Just Tweet It http://justtweetit.com THE Directory for Twitter users! Find other "Tweeters" that share your interests as well as all the latest Twitter tools, services, latest news, and more! Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 justtweetithttp://feedburner.google.com Power of Positive Tweeting: Beyond Quotes & Smiley Faces http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/dypIZI0bRCY/ http://justtweetit.com/twitter-tips-tricks/power-of-positive-tweeting-beyond-quotes-smiley-faces/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:26:54 +0000 Joshua http://justtweetit.com/?p=1087 ponies_by_treestick

by Lori Deschene

I reluctantly joined Twitter a year ago. Perhaps you can relate to some of my initial excuses for holding out:

I thought Twitter was about telling people what I was doing—and it felt like a better idea to save those details for time we spent together in person.

I didn’t like the idea of narrating my life via technology. What if I started talking about it more than experiencing it?

I was protective of my anonymity. The interwebs is a massive place, and people aren’t always kind; did I really want to open my daily ramblings to critique?

Then something inside me clicked: Twitter is about sharing small pieces of information with large amounts of people. That’s a powerful opportunity, particularly for someone who provides more detailed information elsewhere on the web, and wants to build an audience.

I was one of those people. I was planning to launch my blog about realistic positive thinking, SeeingGood.com a few months down the road. Since there are millions of blogs on the Internet, I knew gaining readers would take time and effort.

In the past year, I’ve made many meaningful connections on Twitter, and introduced quite a few people to my writing, both on my blog and other sites. If that’s a goal of yours, as well—and perhaps you feel frustrated with the process—these tips may help you stay positive and make progress:

See Twitter as both a path to a destination and a destination itself.

Your online presence isn’t just what you write on your blog. It’s what you put out there everywhere you are. If your goal as a writer is to help people with fitness, do that as much as you can on Twitter. Share links from relevant sources. Tweet tips. Follow people interested in fitness and ask how you can help them.

The more the time you put into actually being the person you want to be, the better your chances of getting there. Twitter doesn’t have to be narrating your life; it can be a real part of why you live it.

Believe in Twitter karma.

I fully believe that when you put good, positive energy out there, it comes back to you—twofold, actually. First, it makes you feel good to help other people. And secondly, those people appreciate your kindness, and naturally want to support you in return.

Every day I ask my Twitter followers: “How can I help or support you today?” I then include the hashtag #payitforward. I genuinely mean that I want to help—and I show that by following through. I read their posts; tweet their links; and offer advice. I feel like we’re all helping each other. That positive perspective goes a long way when I started feeling discouraged because of minor setbacks.

Be positive, but be authentic.

I follow uplifting people because I love seeing feel-good links and quotes on my stream. But I also enjoy following real people. People who ask for help nicely when they need it. People who aren’t all-business. People who aren’t afraid to open themselves up and be vulnerable if they need support.

I went from the girl who wanted anonymity to a girl who has willingly tweeted, “Today was tough, but I can get through it. Thank you for being a friend.” You may not be as open with your emotions as I am, but you can still communicate honestly and let people into your world a little. Twitter relationships can be real relationships—and real relationships involve people that enjoy supporting each other.

In a fast-paced, information-overloaded world, it’s not always easy to feel heard. But sometimes all it takes is the willingness to reach out authentically and positively to one person. You’ll be surprised how quickly you can make a difference by being there for people with a smile.

Lori Deschene lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she runs tinybuddha.com. Follow her on Twitter @lori_deschene.

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Being a Twitter user you know that to talk directly to someone you simply put an @ symbol in front of their name. Perhaps what you didn’t know is that Twitter guesses and if you do not use the persons FULL username not only may your message never get to the intended person but it will also go to any other user with a similar name. For example my username is dani so when people want to talk to me they need to use @dani however I will also receive messages to anything similar to my name such as @Dani or @dani monkeytoes. So if you were actually trying to talk to danimonkeytoes and you put a space between dani and monkeytoes the tweet will come to me too. So be sure to use the correct and complete username when you are trying to @ reply to someone otherwise someone else might get your message too!

