retweetrank: Find out how many retweets you and other Twitter users have through this service.

Information Gathering

1. Tweetbeep: With Tweetbeep, you can set up alerts that will help you keep track of keywords on Twitter.
2. @myflightinfo: Use @myflightinfoto stay updated on your flight’s status.
3. Twitterverse: Check out archived timelines and tweets through Twitterverse.
4. Twitscoop: Twitscoop shares what’s hot on Twitter at any given moment.
5. Twitbuzz: Twitbuzz tracks the latest conversations as well as popular Twitter links.
6. StrawPoll: Use StrawPoll to make sharing your opinion as easy as sending an @reply.
7. Retweetist: This service ranks the hottest links being retweeted on Twitter.
8. Monitter: Get real time keyword monitoring on Twitter from Monitter.
9. TweetNews: TweetNews ranks stories based on the amount of related tweets.
10. TwitterBuzz: TwitterBuzz will tell you what’s being linked to the most on Twitter.
11. Tweetscan: Set up Tweetscan to make sure you don’t miss any @replies, and to get alerted of your search queries.

Network Building & Management

1. Twitter Local: With this service, you can see tweets from Twitter users in a specific location.
2. Twubble: Twubble will expand your Twitter bubble, picking out people you may like to follow.
3. MyCleenr: Sort your friends by their last tweets, and you can get rid of the inactive and useless accounts you’re following.
4. Follow Cost: This tool will tell you how much effort it takes to follow someone.
5. Tweepler: Use Tweepler to organize your tweeps based on whether you’re following them or not.
6. Just Tweet It: Find Tweeple, tools, Twitter bots and more through this directory.
7. TweetWheel: TweetWheel will help you discover which of your Twitter friends know each other.
8. SocialToo: SocialToo will help you keep track of all of the people who have followed or unfollowed you.
9. Twitoria: Reduce your clutter on Twitter by finding your friends that haven’t tweeted in a long time.
10. TwitDir: With TwitDir, you’ll be able to search for people, and exploring categories including top followers and updaters.
11. Who Should I Follow?: Using this site, you can get good recommendations for Tweeps to follow.
12. Nearbytweets: Learn about all of the Twitter users in a specific area with the help of Nearbytweets.
13. Twellow: Find Twitter users in a specific industry using this service.
14. Mr. Tweet: Mr. Tweet is a personal networking assistant for Twitter, helping you find relevant followers.
15. Qwitter: Qwitter will help you manage your network by sending an alert when a person unfollows you.

Twitter Management

1. Twitter Search: Retrieve information on Twitter quickly to search Twitter in real time.
2. Tweet O’Clock: Trying to reach someone? Tweet O’Clock will help you find the best time to get their attention.
3. Just Signal: Set up a filter using Just Signal to get only the tweets that discuss the keywords you’d like to read about.
4. TweepSearch: Put your Twitter network to good use and search your followers for specific parameters.
5. Friend or Follow: Manage your Twitter contacts and find out who’s not following you back through Friend or Follow.
6. TwitResponse: TwitResponse makes it easy for you to schedule the delivery of your tweets ahead of time.
7. TwitterSnooze: Put the pause button on a particular user for a while with Twitter Snooze.
8. Twitterless: Get notified when someone stops following you with Twitterless.
9. Twilert: Track specific keywords to receive alerts for using Twilert.
10. Tweetdeck: Tweetdeck has a groups function that will help you more efficiently follow the people you really want to listen to.
11. Twalala: Put the mute button on certain people and topics for a while if you are receiving lots of updates you’re not really interested in.

Sharing Tools

1. Tweetburner: Use Tweetburner to share links, and you can track their usage.
2. Twitpic: Twitpic makes it easy to take mobile phone photos and share them using your Twitter account.
3. TwitterHawk: Get targeted marketing on Twitter through TwitterHawk.
4. Acamin: Acamin makes it easy to share files on Twitter with your followers.
5. Glue: Post links to books, movies, restaurants and more on Twitter through Glue.
6. Ping.fm: This service will update all of your social networks at once.
7. TweeTube: TweeTube makes it easy to share videos on Twitter.
8. twiggit: Use this automated service to share the articles you digg on Twitter.
9. Twisten.fm: Share what you’re listening to on Twitter through Twisten.fm.

