Don’t want to follow Twitterers who aren’t following you? Klout. free tool for finding the relative influence of any Twitter user. For those accustomed to getting stratospheric scores on standardized tests, Klout can seem a bit harsh. Create your own online newspaper from Twitter and Facebook updates based on any topic or group of contributors. free service for setting up, promoting and hosting Twitter chats. Actionly also includes Twitter account management and analytics tools. Create video emails? Create animations? Flowtown. MORE >>

Home About Me Charities 12for12k Kiva Work With Me About This Blog Disclosure Comment Policy Headway Archives Contact Me Great Blogs Hootsuite Just Took the Lead in Third Party Twitter Apps July 13, 2010 27 voices share yours! Share 4 saves Third-party Twitter client Hootsuite has just released an update that takes it pretty much head and shoulders above the likes of Seesmic and Tweetdeck , amongst others. The company had already made a substantial update recently, with the introduction of HTML5 compatibility on its Twitter client. So what are these goodies? Thanks! Thanks. MORE >>

Last year, my colleague Tom Pick ( @TomPick ) and I introduced the #Nifty50 awards , which honored 50 men and 50 women who were leading the way in social media through their active engagement on Twitter. So, without further ado, here are the 2012 #Nifty50 Men, each of whom has represented the technology world on Twitter with class, dedication and integrity. Once you’ve taken a look at these Twitter innovators below, don’t forget to check out the 2012 #Nifty50 Women at Webbiquity too! Brian tops most CMO and Twitter lists, and is super-smart and well-connected. MORE >>

Big news last week as Klout announced a significant overhaul of its influencer identification platform. The most notable changes are: An increase in ranking factors from approximately 100 to 400, meaning there are vastly more activity and behavior types comprising your Klout score. interesting to note that Twitter’s new “you must make your feeds look like Twitter.com” edict last week may have made Klout’s new interface DOA ). In my case, 49% of my total Klout is via Twitter, with Facebook at 40%, and Linkedin at 5%. Fair enough. MORE >>

It’s hard to believe I’ve been twittering away for a year now. My inspiration came from attending a webinar Kevin O’Keefe hosted about law firm social media. think most of the Develop Socially readers are well versed in the Twitter world. In light of my one-year twitversary I wanted to share some advanced tips I’ve gathered from the world wide web: Don’t include the & symbol in your Twitter profile. It doesn’t get along well with Twitter and won’t be displayed properly. You can also check Klout. Night? MORE >>