Thoughtpick: A unique perspective of the Web and social media...
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December 2, 2009

Tweepi Gets New Features: Manage Your Twitter Followers with Stats

When we first started Thoughtpick earlier this year, we had so many ideas for simple web applications that would make a difference and add value to all web users alike. Besides this blog, which has been our main – successful -communication tool, we had the challenge of picking up one of our many ideas to develop and launch as Thoughtpick’s first product.

The importance of Twitter paved the way for Tweepi

Tweepi Logo

Tweepi Logo

Our realization of the importance of Twitter for marketing and communication came naturally and instantly thus we opted to build up a Twitter community of tweeps who share the same interests – social media and web applications -.  Building a Twitter community is not as simple as it sounds to be, we tried using the available Twitter management tools at that time first, including Flash Tweet, Twitter Karma, and Tweet Later, and in no time we realized that we need something different, something that is simple, fast, and more efficient. We identified our needs, brainstormed our ideas, and came up with Tweepi!

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July 27, 2009

How To: 5 Top Methods & Applications to Reduce Twitter Spam!

How much of Twitter’s trending topics are polluted by spam? How many Twitter verified accounts are there? Have you ever thought of reaching Twitter utopia: a spam-free Twitter where information and knowledge sharing are the main purposes for using Twitter? Is Twitter doing enough to protect us from spam? Would you like to find all the top 5 solutions to cutting down on Twitter spam in one place?

No Spam!

No Spam!

Thoughtpick is here to save the day!

While reading the post about Twitter closing down thousands of spam accounts, I found that it would be interesting and very beneficial if I researched the web to present you with the top 5 methods and applications which could help Twitter users cut down on incoming spam and better enjoy their overall Twitter experience.

  1. Manual Selection: This method might be fun at the beginning yet could become a bit overwhelming especially to those following thousands of tweeps. Basically, this method entails that you monitor the activity, profile, links and tweets of those you are following and manually unfollow and block those who seem to be spammers rather than true tweeps. Things you should be well aware of when manually following and unfollowing tweeps:
    • Be ware of suspicious-looking shortened URLS; these could be links to viruses, pornography, trojans or spam. For example, if you see the same URL with 10 different descriptions!
    • Be careful of trending topics; spammers use those with a combination of hashtags so they would show up more often on Twitter search,
    • Be ware of fake followers; followers who will not RT you or provide you with valuable information, instead, they use their Twitter account to send our promotions to sell their services.
    • Know who you follow before you follow them and unfollow and block anyone who seems to be a spammer immediately.
  2. Tweepi.com: A new application, still in beta, for Twitter users which allows you to cleanup spam users using numbers that are able to reveal bots through various ratios such as number of tweets vs. number of RTs and the number of links per tweets. So if you’re following a few thousand people on Twitter and you noticed that many of them do not engage in conversations, never retweet anybody, or simply just ramble about nonsense stuff all day long (no links to useful content whatsoever!), Tweepi is your answer!

    Tweepi.com's Cleanup to find and unfollow Twitter spammers

    Tweepi.com's Cleanup to find and unfollow Twitter spammers

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July 16, 2009

5 Top Free Twitter Time-Saving Applications!

Is social media engagement leading people to aimlessly waste time and effort for no high value in return? Can utilizing social media and monitoring your presence on social channels be optimized? What are the current tools available for Twitter users that aim to boost your Twitter productivity?

In a fast-moving technology cluttered virtual environment, any platform or application specifically designed to save both time and effort embraces a high irreplaceable value to its users and its developers as well. When it comes to certain social media channels, such as Twitter, it is absolutely essential to be aware of the applications that allow you to use those channels efficiently and effectively while reaping the benefits you desire.

Therefore, and in efforts to help you obtain the most value out of your social media experience via Twitter, I prepared for you a list of the 5 top free Twitter time-saving applications and sites available online:

  1. TwitIQ: A service which is very similar to Twitter yet offers you added value through options such twitiq_logoas simple “retweet” and “reply” buttons which save time and hassle, in addition to the ability to add and remove followers without leaving the site, both easily and quickly.
  2. Twitter for Busy People: a service which allows you to speed read your Tweets! “The idea is that you can skim all the people you’re following and see the latest tweet from each.” 128x128y
  3. Tweetdeck: A very simple and easy to use application that allows you to carry out the regular tweet and retweet functions as well as perform search queries and be notified when someone is searching for you. Tweetdeck also helps users you save time by allowing them to measure their Twitter buzz.
  4. TwitterFeed: A tool that effectively utilizes time through allowing users to update their brandingTwitter account with their most recent blog posts therefore there is no need for manually entering updates into Twitter. (Must see video: Guy Kawasaki on TwitterFeed)
  5. Last but not least, our newly launched Tweepi: We built this tool with the  soul objective of saving time and effort through a unique and fast way to follow and unfollow tweeps with style and quality! tweepi-justlogo-transTweepi works with numbers calculating the number of tweets and retweets a tweep has made in the last week and the follower to following ratio in order to ensure that you follow quality tweeps within a few seconds! Tweepi also enables you to flush deadbeat followers, reciprocate follows and cleanup inactive users.

After listing to you the top 5 free Twitter time-saving applications, I would love to hear your feedback on which of them you use and why? Also, feel free to share any other services or applications that you think can help tweeps capitalize on their time while using Twitter :)

July 15, 2009

Introducing Tweepi – A geekier, faster way to manage Twitter followers

A few months ago, “Thoughtpick” the company was established with our main objectives being to blog, be active in social media channels and then create mini (or “scrappy”) Web projects.

  • Our first task – from a development perspective – was the design of the blog, its installation and tweaking.
  • The second development to-do item was the Thoughtpick.com site, which still has a few bugs, but all in all is working well.
  • This brings us to Tweepi, the third and latest project and a refresher to my PHP, server management and CSS skills. :)
Tweepi.com Logo

Tweepi.com Logo

Tweepi is a simple collection of Twitter tools; each tool is designed to make a certain aspect of your Twitter experience and interactions simpler and more enjoyable!

We created Tweepi out of our own need for some of these scripts. We’re constantly looking to follow quality tweeples, and trying to unfollow deadbeat users. We simply want to do more on Twitter in less time!

Tweepi has 4 tools so far, with more to come:

1. Geeky Follow Utility: follow active and sociable users with the same interests as yourself

There are too many people out there using Twitter for an infinite variety of reasons and to share a wide collection of topics ranging from business, to cooking, dancing, technology and so on. The most common way to find and add people with the same interests as you, is to find a popular tweeple within your area of interest, say “@mashable” or “@techcrunch” for technology news, and add people who follow these known users.

This tool helps you filter these people - the geeky way, with numbers in a table – based on their activity and sociability, and follow only quality twitterers.

Tweepi.com Geeky Follow Tool

Tweepi.com Geeky Follow Tool

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