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6 Twitter Tools (I cannot live without!)

scc — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:45 +0000

Below is a list of Twitter Tools (I cannot live without):

twhirl—a desktop client for the Twitter microblogging platform.
TinyURL—a web service that provides short aliases for redirection of long URLs.
TwitterBar—a Firefox extension which allows one to post to Twitter from Firefox’s address bar.
Dashblog—a Firefox extension which allows one to collect images, text, and other media from any web page and publish said media to Twitter.
Tiny Paste—a Firefox extension similar to TinyURL but for text.
Twitter Tools—a WordPress plugin that creates a complete integration between one’s WordPress weblog and one’s Twitter account.

Is there a Twitter Tool you cannot live without? Let somecanuckchick know!

WordPress to Twitter – Test #2

scc — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:45:26 +0000

This is only a test.

WordPress to Twitter

scc — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:30:47 +0000

This is a test of the WordPress to Twitter ‘new post notification’ Plugin… this is only a test!

Blogging vs. Microblogging

scc — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:45:10 +0000

I find it more and more difficult to get back in the swing of things, in terms of blogging.

It used to be that I would peruse the internet… and a particular news article, upcoming event, or a piece of conversation would catch my eye and I would blog my thoughts and/or feelings on it.

It is not that I no longer peruse the internet… in fact, I am probably online more now than ever.

But there is something about blogging that has lost its luster, I guess.

What is the appeal of Microblogging—or Twitter, for that matter?

Maybe it is the blurbs of content on a range of subjects, rather than a literary composition on a single subject.

Maybe it is Twitter‘s 140-character limit. Typically, a blog entry is 150-300+ words, depending on style and content.

Maybe it is all the cool Twitter Tools and/or Add-Ons out there…

I am able to tweet what I am reading directly from address bar (TwitterBar), or my desktop (twhirl), or what I am listening to (FoxyTunes), etc. with just a few keystrokes and a mouse click.

I know there are WordPress plugins, like Twitter Tools, Twitter Updater, etc.—but I do not know if I am ready for the complete integration of my weblog and my Twitter account… yet.