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Power Twitter Screenshot

Some of the super cool features of Power Twitter include:

  • Retweet
  • Facebook status updates
  • Inline YouTube, Flickr, TwitPic, Google Maps, song.ly, and more
  • Url expansion
  • Photo uploading

 

You can install the Firefox Add-on Power Twitter here.

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/cool-twitter-tools/power-twitter/feed/ 13 Featured Toolstwitter toolshttp://justtweetit.com/cool-twitter-tools/power-twitter/ Featured Tweeter: Preemptive Love @preemptivelove http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/FgltdAKJTtw/ http://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/preemptive-love/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:11:12 +0000 Dani McDaniel http://justtweetit.com/?p=744 Preemptive Love

We have decided to feature Preemptive Love as our new “Featured Tweeter”! The Preemptive Love Coalition is an organization that seeks to eliminate the backlog of Arab and Kurdish children waiting in line for life-saving heart surgery.

There are thousands of children in Iraq today suffering from heart disease that threatens to take their little lives if they do not receive surgery outside the country. And time is running out because years of war and corruption have led to a health care system that is entirely ill-equipped to handle the enormity of the task.

Visit preemptivelove.org for more information and ways in which you can help and be sure and follow Preemptive Love on Twitter!

Preemptive Love

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Find the latest #followfriday recommendations on Twitter → Search Twitter for #followfriday tweets

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/twitter-tips-tricks/find-interesting-people-to-follow-on-twitter/feed/ 25 Twitter Tips & Tricksfollowfridaytwitterhttp://justtweetit.com/twitter-tips-tricks/find-interesting-people-to-follow-on-twitter/ Featured Tweeter: One Day For Human Rights @HumanRightsDay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/9BUhMLf_kCc/ http://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/one-day-for-human-rights/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:22:22 +0000 adelle http://justtweetit.com/?p=359 HumanRightsDay, and since @anca_foster has been monumental in getting this all put together, I guess you could say we have TWO featured Tweeters!]]> This time we have a very special Featured Tweeter (not that the others weren’t special!) well you get the idea…We have chosen HumanRightsDay, and since @anca_foster has been monumental in getting this all put together, I guess you could say we have TWO featured Tweeters!

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in support of the Year of Human Rights as called for by the U.N., “One Day for Human Rights” is a project aimed to promote and support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by getting the Governments to print this document in our passports.

Human Rights Day

There are 4 main ways of getting involved in promoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

  1. Sign the Petition to get the UDHR printed in your passports
  2. Write a blog post, record a podcast or videocast about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10th, with a backlink to onedayforhumanrights.com. It can be on any human rights subject, the idea behind this document, or any of the 30 articles in the Declaration.
  3. Spread the word! Tell 10 people, using Twitter, e-mails, text messages, phone calls, and get them in the One Day for Human Rights loop and sign the petition to include the UDHR in your passports
  4. Write a letter to your Congressman / Governor / Government Officials, asking them to print the UDHR in your passport.

Remember to add @HumanRightsDay and @anca_foster on Twitter!

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/one-day-for-human-rights/feed/ 0 Featured Tweeters@anca_foster@HumanRightsDayAnca Fosterfeaturedfeatured tweeterHuman Rights DayOne Day for Human Rightshttp://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/one-day-for-human-rights/ We’re on Facebook! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/3jKNKt5rSK8/ http://justtweetit.com/latest-jti-news/were-on-facebook/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:42:53 +0000 Dani McDaniel http://justtweetit.com/?p=347 Just Tweet It is now on Facebook!
Be sure and visit our page and become a fan!

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Just Tweet It on Facebook

Be sure and visit our page and become a fan!

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/latest-jti-news/were-on-facebook/feed/ 12 Latest JTI Newsfacebookhttp://justtweetit.com/latest-jti-news/were-on-facebook/ How do you rank on Twitter? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/4rwAxu_lBeY/ http://justtweetit.com/cool-twitter-tools/how-do-you-rank-on-twitter/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:09:52 +0000 Dani McDaniel http://justtweetit.com/?p=314 New followers on Twitter are always exciting… but what if you could know who stopped following you and why? Or better yet, how would you like to know what the Twitterverse thinks of you as a Tweeter? We have put together a list of tools to help you manage your followers and find out where you rank on Twitter.

