http://twittertips.asktomogden.com Tips and Tricks for Twitter Twits Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:59:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I get asked this question so often that I thought I would post a quick response here that answers that question. I know you will see any number of animated avatars on twitter profiles and your response may be favorable or negative. I'm sorry to say that the days of being able ... http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/can-i-upload-an-animated-gif-avatar-to-my-twitter-profile/ This post was inspired by my Twitter Buddy WritingHannah and her adventures with Parsnip Soup.  I was looking for a Carousel Widget for Wordpress blogs and came across this one by WidgetBox http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/parsnip-soup-on-a-youtube-carousel/ I just visited a website called Twinfluence where you can see how you stack up against the like of Barack Obama, Willie Crawford or Tom Ogden. Gives a good explanation of how the Twitterverse works and how a tweet can become viral and influence a lot of your fellow twitterers. http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/want-to-know-how-much-influence-you-have-in-the-twitterverse/ What the heck happened to all my followers? Before now, they would just kinda leave or evaporate or get abducted! Well they went somewhere and you didn't even know they left. Now with Qwitter you can catch your Twitter Qwitters. That's it! Qwitter checks your followers and notifies you as ... http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/qwitter-lets-you-know-when-your-followers-leave/ Tweetr 3.4 Send files to your friends, by simply dragging any file up to 10MB in size on to Tweetr. Tweetr will automatically upload your file and when it is done will provide a short url to send to your fellow Twits. Tweetr also comes with a webcam feature that allows ... http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/tweetr-34-webcam-photos-file-uploads/ I have been playing around today with incorporating the Flash Version of Twitter Badge into my blog. One appears in the body of this post and one you can see at the top right sidebar position. How easy is it to do? Fairly simple. Here are the steps: 1. Click on ... http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/using-twitter-badge-with-wordpress/ Stuck on an aircraft? Back to back meetings? Taking vacation? Running errands? Playing with the kids? Keep your Twitter stream ticking over with new tweets even when you're not in front of your computer. Or, use it as your personal reminder system. This new utility TweetLater, promises to be a very useful ... http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/tweet-later/ I've been testing another Desktop Utility for keeping track of my fellow Twits. Right now I am running Twhirl and Twitteroo in tandem to see which I prefer. I'll let you know in a subsequent post when I've made a decision and why. Here's a little bit about Twitteroo. Features Update ... http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/twitteroo-desktop-utility-keeps-you-in-the-loop/ 23,567 Followers??  Yep, that's what the folks at Twitterholic.com say is the top Tweeter when ranked by followers. I won't spoil it by telling you who it is.  You can just go to the link above and see for yourself. They also allow you to search by Friends or Updates. WOW!  The number ... http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/twitterholiccom-see-twitters-top-twits/ I'm having a little trouble coming up with a good theme to use for Twitter Tips.  It is apparent to me that due to the way that some of the Twitter Widgets display updates, that I am going to have to use a theme that has a "dynamic" sidebar. So, please ... http://twittertips.asktomogden.com/trouble-choosing-theme/