My Favorite Twitter Greasemonkey Scripts
When thinking what to name this Twitter Greasemonkey scripts post, I didn’t want to name it the “Top 5″ or “Best 6″ because I don’t know if these are the best or not. They are my personal favorites, and make my Twitter experience just a bit better.
I recently wrote about great greasemonkey scripts for Google Analytics. For those who don’t know, Greasemonkey is a Firefox addon which allows you to change functions of certain websites. Other users can share their scripts, so you can find some great tweaks for your favorite websites. (Get Greasemonkey Here).
So, here are my favorite Greasemonkey scripts for Twitter:
Twitter Search v2 (get it) – This little Greasemonkey script allows you to do a Twitter search directly from your home page. No need to click ‘search’ in the upper right hand side. You can even access the advanced search from the home page. (As of writing this, Twitter has been implementing this functionality to a sample section of Twitter users. But, why wait for them to implement it for everyone? Get it today!)
Unread Replied & Mentions (get it) – This script tells you how many replies you have from the home screen, so you don’t have to keep clicking the @Replies button to see if you have any recent replies. It also adds a @Mentions button underneath it, so you can click it to see who mentioned you (retweets, welcomes, multiple replies, etc…) that @Replies didn’t pick up because @yourname wasn’t the first word of the update.
Press Enter to Send Updates (get it) – This one is self-explainatory… it allows you to send your Twitter update by pressing Enter. I guess this one would be a personal preference of the user, but I really like it.
ReTweet This Button (get it) – This script adds a “ReTweet This button” underneath the “favorite” and “reply” buttons on each update in your stream. Clicking it automatically adds “RT @Their-name Their update” to your update window… (if you have the above Greasemonkey script, then all you need to do is press enter!)
Endless Tweets (get it) – When you are scrolling through the Twitter timeline (God forbid, you step away from Twitter for a minute) this Greasemonkey script will automatically load the next page, so you can keep scrolling down, without having to click “Older ->” inorder to see what you may have missed.
Twitter Text Hack (get it) – I don’t like the large, Lucide Grande text on my Twitter stream. This replaces it with a smaller (but still readable) Arial font.
I hope you enjoy these, and I hope that they add to your Twitter experience. If you haven’t followed us yet, please follow us on Twitter, @nichetitans, for great Niche Marketing tips…
Twitter Marketing: An Update
Back in December, I started using Twitter for the very first time. (See: My First Day Using Twitter) After having purposefully stayed away from Twitter, I realized the huge potential it had.
There have been quite a few tangible and intangible benefits of having created a Twitter account for Niche Titans, and using it to build connections and reach out to more people about niche marketing.
More Relationships
On my first day using Twitter, I was on it like ALL DAY. But, in that time, I met two very cool people. One person I have started a series of joint ventures with. Another person has helped me to learn Twitter marketing better, and he’s cool to bounce ideas off of.
Those are connections I never would have had, and had randomly come across just that day. I have met some other cool people, found some sweet links I may have never seen, and generally had a good time.
Ryan had a great post a little bit back about the importance of Relationship Marketing. Twitter has definitely expanded my ability to create good relationships. These few relationships I have already made I have already started projects with those people.
If you’re new to internet marketing or an old timer, you definitely cannot neglect Twitter. It is here to stay and a very powerful resource for networking and marketing.
What have been your experiences with Twitter, and using it to build relationships and marketing?
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My First Day Using Twitter for Marketing
Well, I finally broke down and started using Twitter for Marketing.
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When I owned Link Building Bible, people had said to use Twitter for marketing purposes. To be honest, I thought micro-blogging was lame. It seemed pointless to me, and so I didn’t use it. Link Building Bible had done fine without it, and so I never considered using something I thought was lame.
Boy, was I wrong! Twitter is awesome. It allows you to find cool people who are interested in the same things as you. It’s like an RSS feedreader on crack. Yah, people use it to spam, but it’s a few quick clicks, and you can no longer follow them. I think Twitter Marketing can be very effective, if you can find a balance between making a connection with others and promoting your stuff.
Another great Twitter marketing tool is simply helping people who throw out questions on Twitter. I forgot how I came across his Twitter account, but @tabpierce asked a simple question, and I contacted him, and answered it. Then something amazing happened. He thanked me to all of his followers, including my Twitter page. Well, I’ve had like 6-7 of his followers already start following me! Even further, one of them said they subscribed to this blog! (Thanks @sherryness!) See how it could possibly go viral?
Stay tuned for some great Twitter tools that I have found that I use. Subscribe to the blog below so you don’t miss out on those!