How do your rank on Twitter?

  • Twitter Grader – Twitter Grader measures the power of a profile. What’s your Grade? Visit Site
  • Twinflluence – twInfluence is a simple tool using the Twitter API to to measure the combined influence of twitterers and their followers, with a few social network statistics thrown in as bonus. Visit Site
  • TwitterLeague – Have a group of users and want to see who has more followers? Well now you can with TwitterLeague. Visit Site
  • TwitterCounter – Add a daily updating TwitterCounter to your blog so everybody can see how popular you are. Visit Site
  • FriendorFollow – Submit your Twitter screen name to find out who you’re following that’s not following you back, and who’s following you that you’re not following back. Visit Site
  • Qwitter – Qwitter e-mails you when someone stops following you on Twitter with a message. Visit Site
  • Twitterless – Get updates when someone stops following you. Visit Site
  • TweetWheel – Find out which of your Twitter friends know each other! Visit Site
  • Follow Cost – How annoying will it be to follow that Twitter user? Find out with Follow Cost! What’s your Follow Cost? Visit Site
  • TweetStats – Graph your Twitter Stats. Visit Site
  • TweetBurner – Tracking the links you share on Twitter and FriendFeed. Visit Site

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/cool-twitter-tools/how-do-you-rank-on-twitter/feed/ 38 Featured Toolstwitter elitetwitter usershttp://justtweetit.com/cool-twitter-tools/how-do-you-rank-on-twitter/ Featured Tweeter: Kris Colvin @KrisColvin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/Nt8M7G45Bbk/ http://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/kriscolvin/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:52:14 +0000 adelle http://justtweetit.com/?p=293 Kris Colvin as our next Featured Tweeter! She is a user experience evangelist/consultant, software designer and social media strategist near Kansas City. ]]> We have chosen to Feature Kris Colvin, she is a user experience evangelist/consultant, software designer and social media strategist near Kansas City. If you haven’t followed her yet, your missing out – she always provides great feedback & is a very talented individual. Her website “Design For Users” is a blog about the universal experience encompassing users, brands and customers, social media strategy, marketing & brand identity.

She’s also hard a work on a new project (Twitterface.com), it’s going to change the way you tweet! You can follow the progress on Tweet Me Up. Congrats Kris!

Be sure and follow Kris on Twitter @KrisColvin!

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/kriscolvin/feed/ 5 Featured Tweeters@kriscolvinfeaturedfeatured tweeterKris Kolvinhttp://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/kriscolvin/ Gotta Follow: News on Twitter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/nIVi0gTXx_w/ http://justtweetit.com/gotta-follow/gotta-follow-news-on-twitter/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:59:18 +0000 Dani McDaniel http://justtweetit.com/?p=253 For all the news junkies out there, here is a list of any all kinds of news on Twitter!

]]> For all the news junkies out there, here is a list of any all kinds of news on Twitter!

Main Stream Media, Breaking News

  • Fox News – Fair and Balanced
  • News Hour – The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  • CNN – Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News from CNN
  • CNN Breaking News – Breaking News from CNN
  • CNN International – International news from CNN International
  • CNN Newsroom – Tweets from the CNN/US Supervising Producer desk on upcoming plans, coverage…news
  • CNN iReport – Updates, questions and fresh story ideas from CNN iReport
  • Rick Sanchez CNN – CNN Anchor Join Rick on CNN every weekday at 3pm ET
  • Don Lemon CNN – CNN Anchor
  • NPR – The top news stories from NPR.
  • Google News – Google News
  • Google News US – Latest Headlines from the U.S.
  • BBC – BBC News Latest Headlines

Other News

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/gotta-follow/gotta-follow-news-on-twitter/feed/ 5 Gotta Follownewsnews botshttp://justtweetit.com/gotta-follow/gotta-follow-news-on-twitter/ Featured Tweeter: Calvin Lee @mayhemstudios http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/-_hVcBBx_RQ/ http://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/calvin-lee-mayhemstudios/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:12:46 +0000 adelle http://justtweetit.com/?p=238 Calvin Lee of Mayhem Studios as our 1st Featured Tweeter! Calvin is a web designer & blogger who is always hard at work tweeting and re-tweeting to help his fellow colleagues out and it hasn't gone unnoticed!]]> With only 3 days into the launch of Just Tweet It we have had some amazing feedback from the community and a lot of love has been spread. We have chosen to Feature Calvin Lee of Mayhem Studios as our 1st Featured Tweeter! Calvin is a web designer/blogger who is always hard at work tweeting and re-tweeting to help his fellow colleagues out and it hasn’t gone unnoticed! Congrats Calvin!

