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Handy apps to help manage your Twitter account

by MIKE WENDLAND / NBC News

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Posted on January 8, 2010 at 12:48 PM

2010 will be another huge year for social networking. If you're a user of "Twitter", you know managing, juggling and tapping into those short, 140-character updates can be overwhelming.

To find out who the hottest Twitter users are, check out a measuring site like 'Twitterholic'. Many politicians, athletes and celebrities have millions and millions of followers. These tracking sites continually monitor the hottest of the hot.

If you're trying to gain more followers yourself there are lots of tips and tricks and scams out there. If you're serious, one of the best programs out there is "Tweetadder". It's used by a lot of businesses and online marketers and costs $55, but it automates the process of finding "Twitter" followers, allowing you to follow people who are near you, who Tweet things that interest you and hopefully, then get followed by people who will be interested in what you're Tweeting about.

"Hootsuite" is a Twitter tool that works with your web browser, your mobile phone, even 'Facebook'. It's free and lets you see on one window, your "Twitter" stream, mentions of you and direct messages. You can schedule Tweets to post ahead of time and it will manage as many different "Twitter" accounts as you have.
 

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