So I have been listening all over the blogosphere, TWIT and even sports talk radio about the wonderful world of Twitter. I admit that I have followed Twitter since it was released but I have never really found the utility behind it. I just didn’t “get it.” I am not totally sure I “get it” now. With that said I am going to attempt to use Twitter and try to figure out the social utility of doing so. You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/supercodepoet.
As an aside, I found out really quickly that I needed to keep updated via Twitter and would like to know also when my friends are updating their status on Facebook. They have different programs but I really wanted to find some type of social aggregator. The problem I had was that I wanted Mac integrated tools that would sit in the status bar and use Growl for notification. After trying a few different programs I have found my perfect set of social utilities. The first tool is EventBox. This tool allows you to aggregate updates from Twitter, RSS, Facebook, Flickr, etc. This is a great tool with two different UI modes. You have a regular application window but you can also setup a heads-up-display, HUD, that will sit in your status bar. EventBox will also notify you when items arrive via Growl. This is a great tool for only $15. Right now if you go visit MacHeist you can get a free copy. EventBox allows you also to update your status in Facebook and Twitter but you do it separately. I wanted the ability to update both social networks with the same message. Enter MoodBlast, a little utility that allows you to update several social networks with the same message.
If you are on a Mac and need to follow and update your many social networks I think these tools form a great team to accomplish just that. You can try them out but first following me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/supercodepoet. Note: There are a ton of tools for windows users as well: click here.