Follow Calvin Lee @mayhemstudios

You can find Calvin Lee at Mayhem Studios or on his blog Method to Mayhem.

Be sure and follow Calvin on Twitter @mayhemstudios!

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/calvin-lee-mayhemstudios/feed/ 9 Featured Tweeters@mayhemstudioscalvin leefeaturedfeatured tweeterhttp://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/calvin-lee-mayhemstudios/ Vote for us on KillerStartups.com! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/xL8KPr4JO8U/ http://justtweetit.com/latest-jti-news/vote-for-us-on-killerstartups/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:45:28 +0000 Dani McDaniel http://justtweetit.com/?p=233 KillerStartups.com has featured us on their site! Check out their awesome review and be sure to vote for us while your there!

]]> KillerStartups.com has featured us on their site! Check out their awesome review and be sure to vote for us while your there!

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]]> There doesn’t appear to have been an official announcement, but Twitter has begun soliciting spam reports to a “spam” user account via direct messages. Are you a victim of Twitter spam? Just begin following @spam and send it a direct message with the username of your spammer.

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/twitter-tips-tricks/fight-spam-with-a-direct-message-to-twitter/feed/ 2 Twitter Tips & Trickslatest newsspamTwitter Newshttp://justtweetit.com/twitter-tips-tricks/fight-spam-with-a-direct-message-to-twitter/ 10 Designers you Gotta Follow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/2Z0hgpcBL0s/ http://justtweetit.com/gotta-follow/10-designers-you-gotta-follow/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:41:12 +0000 adelle http://justtweetit.com/?p=188 Since twitter is all the rage lately and gaining popularity in many niche markets, especially graphic & web design I figured why not kick off the launch of justtweetit.com with a Top Ten list to get you started on following people.

]]> Since twitter is all the rage lately and gaining popularity in many niche markets, especially graphic & web design I figured why not kick off the launch of justtweetit.com with a Top Ten list to get you started on following people.

There have been many articles on “who to follow ” on twitter and we are hoping that everyone will submit their own Usernames into our directory making it easier for communities to find people of similar interests. From Mom’s who twitter to Web developers, we invite all to join.

This list may not be new to some of you but for those just getting started with twitter, this may be helpful. We plan on doing more of these “top people” to follow for each category moving forward. This list incorporates helpful people whom actually respond to tweets too – (some) popular people to follow may not even acknowledge you exist.

If your interested in writing a top 10 list for a category, get in touch with us – we’d be happy to give you props for it.

In no particular order:

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/gotta-follow/10-designers-you-gotta-follow/feed/ 17 Gotta Followdesignersgraphic designersweb designershttp://justtweetit.com/gotta-follow/10-designers-you-gotta-follow/ Gotta Follow ‘Em! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/nhYUlk3n-UE/ http://justtweetit.com/gotta-follow/gotta-follow-them/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:11:16 +0000 Dani McDaniel http://justtweetit.com/?p=55 In this category you will find lists featuring Tweeters you “gotta follow”! Have suggestions for a list? Let us know!

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]]> http://justtweetit.com/gotta-follow/gotta-follow-them/feed/ 20 Gotta Followtweeters to followhttp://justtweetit.com/gotta-follow/gotta-follow-them/ Featured Tweeters! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/justtweetit/~3/xSFpoO1kdlY/ http://justtweetit.com/featured-tweeters/featured-tweeters/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:17:14 +0000 Dani McDaniel http://justtweetit.com/?p=1 Let us know!]]> We will feature exceptional “Tweeters” here on Just Tweet It! We are looking for Tweeters who stand out in their “communities” and are always friendly and helpful. Do you know someone who is worthy? Let us know!

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