Organisation & Productivity

1. Twittercal: Link your Twitter account and Google Calendar to easily keep up with your events and appointments.
2. Timer: Use Timer to get reminders about tasks through your Twitter account.
3. TwitterNotes: Organize your notes using Twitter with TwitterNotes.
4. Remember the Milk: Use Remember the Milk on Twitter to update your to do list.
5. Tweetake: Tweetake will back up your Twitter timeline for archiving and more.
6. Nozbe: Nozbe makes it easy to add and update your to do list on Twitter.
7. Toodledo: This popular to do list app integrates nicely with Twitter.
8. TrackThis: Send TrackThis your tracking number, and you’ll get Twitter messages every time there’s a change in location.
9. Joint Contact: Get project management productivity on Twitter using Joint Contact.
10. Tempo: This time tracking tool allows you to send in updates from Twitter.
11. Tweet Later: Tweet Later offers a great way to set up alerts, schedule tweets, send thank you DMs, and more.
12. OutTwit: OutTwit will make it easy for you to use Twitter inside of Outlook.
13. Jott: Jott makes it easy for you to tweet without ever having to type, transcribing your voice message to Twitter.

Life Tools

1. MyMileMarker: Keep track of your mileage with info sent via Twitter every time you fill up.
2. 21Tweets: 21Tweets offers personal coaching on Twitter.
3. TwtTRIP: Organize your travel plans and find other Twitter travelers on your way with TwtTRIP.
4. Tweet Answers: Twitter Answers makes it easy to ask questions and get answers on Twitter.
5. Twtvite: Twtvite is a simple event organizer that will help you create a tweetup.
6. Vacatweet: Set up an autoresponder for your Twitter account with Vacatweet.
7. plusplusbot: Share when someone goes out of their way to help you, or otherwise make your feelings known using plusplusbot.
8. TrackDailyGoals: Use this site and the #dailygoals hashtag to keep track of your goals every day.
9. ConnectTweet: Put the voices of your group or business together through ConnectTweet.
10. Tweeteorology: Find tweets about the weather in any location through Tweeteorology.
11. DreamTweet: Keep a reminder of your dreams and nightmares, and follow the dreams of others through DreamTweet.

Business & Finance

1. Chipin: If you’re raising funds on Twitter, make use of Chipin to set a goal and let your supporters track the progress of the campaign.
2. Xpenser: You can Twitter your expenses to Xpenser and they will be recorded for you.
3. Twittertise: Schedule your tweets and track their clickthroughs with this app designed for Twitter advertising.
4. TwtQpon: Create simple Twitter coupons for your business with TwtQpon.
5. CheapTweet: Get all of the deals, sales, coupons and more being discussed on Twitter through CheapTweet.
6. Tipjoy: Like Chipin, Tipjoy offers a way to create social payments for your cause, content, or people.
7. SalesTwit: Get contact management for Twitter with the help of SalesTwit.
8. Tweet What You Spend: Track your cash in a really effective way using Tweet What You Spend.
9. StockTwits: StockTwits shares the investment discussions on Twitter in real time.

Health

1. Qwitter: Update Qwitter to shame yourself into quitting smoking.
2. TweetPlot: Use TweetPlot to chart your food and fitness statistics.
3. Tweetwhatyoueat: Keep a food diary to track what you’re eating every day using Tweetwhatyoueat.
4. gtFtr: Use the gtFtr tool to record your exercise activity on Twittr.
5. SugarStats: Track, monitor, and share your blood sugar through Twitter with SugarStats.
6. FoodFeed: This Twitter-based food log makes it easy for you to track what you’re eating.

Blogging

1. Add to Any: Get your posts shared on Twitter by using Add to Any on your WordPress blog.
2. TwitThis: Make use of this plugin to send Twitter messages about your blog post.
3. MyTwitter: Use the MyTwitter plugin to display your Twitter status on WordPress.
4. Twitpress: Twitpress will send out a Tweet every time you post a new blog entry.
5. TwitterCounter: With this plugin, you can display the number of followers you have on Twitter.
6. TwitterFeed: Announce your blog post on Twitter with a customized message using TwitterFeed.

Bonus: My 5 Faves that are not on above list

1. Tweepz: The best way to search and find people on Twitter by searching their name.
2. Untweeps: Unfollow tweeps who have not tweeted in awhile.
3. Wefollow: A categorical user powered Twitter directory.
4. Tweetbuddy: A Twitter follower management/pruning tool.
5. Tweetlater: Overall Twitter automation and productivity tool.