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5 twitter apps from the Triangle: @idek, @tweetgrid, @easytweets, GeoTweeter & just launched @getencouraged

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Once again, I’m devoting a blog post to twitter on SocialWayne.com. The next post will be about some social media tools, I promise. Nevertheless, if you didn’t know, I reside in Raleigh, N.C., and we call the area the Triangle, which includes Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding areas such as Cary, Carrboro, Apex, etc. We’re also known as the Research Triangle Park, aka RTP, which is home to companies like Cisco, IBM and Sony Ericsson. As for startups in the area we have iContact, ruzuku, Carrboro Creative Coworking, Bronto, Unblab to name a few and recently some Twitter web based apps have been created right here in the Triangle. Here are five that I know of.

1. idek.net @idek
idek.net
idek.net is a url shortener, you have a long url, we have some short ones to spare. Sounds like a fair trade.
Created by: Adam Covati (@covati)
Location: Durham, NC

2. tweetgrid.com
tweetgrid
Tweetgrid, creates a real time twitter search dashboard. Tweetgrid recently launched an iPhone version of their website:
tweetgridforiphone

Just go to http://tweetgrid.com/iphone/ on your iPhone.
Created by: Jazzy Chad @jazzychad
Location: Raleigh, NC

3. EasyTweets
Twitter Marketing Tool - EasyTweets - Web Based Twitter Multi Account Management

EasyTweets is an online marketing tool to promote and grow your business by leveraging the power of microblogging.
Created by: Alexander Barbara @ayb
Location: Triangle, NC

Just launched is:
4. Get Encouraged</a>: @getencouraged
getencouraged
Send your encouraging quotes and thoughts to us and we’ll retweet them. Follow us and get a stream of encouragement all day long.

Created by: Rick Cecil & Abe Crystal of More Better Labs
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC

UPDATE: Let’s make that 5 twitter apps,

5. GeoTweeter for iPhone [iTunes link]
getweeter
This cool iPhone app puts the ‘where’ into your tweets! Messages automatically include a ‘schmap.me’ link, showing followers your exact location with a configurable map icon: say more about places you visit with an optional photo and star rating.

Created by:Donald McMillan @donaldmcmillan of Schmap
Location: Carrboro, NC

As you can tell I’m proud of NC and the teams behind each site and speaking of startups this weekend in Raleigh, NC we’re having Triangle Startup Weekend. If you’re in the area come by and let’s launch another startup.

Do you know someone who created a twitter app? If so what state or city do they reside in?



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    Matthew R. Miller said:


    Have to give myself a plug here, I know it is still new out of the gates but I just launched Twitter Studio. (http://twitterstudio.bluecreststudios.com).

    Hope to see you at startup weekend this weekend.

    Matthew R. Miller’s last blog post..The Immediate Future of Twitter Studio



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    Wayne Sutton said:


    Awesome Matt, didn’t know you launched twitterstudio. Congrats.

    http://twitterstudio.bluecreststudios.com

    Looking forward to Startup weekend also.



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    Abe Crystal said:


    Thanks for the shout-out, Wayne!



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    Wayne Sutton said:


    No problem, congrats on launching Get Encouraged



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    Nairobian Perspective said:


    you have a wonderful site, quite resourceful, im happy to have stumbled upon it!

    Nairobian Perspective’s last blog post..Joyce Akinyi, Anthony Chinedu Soap Drama( Season 2)



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    Angela Connor said:


    LOVE Idek and tweetgrid. Thank you for always keeping us in the know, Wayne. Gotta support the locals. I will be sure to check out the others.

    Angela Connor’s last blog post..Communicate like the whole world is watching



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    Alex Schleber said:


    Interesting list. Since you mention the URL shortener as a “fair trade”, you might want to consider this (completely free) WordPress “Theme hack” to build your own Tinyurl using WordPress in < 45 minutes:

    http://3on.us/diy-tinyurl

    Why would you want to do this?

    You completely control the link appearance, the custom domain gets people curious on 1st encounter, higher click-through for semi-sensical URL extensions, avoidance of public services’ bugs/annoyances, and you retain all your click stats/data.

    That’s for starters… there’s more.

    Alex Schleber’s last blog post..AlexSchleber: @Ph1lm thanks for the RT!

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  1. Wayne Sutton - 31. Mar, 2009

    New post blog: http://bit.ly/3lMnUb 4 twitter apps from NC: @idek @tweetgrid @easytweets & now @getencouraged – http://bkite.com/0646H
  2. socialwayne - 31. Mar, 2009

    New post blog: http://bit.ly/3lMnUb 4 twitter apps from NC: @idek @tweetgrid @easytweets & now @getencouraged http://ff.im/1QBic
  3. Mike Oryszak - 31. Mar, 2009

    RT @tweetmeme 4 twitter apps from the Triangle: @idek, @tweetgrid, @easytweets & just launched @getencouraged | Social… http://bit.ly/YT62
  4. Wayne Sutton - 01. Apr, 2009

    Updated blog post: http://bit.ly/3lMnUb 5 twitter apps from NC: @idek @tweetgrid @easytweets , GeoTweeter & now @getencouraged
  5. idek - 01. Apr, 2009

    idek just got a mention on @waynesutton's blog (socialwayne.com) along with other triangle twitter apps: http://idek.net/6F4
  6. Guus van den Brekel - 03. Apr, 2009

    5 twitter apps from the Triangle: @idek, @tweetgrid, @easytweets, GeoTweeter & just launched @getencouraged http://bit.ly/izALD
  7. Guus van den Brekel - 03. Apr, 2009

    5 twitter apps from the Triangle: @idek, @tweetgrid, @easytweets, GeoTweeter & just launched @getencouraged http://bit.ly/izALD
  8. Donald McMillan - 03. Apr, 2009

    RT @waynesutton: http://bit.ly/3lMnUb 5 twitter apps from NC: @idek @tweetgrid @easytweets , GeoTweeter & now @getencouraged
  9. Mark Mzyk - 03. Apr, 2009

    getencouraged, a twitter app I’ve worked on, is suddenly getting lots of publicity. http://tinyurl.com/d7jz35 http://tinyurl.com/cwq8mt
  10. 14 Social Media Professionals to watch in 2010 from the Triangle, NC | Social Wayne on the Social Web by Wayne Sutton | @stewarttownsend - 09. Jan, 2010

    [...] 5 twitter apps from the Triangle: @idek, @tweetgrid, @easytweets, GeoTweeter & just launched @ge… [...]


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