I am addicted to Twitter. There, I said it, admitting it is the first step, right? Over the last year, posting to Facebook has diminished, especially as I became more and more fascinated by Twitter. The biggest attraction is real-time news whether it’s what’s trending locally, articles about technology or startups, or conversations about my favorite topics. I love reading and consuming what’s going on, even if I do most of my reading late at night and into the wee hours of the morning.
I love sharing information and the conversations around various hashtags opens my mind to different ideas. During the work day, I limit information consumption so I can power through my to do list and have productive meetings. Yet the minute I get a free moment I’m compelled to check the feed to see what’s going on. Does anyone else feel this way? Hidden obsessive-compulsive tendencies?
It’s ok, if you don’t follow me. I tweet up to a hundred times a day which can be overwhelming to a casual user or anyone new to Twitter.
This is what I post:
- Content from startup or social media events.
- Content I’m reading, using Twitter to “bookmark” since it’s automagically backed up on Backupify.
- Conversations on the following hashtags: #startup, #leanstartup, #smcphx, #socialmedia, #UFC, #phxlatenite
- Random thoughts throughout the day.
- Checkins on Gowalla/Foursquare/Facebook/Google+
Here are the mobile Twitter apps I use for iPhone:
- Echofon – my favorite for browsing the feed and having twitter conversations.
- Smartr – to read articles tweeted by people I follow without the noise of the conversations.
Hootsuite – to schedule articles and shorten links.
- Tweetdeck – to post tweets longer than 140 chars, it’s laggy on my device so I use it very rarely.
- Twitter – I use this the least and can’t figure out why I haven’t deleted it.
What are your favorite Twitter apps? Who else is addicted to Twitter?
Image credit: Steve Rhodes
I Just Want to Submit a Frickin’ iPhone App to the App Store! (Part 3)
Way back in in “I Just Want to Create a Frickin’ iPhone App! (Part 1),” I walked you through the logistics of joining the developer program (no, you didn’t miss “Part 2,” I have not written it yet). Fast-forward a couple of months and it’s time to submit to the app store! For a company that has built a reputation on simplicity, Apple has concocted an arcane process and made it worse by not providing any complete nor accurate information to help with the application submission process. Apple’s minimalistic approach is of no help… you often feel like your flying blind as you try to make your way through the process. I’ll try to give some heads-up and clarity if you, too, are going through this for the first time.
So, let’s hope I can remember all that I went through.
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